Heated Grips

[philgro64]

Been gifted some Oxford heated grips and intend to try and fit them over the weekend. Any tips from those who have done it? Is it as easy as it looks or will I be cursing until midnight as I usually do when I undertake a 'simple' job on the Falco. What do I need? A big hammer, hairspray, WD40 and plasters? Any help would be most appreciated.
p.s. I suffer quite badly from 'white finger'. Will these assist in anyway?

Thanks(in advance)
Phil

[Aladinsaneuk]

follow the instructions from andy - in the technical section, on where to take your feed from


you will need to trim 1 to 2 mm off the throttle side grip

connect them them up and turn them on before sliding them on - warm rubber stretches easier.... - ask blinked for details....

i used hairspray :)

[blinkey501]

ask blinked for details....

Only two queers on here pete give me a kiss and i will tell you who they are

[blinkey501]

Been gifted some Oxford heated grips and intend to try and fit them over the weekend. Any tips from those who have done it? Is it as easy as it looks or will I be cursing until midnight as I usually do when I undertake a 'simple' job on the Falco. What do I need? A big hammer, hairspray, WD40 and plasters? Any help would be most appreciated.
p.s. I suffer quite badly from 'white finger'. Will these assist in anyway?

Thanks(in advance)
Phil

Phil i suffer from white finger too, with these heated grips you will need some good quality winter gloves to cut down on the cold wind blasting the back of your hands.
My gloves were 100 quid but worth every penny. On my daily comute that i had to do my hands were has warm has toast .
When you fit your heated grips you will need to glue them to your handle bars, because when they do heat up they will tend to slip round the bars when excellerating. Not good if you need instant power... Ask me how i found out
When fitting heat them up like pete said, but don't introduce WD40 just a little super glue
On another note if you want to use your origional gloves you can buy good quality under gloves that walkers use for around 25 quid, i have a pair and i got flatlander a pair at the same time they are wind proof

[wayofthedarkhand]

The issue is that if you take the feed from the relay on the right of the bike, you can't then take the negative from the battery, which is recommended (by R&G at least).

[Aladinsaneuk]

why not carl..... just run the lead all the way back to the battery for the negative lead....

[wayofthedarkhand]

why not carl..... just run the lead all the way back to the battery for the negative lead....

Because then you have to cut off the sheath and separate the wires. it's a bit ugly.

[Aladinsaneuk]

So use a shorter length for the positive and leave the other one for the Negative.... Whip the spare lead in with some insulating tape


Lord you oasis green owners are a fussy lot ....

[wayofthedarkhand]

I guess you're not familiar with the R&G grips. Both positive and negative wires stick out about 10cm from a plastic sheath. Without taking them out of that protective cover you're limited in the distance you can place them apart.

The wires can't be cut or added to as that will affect the operation of the grips.

I've gone for relay on the right hand side of the bike, and a negative from the frame where the tank bolts down.

[wayno]

The issue is that if you take the feed from the relay on the right of the bike, you can't then take the negative from the battery, which is recommended (by R&G at least).

I stripped a pair of these off my bike a few weeks ago and the negative was earthed to the chassis up at the front tank mount.

Regarding stopping wind blast on the back of your hands, a guy I worked with a few years ago put some solid motocross hand guards to his handlebars for winter, this stops the direct windblast and can be taken off again in spring.

[philgro64]

Thanks guys,

Didn't get a chance over this weekend but will be tackling it in near future. Re white finger, I have some winter gloves but don't find it helps much but they aren't the best. Will keep you updated.

Thanks Phil

[Aladinsaneuk]

the R&G ones i fitted to hanna's were different then carl - separate leads that were sort of glued together

i have always liked silk inner gloves - get the RAF pilot issue ones if you can

oh - hisnibbs made some wind deflectors for his falco - they work well it seems

[HisNibbs]

The issue is that if you take the feed from the relay on the right of the bike, you can't then take the negative from the battery, which is recommended (by R&G at least).

I stripped a pair of these off my bike a few weeks ago and the negative was earthed to the chassis up at the front tank mount.

Regarding stopping wind blast on the back of your hands, a guy I worked with a few years ago put some solid motocross hand guards to his handlebars for winter, this stops the direct windblast and can be taken off again in spring.

I made my own a couple of years back. They certainly help. I didn't find heated grips that effective because I ride with my fingers always on the levers not around the grips.