Heated Handle Grips Yes or No
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Caporegime
I don't think there's anything gay about them.
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I ride all through the winter and my heated grips rock! 
Soldato
if you're not a fair weather biker then get them as there's nothing worse and it's dangerous when you can't move your fingers enough to grab the brake hard etc.
If you're a FWB then yes... you're gay!
If you're a FWB then yes... you're gay!
Soldato
If I got another bike, heated grips would be on without a doubt! It was miserable without them. I did silly miles in the cold through 2 winters and did a lot of 2am rides. I was literally in pain when I get home and wasted hours trying to warm them up. I had 3 layers of thermal gloves and some leather ones but they couldn't keep the cold out.
I have some Daytona hot grips on my Bandit 1250 and they make a huge difference when the temperature drops. Riding in the cold goes from being a chore to enjoyable again.
I was cautious at first as I thought they might not react as smoothly or have more slack in them but they feel perfect, just like the original throttle. They have also damped out a tiny bit of vibration from my fingers (not that the Bandit had much to start with).
I was cautious at first as I thought they might not react as smoothly or have more slack in them but they feel perfect, just like the original throttle. They have also damped out a tiny bit of vibration from my fingers (not that the Bandit had much to start with).
Soldato
Remember a guy on the PB forums posting a guide to fitting them on his bike...was either an RSV or a VTR. Hell, you ride all year round, you need all the help you can get...
If you ride all year round, in all weathers, then hell yes, get them. I have them fitted to my bike during the winter months. I don't care if my GSX-R is seen with heated grips. If I'm riding for hours, doing hundreds of miles, in close to freezing temperatures, there is nothing worse than hands that literally can't do anything, no brake, no clutch, no throttle etc.
Caporegime
mate has these on his GS1200 adventure, raves about them all the time.
Associate
Wouldn't be without them, myself, particularly as the fairing isn't quite wide enough to keep my hands out of the airflow. They were pretty much redundant on my old K75 though.
Associate
what you wanna do nice pair of gloves ... heated grips but under your normal gloves put like latex gloves on (like mechanics latex gloves)... they keep the cold out great
Soldato
I used to do this with Moto-X Gloves. Keeps the wet out to as the ones I had were not waterproof. Was great for keeping cold out.
Associate
Yes, dead easy to fit too, just take the live feed from the sidelights (if you take it direct from the battery then you risk leaving the grips on accidentally when the ignition's off!). The current draw is only about 2 amps, so it won't blow the bulbs/fuse or cause the wiring to burn out.
Of course, you can be a flash git like me & wire up a relay that switches on/off with the ignition. I'd only go to that bother if it's a newish bike tbh.
guide: http://www.xrv.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Fitting_heated_grips
Of course, you can be a flash git like me & wire up a relay that switches on/off with the ignition. I'd only go to that bother if it's a newish bike tbh.
guide: http://www.xrv.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Fitting_heated_grips
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Soldato
I've always ridden my bikes through winter and not needed heated grips - just wear winter gloves with inner gloves if needed.
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Just put some on my blade today - Commute 65 miles a day, all year. Numb hands is not nice! These are the Oxford Sport version, not sure if they're any different other than cosmetically. They don't look too gay!
Akrapovic Carbon pipe arriving later this week!
Akrapovic Carbon pipe arriving later this week!
Soldato
Looovlay looking blade that there.
Know two guys with that model. One being a George white one the other a repsol.
Thats the style I sat on and was told I look stupid on it. But im 6'2" and was 19 stone at the time so probably didnt help lol
Know two guys with that model. One being a George white one the other a repsol.
Thats the style I sat on and was told I look stupid on it. But im 6'2" and was 19 stone at the time so probably didnt help lol
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Dad's got them on his VFR, it's definitely nice in winter. Whenever I've borrowed it and done a commute in the cold, it does help. He's got Oxford ones.
Soldato
Are there any available with a more discrete control switch? I don't really like the idea of having a big black box hanging from the handlebars
Associate
Just be careful with heated grips and gore-tex gloves. Excessive heat causes the membrane to reverse and your gloves start to absorb water.
If I was on the bike all year round I'd get heated grips without hesitation, as it is I stop when the clocks change, wimpy I know
If I was on the bike all year round I'd get heated grips without hesitation, as it is I stop when the clocks change, wimpy I know
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My dad's older Oxford grips have a control box that lives on the fairing. The flat part on the top of the fairing, if that makes any sense at all. It's just stuck on.
Here, but the other side:
It doesn't stand out at all, but it's reachable. They're the older style with a rotary control on a little black box.