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Anyone fitted Oxford Hot Grips?
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:13 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
just been looking at putting some of these on the old falco - am I correct in thinking that they do not fit on the right hand side grip - the throttle side?
if not, how did people get round it?
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:24 pm
by Gio
You need to ask about the sizes they do for the Falco.
What bikes will the Oxford HotGrips or Oxford HotHands fit onto?
Unfortunately we are unable to state how one of our universal products will fit onto a particular make and model of motorbike. However we can offer a vague general rule of thumb. The OF695 HotGrips and the OF694 HotHands are both designed to be used on 22mm diameter handlebars and most (not all) European and Japanese sports bikes have 22mm handlebars. By comparison more (but again not all) touring or cruiser-orientated bikes, particularly those manufactured in America have 26mm (or 1inch) handlebars onto which the OF697 Custom HotGrips can be fitted.
Thats from Oxfords web site, so if you have 22mm bars they'll fit.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:26 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
left hand side fits perfectly - right side seems to have a lip problem - may be the raised edge needs to be dremel'd.... I just wanted to make sure before I go cutting and hacking
Oh - I also accept that I am getting old as I consider this a necessity :)
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:31 pm
by Gio
Aladinsaneuk wrote:left hand side fits perfectly - right side seems to have a lip problem - may be the raised edge needs to be dremel'd.... I just wanted to make sure before I go cutting and hacking
Oh - I also accept that I am getting old as I consider this a necessity :)
By lip do you mean at the bar end side?
I'd not trim them at all you might break the wires.
Oh and I'm going to fit a pair, I like toasty fingers
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:45 pm
by Fausto
Would expect you to be thinking of heated grips in autumn - not spring !
Here I am looking forward to long rides in my warm weather gear and you 2 are gearing up for a cold snap
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:23 pm
by Gio
Fausto wrote:Would expect you to be thinking of heated grips in autumn - not spring !
Here I am looking forward to long rides in my warm weather gear and you 2 are gearing up for a cold snap
Its friggin freezing here
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:45 pm
by Falken
As I recall, there are some raised pieces on the sleeve on the right hand bar.
I cut these off and superglued the heated grip on.
Don't cut them right down, just a bit at a time until the grip will go on.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:03 pm
by fastrider
Aladinsaneuk,
I had been using the Oxford wrap round heated grips for a couple of years
on my non stop 3 hr one way commutes, and can definitely vouch for em.
I located the connectors permanently onto the battery terminals and wrapped the cable round the beam to the headstock.
The Y-split cable was wrapped round the dash frame bar running horizontally below it with the On/Off switch cable tied to said same bar.
Worked fine and was secure, the hotgrips wrap round the bars and velcro into place, click the cable power connectors together and away ya goooos
fastrider
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:29 pm
by FlyingKiwi
Hi ya,
I got Hot Grips on
The raised bit on the end of the grip hits the Bar weight on the end.
I rung the Helpline and they advised me to cut off the raised portion.
Apparently the heating wires don't go right to the end so removing just the raised portion is ok.
Can post a piccy if ya want.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:08 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
Yes please for the piccies - would help a great deal
and yes - I consider the toastie grips essential - am off on tour to eire- hopefully, in may - and it will be damn cold at some point
(Was not exactlyt balmy weather on the way home from our friday night ride out tonight!)
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:26 pm
by D-Rider
I fitted some heated grips this winter and I had to trim down the raised bits on the trottle tube. The grip then pushed on with a good friction fit. Had to slide the throttle grip towards the brake lever clamp to stop it rubbing on the bar-end weight. This had introduced a cruise control effect until I fixed it - trouble was, when the heaters were on, the grip must have expanded and rubbed harder on the bar end making throttle control difficult
- soon sorted that though.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:51 am
by FlyingKiwi
Here's where I fitted the
HUGE Controller
End bit Trimmed
The only problem is when you trim the Throttle side to match the Clutch side it makes it a bit too small and you're left with a gap at either end. You could trim the throttle side less but then you'd have a raised bit on one side and not the other.
FK
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:31 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
thanks folks - fitted, working, but need to trim a bit off the throttle side as it has the auto pilot function atm....
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:36 pm
by Gio
Aladinsaneuk wrote:thanks folks - fitted, working, but need to trim a bit off the throttle side as it has the auto pilot function atm....
Do you have before and after pics?
If not
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:44 pm
by Kwackerz
OH! Just realised! Ive got them fitted on the GPZ!
That'd explain why my hands were hot when i last rode it.
That's probably why the battery's now flat too!!