Cheap Hot Grips.

[Stirts]

Yeah they're great! One wee issue I find is that when they're on, they heat up to 1000000C, get a bit burny so ya gotta turn them off, then when your hands cool down you turn them back on again......LOL, i'm sure i'm doing something wrong!

The element/thermostat thingie inside the grips may be poked by the sounds.

[vifferman]

The element/thermostat thingie inside the grips may be poked by the sounds.

Not necessarily.
On my last pair of grips (dunno the brand/model, but I suspect they were "Honda factory" ones made by Oxford or Daytona), it was easy to get the grips to heat up quickly by turning them on full until they started to feel hottish, then back off the dial to about one-third, which was comfy, and leave it there. On the Oxford Hot Grips, they seem to take a wee while longer to get hot, but even on the lowest heat setting they start to get too hot after a while, and I have to turn them off, then back on again when my hands start to get cool again.
Either they're higher-output elements, or the rubber in the grips conducts heat better.

Disclaimer: My 'winter' gloves (Spidi H2Out) have almost no insulation in them, just the waterproof liner. Proper winter gloves may enable other heat settings to be used comfortably. I like it this way - the VFR's fairing deflects most of the wind away from my hands, so they don't need much heat to keep them warm, and the thinness of the gloves allows me good mobility of my fingers (for operating controls, gesturing at errant motorists, etc.)

[slofox]

I ordered my OXford Grips from Cycletreads late on Monday afternoon. They were waiting for me when I got home on Tuesday - would have been delivered Tuesday morning...now that's fast! Good job, CT's.

[dpex]

2 x 'D' batteries on beltpack.

That was a great lead. It led me to the makers of non-powered infra-red gloves and socks. Thanks for that.

The product is called Prolotex, and for suffering Reynauds, as I do in both hands and feet, they seem like the fab solution.

I shall buy a pair of each and report back.

[nallac]

Now don't ya just love hot grips on a chilly morning,

like on the ride home this morning....well i would've if the bloody things would run with the lights on........Grrrrrrrrrr......

I will have to see what the batterys charging at and see if where i have wired into is getting a full 12volts .

[slofox]

Well...I started the install this morning but actually ran out of time before I had finished.
Getting the old grips off was not too hard although I did end up chopping the throttle grip off to avoid causing grief to the plastic turny bit underneath. I could have got it off with more patience but i was getting fucked off with it all by then...
The clutch side is done - hardest bit was getting the Oxford onto the bar - took flamin' ages, it was sooooo tight a fit. Didn't even glue it in the end - if it gets loose over time, I will glue it then.
The throttle side is going to require some surgery to the plastic turny bit before the grip will go over it - it has a ridge on the outer end that has to come off first according to the man at Boyds...
Initially I have wired it direct to the battery as per install instructions, since I am unsure where to wire it into a switched circuit...any ideas specific to the SVS?? When tested, the grips would not switch on unless the alternator was generating, which is what should happen according to the book.
Worst moment was when I dropped one of the seat retaining screws down into the works of the bike...had to fuck around for ages to get it back out again...hate it when that happens!!!
Try to complete the operation tomorrow...

[MD]

Slofox- after reading your trials and tribulations I'm pleased I got the shop to fit my Oxford sports grip today.
Paying by eftpos...8 seconds. Having a heart attack from the hours of frustration playing mechanic..priceless.

Only a short ride home to test them, but man they felt good. Kicking myself for not fitting them for last winter. Four heat settings, good mounting bracket came with kit and easy to operate on the move. Little lights glow different colours to help you see what level is on (30%40%75% or 100% power).

Much better looking grips and control switch than my previous Daytona hotgrips.

[peasea]

After moving to what can only be described as a cooler climate and having faced a few frosty rides to work already I was thinking about some heated hand grips.

I doubt I'll be thinking about them too much longer. It's coing up the right time for action.

Toward the end of last spring the pecker-park and I went south for a w/e, dork features here took light gloves thinking "it's spring, won't need the h/duty items". Wrong! Had to stop at Inangahua to warm the digits (placed gloves on rocker boxes while doing so). I grabbed the girl's hand grips for a few moments and thought "Hmmm, they're not so gay after all."

Oxfords ya reckon?
Cycletreads ya reckon?

I smell a project coming on.

[BMWST?]

i read somewhere the tail light circuit is a good one to use....will be hot when ign is on ,and the light switch will complete circuit.And only 5w is drawn by taillight.Make sure that it is switched with ign though and dont use the park light one.....

[Mikkel]

Read the thread title as "Cheap Hot Girls".

Nothing to see here - just HTFU

[Cheshire Cat]

Read the thread title as "Cheap Hot Girls".

Nothing to see here - just HTFU

Thats what I thought it said too

[Cheshire Cat]

hot grips worth the hundred bucks,
even if your gloves leak they will still be warm

But do they keep the front of your fingers warm? Cause thats where the wind is hitting....and eventually they feel like they're going to snap off

[newbould]

But do they keep the front of your fingers warm?

I'm sure expensive hot girls would do that for you.



When fitting bar grips to push bikes we used to add talc to the inside of the grip as a "dry lubricant". Made a very difficult job easy

[Cheshire Cat]

I'm sure expensive hot girls would do that for you.



When fitting bar grips to push bikes we used to add talc to the inside of the grip as a "dry lubricant". Made a very difficult job easy

Haha I'm sure they would

[Dschubba]

With the Oxford grips, did you use the supplied glue or something else? If other, what did you use?

Debating whether to wire them directly to the battery as suggested or through a switched circuit - lights maybe? Any advice?

I wired mine thru a relay direct to the battery, and used a feed from the headlights or running lights to switch the relay on.

This was after having about 4 flat batteries when I wired it direct to the battery and assured myself i would remember to turn them off!