Post by bernardo on Dec 14, 2008 18:29:39 GMT
OXFORD-HEATED-MOTORCYCLE-OVER-GRIPS- Well Toasty!
Hello there!
In the "Handguards" thread in the general section, I posted some info about laminar ear, wind deflectors and to further promote warm hands, some ideas on different layers of gloves to wear. Anyway, I found another value for money option on E-bay £35, and frankly of all the "ideas" so far for warm hands, these rock! With a decent set of winter gloves these keep your hands well toasty, IMHO better than heated handlebar grips, or the battery heated gloves. Plus there is no thermostat to go wrong, or to cut power to the grips when you most need them... Power drainage is supposed to be a maximum of 18 watts, so nothing too heavy...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/OXFORD-HOTHANDS-HEATED-MOTORCYCLE-OVER-GRIPS-HOTGRIPS_W0QQitemZ360115626671QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item360115626671&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
I treated myself after reading this review..
www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-motorcycle-grips/
And the review is quite accurate, they are excellent, and IMHO even better than BMW's own super expensive fitted grips. Alas on mine the little LED doesn't work, but otherwise the switch is fine. I'll get a new one under the 2 year warranty when its warmer weather and I don't need them on the bike...
Ten minutes to fit, and another 30 minutes to find a convenient route for the wiring harness.... From the battery and with judicious use of several cable ties I ran the main wire up under the right hand side of the tank, under the right of the head stock and up to the right hand handlebar, to under the switch cluster. The grips velcro over the handlebars, and have their own little wiring harness that was easy to wrap around the existing wires and cables on the handlebars. I mounted the on off switch on the top right handlebar, on top of a bit of rubber to stop it sliding about.
As to the block connectors joining the main harness to the handlebar grips, I left them loose under the right handlebar switch cluster so it's easy to access. To stop them flapping in the breeze and to keep them safely tucked away and out of sight I wrapped them in a small piece of thick anti slip matting, and stuffed them up underneath the switch cluster. They are well protected there especially with the wind deflectors I fitted to the fairing a few weeks ago.
An added bonus is that the connectors are the same type that my Optimate battery tender uses. So I can also use the connection for connecting the battery to the optimate.
For £35, and 40 minutes of your time, these have got to be one of the most value for money options for keeping your pinkies warm over the winter months
Happy Riding!
Hello there!
In the "Handguards" thread in the general section, I posted some info about laminar ear, wind deflectors and to further promote warm hands, some ideas on different layers of gloves to wear. Anyway, I found another value for money option on E-bay £35, and frankly of all the "ideas" so far for warm hands, these rock! With a decent set of winter gloves these keep your hands well toasty, IMHO better than heated handlebar grips, or the battery heated gloves. Plus there is no thermostat to go wrong, or to cut power to the grips when you most need them... Power drainage is supposed to be a maximum of 18 watts, so nothing too heavy...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/OXFORD-HOTHANDS-HEATED-MOTORCYCLE-OVER-GRIPS-HOTGRIPS_W0QQitemZ360115626671QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item360115626671&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
I treated myself after reading this review..
www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-motorcycle-grips/
And the review is quite accurate, they are excellent, and IMHO even better than BMW's own super expensive fitted grips. Alas on mine the little LED doesn't work, but otherwise the switch is fine. I'll get a new one under the 2 year warranty when its warmer weather and I don't need them on the bike...
Ten minutes to fit, and another 30 minutes to find a convenient route for the wiring harness.... From the battery and with judicious use of several cable ties I ran the main wire up under the right hand side of the tank, under the right of the head stock and up to the right hand handlebar, to under the switch cluster. The grips velcro over the handlebars, and have their own little wiring harness that was easy to wrap around the existing wires and cables on the handlebars. I mounted the on off switch on the top right handlebar, on top of a bit of rubber to stop it sliding about.
As to the block connectors joining the main harness to the handlebar grips, I left them loose under the right handlebar switch cluster so it's easy to access. To stop them flapping in the breeze and to keep them safely tucked away and out of sight I wrapped them in a small piece of thick anti slip matting, and stuffed them up underneath the switch cluster. They are well protected there especially with the wind deflectors I fitted to the fairing a few weeks ago.
An added bonus is that the connectors are the same type that my Optimate battery tender uses. So I can also use the connection for connecting the battery to the optimate.
For £35, and 40 minutes of your time, these have got to be one of the most value for money options for keeping your pinkies warm over the winter months
Happy Riding!
