Oxford Hot Grips.

[sels1]

I am pretty sure my memory is not so far gone that I will forget to turn them off just yet.

Ha - you might say that now but.....
Ive done it with mine a couple of times, normally after coming home from long rides. I have left them on unintenionally at cafe stops too but it take quite a long time to run the battery down fortunately.
My bike came with them, I hadnt had them on previous bikes but have grown to appreciate them more and more lately.

[HRT]

Stupid question maybe, but where do ya get them and how easy to install?

Dunedin is starting to get to that cold(er) time of the year again

[yod]

i haven't tried them in excessively cold conditions yet, but imagine with our groups proclivity for early starts, i'll get the chance soon enough.

i'm pretty confident they'll be greatly appreciated

[CookMySock]

Stupid question maybe, but where do ya get them and how easy to install?

Any bike shop can get them for you.

Mine were a biiiiiiaaaarrrrrrch to install. Lots of plastic to remove off the grips - everything the wrong shape. Nothing a 4" angle grinder can't fix.. It was bloody scary putting them on with superglue - aint no way they will come off EVER!!!

DB

[cowboyz]

Stupid question maybe, but where do ya get them and how easy to install?

Dunedin is starting to get to that cold(er) time of the year again

any good bike shop will stock them. Actually round here even the crap bike shops stock them.

Took me half an hour to install. Very easy.

took bar ends off.
Peeled old grips off (which were not glued)
drop of glue on the bar
slid new hotgrips on lined up.
screwed bracket on for control unit.
put control unit on (2 screws)
took tank off (4 bolts)
routed wire through frame/loom to battery
put tank back on
pluged everything in (the 2 grips and control unit all plug in together)
few cable ties here and there to tidy things up.
all working.
Note. I actually fucked up with the throttle one first time. The superglue is REALLY fast setting and I slide the drip on too slow and got it stuck half way. Bit of armstrong bullying and broke the glue and redid it. Just slide the grip on really fast.

Easy as that.

i haven't tried them in excessively cold conditions yet, but imagine with our groups proclivity for early starts, i'll get the chance soon enough.

i'm pretty confident they'll be greatly appreciated

What early starts?

[yod]

What early starts?

6am is plenty early for me!

[ajturbo]

i first got a pair back in the early 80's... for my GS450E...
every bike i have owned since then has had them... some took a while before i put them on...
but i really like my electric vest...mmmmmm

[CookMySock]

but i really like my electric vest...mmmmmm

vest or grips AJ ? which is best ?

DB

[ajturbo]

vest or grips AJ ? which is best ?

DB

last time i went to TGA couple of weeks ago now... i had both going... arrived with warm hands and warm body..

so both!!!

[Number One]

I want some tooo! I have crap circulation in my hands and even on days that I don't consider that cold I have arrived at my destination with cold numb fingers. One question I have though is do they make your bars heaps fatter? I have llittle hands so it they are too fat I would probably not get them.

[CookMySock]

so both!!!

nooooo!! if you had to choose ??

I have crap circulation in my hands and even on days that I don't consider that cold I have arrived at my destination with cold numb fingers. One question I have though is do they make your bars heaps fatter? I have llittle hands so it they are too fat I would probably not get them.

ooh /me circulates Number Ones' hands vigorously... Oh, the question, YES they do make the grips fatter. I noticed it, and I STILL notice it. I don't really like it, but once I get on my way and concentrating on what I am doing I don't really notice it. Mavis bought the hotgrips for her bike, but I am glad I nicked them and put them on my bike, because theres no way she will like these bigger grips, and theres ALSO no way they will ever bloody come off..

See if someone nearby has a heated vest, and give that a try before you go the hotgrips way.

HTH,
DB

[yod]

I want some tooo! I have crap circulation in my hands and even on days that I don't consider that cold I have arrived at my destination with cold numb fingers. One question I have though is do they make your bars heaps fatter? I have llittle hands so it they are too fat I would probably not get them.

They do make the grips bigger but how much is "heaps"?

Go to a shop, ask to open a box and try them for size. I'm sure they wouldnt mind

[ajturbo]

I want some tooo! I have crap circulation in my hands and even on days that I don't consider that cold I have arrived at my destination with cold numb fingers. One question I have though is do they make your bars heaps fatter? I have llittle hands so it they are too fat I would probably not get them.

no they are the same as normal grips...
so your sexy little fingers will wrap around them just fine...

[Number One]

See if someone nearby has a heated vest, and give that a try before you go the hotgrips way.

Heated vest?! My tits don't get cold...it's my fingers mayte! seriously though..there are heated vests too?! Probably couldn't fit it under my jacket though with the back protector and layers I need.

BTW Yod - thanks for that...I shall approach the local shops to see if they let me try for size. Heaps?! yeah I'm terribly non-specific at times I just want to feel in control and that I am not having to work tooo hard to hang on to them properly...prolly something I'd get used to anyway I guess? But yes I shall hot foot it to a shop to try.

[vifferman]

One of the reasons (but not a major one) that I bought my bike instead of one of the other VFRs in the shop was the hot grips. I always thought they were for pussies or really cold climates, but I must say after using them the first time I changed my tune. The first time I turned them on, I was grinning lot a Chesire cat. It's funny how having warm hands when you're feeling a bit cold can make you feel so much more comfy.
I like wearing summer gloves for as much of the year as possible, so they allow me to do that.
Yes, my grips are a bit fat (and hard), especially after the VTR which had thin, squishy (gel?) grips, and that's the only thing I don't like about them.
I've got mine hooked up through the accessory fuse box under my seat. Originally they were wired up to the brake light switch, but I thought that was a dumb idea so rewired them. I dunno what brand mine are, but they have a rotating switch which offers infinitely variable heat. That's fine, except I find I usually use only two or three positions anyway.