ADVISE PLEASE - heated grips for SV1000s

**paturoa** · 24th April 2006, 16:00

I'm planning to do the brass monkey and a friend (10 up club) said heated grips are excellent.

So I duly trotted off to Motomail and got some Daytona Sports Hot Grips for $109.

The sales guy said they would fit easily. Well I gets home and after getting the bar ends off the left hand looks OK. I then took off the throttle rubber grip(compressed air gun worked a treat).

Well the plastic throttle handle that the rubber grip fits onto has a large tapered ring on the inner end and a little one on the outer to hold the rubber grip in place. When I matched the lengths of the heated grips they were also too long.

As far as I can see the only option is to hack the plastic grip and cut / grind off the web things.

Has anyone our there fitted heated grips to zooks? I'm guesing that the throttle grip is from the zook spare parts bin and would be the same as GSXs.

If so what brand? and did u have any problems?

**Hitcher** · 24th April 2006, 16:08

Got Mr Mechanic to fit my Daytonas. Although not a Suzuki, I advise using super-duper adhesive to fix the grip in place to the throttle gizmos, as it is REALLY irritating when the grip winds its way round during a ride, to a point when the heated grip's connecting cable stops the throttle going any further. First time this happened to me I thought I had some sort of fuel feed problem. I did, but it was easily fixed by screwing the heated grip back around so that there was some slack in the cable once more. Next time its in for a service, Mr Mechanic can pay homage to the Greek goddess of adhesion (Araldite) and stick it in place more firmly.

**F5 Dave** · 24th April 2006, 17:18

Yeah grind the ring (Ooeer!). Think they come with tiny tubes of Jap araldite in the kit.

They are ok but I like the 'Hot Grips' brand as they are hotter.

**Hitcher** · 24th April 2006, 19:18

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

They are ok but I like the 'Hot Grips' brand as they are hotter.

The Hot Grips may be hotter, but they take longer to heat up. And you have to lose the balance weights at the end of the bars. And you have to drill a hole in the bar to get the cabling in -- creating an opportunity for rust.

**F5 Dave** · 26th April 2006, 09:58

erm. . . Nah misundermistanding (hey a new word!) These are grips. Look a little basic but they are good.

http://www.hotgrips.com/

**UrbanMyth** · 26th April 2006, 10:25

i had daytona heated grips on my old bike.They were pretty awesome.Don't know much about other branded heated grips.

**pritch** · 26th April 2006, 15:16

I've got Oxfords, and I was slack and got the shop to fit them too.
Also got them wired through the ignition switch so that in the event I forget to turn the grips off, the battery doesn't go flat.

Am told that these days a lotta cockies have heated grips on the farm bikes and four wheelers. Can see why they would too...

**DemonWolf** · 26th April 2006, 15:22

Hey Pritch008 how much did it cost for the grips and the shop to put 'em on for ya??

**Les** · 26th April 2006, 17:55

I fitted Oxford Hot Grips to my SV650. Best thing I ever did, they're great. Make a trip in cold weather that much more enjoyable. Yep, I "modified" the plastic throttle twister bit by grinding the flange bits away to fit the new grips. Easy to do and worth it.

**paturoa** · 27th April 2006, 23:22

thanks guys - looks like grinding is the go.

**Aitch** · 28th April 2006, 07:53

Originally Posted by Les

I fitted Oxford Hot Grips to my SV650. Best thing I ever did, they're great. Make a trip in cold weather that much more enjoyable. Yep, I "modified" the plastic throttle twister bit by grinding the flange bits away to fit the new grips. Easy to do and worth it.

Had to do a bit of cutting and pasting,but man, was it worth it!!!!!!

**pritch** · 28th April 2006, 12:08

Originally Posted by DemonWolf

Hey Pritch008 how much did it cost for the grips and the shop to put 'em on for ya??

The grips were a bit over $100 from memory. They were fitted as part of a routine service so the actual amount was buried in with the rest...

They are good when it's cold though...

**Hitcher** · 28th April 2006, 17:42

One of the more satisfying ways of hotting up one's bike.

**paturoa** · 29th April 2006, 15:30

took ages to grind off the rings on the throttle slide

Fitted the throttle side first, had to cut off the little locator tittie thing on the kill switch block where it goes into the hole on the bar because the grip was longer and locked up on the bar end. Zip tied the wire along the throttle cables.

Clutch side was easier but had to cut the little tittie thing off that switch block as well. Zip tied the wire to the light wire bundle.

To get to 12v I split the underside of the light wire bundle about 4cm from the switch block and used the in line jointer onto the orange/gold wire (headlight feed)

I mounted the switch on the top clamp by the ignition switch. Put it reversed so the writing is upside down but is much neater.

Wired the earth back to the front left park light.

I have some good wide black tape used to join under concrete polythene that stays stuck! So i wrapped the jointers and excess wiring and then zip tied the lot to the left hand wiring bundle under the bar. Looks very neat.

Tested and seems to be OK. I was expecting to be hotter.

I'll go out and buy a new headlight fuse tomorrow as it is now wired to the lights.

**imdying** · 29th April 2006, 16:18

What sort of current do they pull? I imagine the wiring for the lights is only designed to handle the current of the lights, not the lights and heated grips? Having said that, unless they're really high amperage, it shouldn't burst into flames, but make sure it's not melting any connectors or anything