Bike Question: hot grips

Jonny69

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Oi bikers. I had Oxford Hot-Grips on my last bike but never put them on my current ride because last winter obviously wasn't that cold. I can only describe them as "average" as they didn't get hot, just warm enough to melt the ice crystals in my fingers. Time to fit some new ones...

Anyone got any better experiences of the other makes?
 
Be a man, real men dont need hot grips! lol :D

I never had them, but then my commute is only 8 miles, and I just stick my hands behind the fairings when in traffic, can do the left hand whilst riding as well on the straight bits.

I have got decent alpinestars winter glloves which make the difference I think! There not too thick either so I can still feel whats going on at the front end! :)
 
I used oxford ones last winter, came in very handy on my test and my training, made sure I kept good control of the bike, I dont know how many different ones they do, these just wrapped over the handles and connected straight to the battery, so if people wanted to be idiots they could quite easily steal them or turn them on and kill my battery. Luckily neither happened, i did get red marks on my hands if i used them a lot, at the time you dont realise that your fingers are still cold and the palm of your hands are read hot, which is how i didnt realise my hand was being burnt.

I still have them floating about I think, would have been a good idea to sell them I suppose now as I dont have a use for them!
 
Ah right, mine were replacement grips, cut the old plain rubber ones off and replace with these ones. A few people have said they get really hot, I'm wondering if because my old bike was a 50cc that it couldn't quite get the old power into them.

I want them HOT!!!

I have pretty good gloves but on a scooter there's nothing sheilding your hands from the wind. Same goes for sitting upright in the icy gale and no hot engine to hug to keep you warm :D
 
I dont see why not, mine burnt my hands on a 125 so it didnt really have a huge engine in the first place, the lights were run stright off the battery anyway but even using these I didnt notice them dimming at all when they are turned on.

I dont see why a 50cc wont be able to keep them going, as long as the bike keeps running and they arent left on when the bike isnt, perhaps giving the grips a few mins rest while riding just to make sure the battery is kept topped up.
 
HG Pathan lobster gloves ***.

Got standard Pathans and the lobster. Lobster are great once you get used to them, keep hands loverly and warm.

Always unsure about heated grips and draining the battery in very cold weather.
 
The most powerful ones I can find are only 30W (I'm guessing 15W+15W) so actually I can't see how they even get hot :confused:
 
Jonny69 said:
The most powerful ones I can find are only 30W (I'm guessing 15W+15W) so actually I can't see how they even get hot :confused:
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Try grabbing a 15Watt soldering iron then :D

Did you have 6v or 12v electrics on the last scooter?
 
It did cross my mind but I'm fairly sure it was 12V. It did have pathetically lame electrics.

2002 Vespa ET2
 
I've never used them - I tend to put my hands on the crank case to warm them up if it gets that bad. I kinda like that idea, but actually my gloves really aren't bad at all so I don't suffer too badly. Then again I also drive with the top down in winter so I'm not exactly what you'd call "normal" :p
 
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