Press the OFF button !!!!!!!!!

kitfit1 · 23 Jan 2012 at 13:40

One of the guys i ride with fitted a set of Oxford heated grips to his Fireblade last Monday. I got the invite to feel how toasty they get, was well impressed and said my goodbyes and headed off home.
Get's the usual sunday morning call yesterday, "fancy a ride", jumps on bike and heads of to my mate's.
On arrival, my mate is stood next to his Blade scratching his head, "the battery's as dead as a dodo" Close inspection shows that the grips had been left switched on (he wired them direct to the battery).
Needless to say i had a nice ride on my own for a change.

So peeps: PRESS THAT OFF BUTTON before pulling the ignition key out

Or wire them into the loom.

edd1e · 23 Jan 2012 at 13:46

ha... d'oh!

I do love heated grips, i just don't go out often enough in the cold to get them

MatteH Oxford · 23 Jan 2012 at 14:05

I've wired mine through a relay, it only works when the ignition is on

Morbius · 23 Jan 2012 at 14:41

He didn't try and jump start it then?

4T5 · 23 Jan 2012 at 14:45

I'd be scared of fitting heated grips to the Chopper as they may take some horses away & I only have half a pony to start with.

Draeger · 23 Jan 2012 at 15:35

kitfit1 said:
So peeps: PRESS THAT OFF BUTTON before pulling the ignition key out

Never mind switching buttons off, it take me all my time to remember to take the keys out of the ignition. Many a time I've been out on a run, stopped for refreshments and upon returning to the bike, emptied all my pockets frantically searching for my ignition keys. Only to eventually look in the ignition on the bike and see them staring back at me. Another time I turned the house upside down looking for my bike keys and eventually went outside to have a look around the bike to see if I had perhaps dropped them next to it only to find them firmly left in the seat lock.

Memory like a hen, me.

agnes · 23 Jan 2012 at 15:37

4T5 said:
I'd be scared of fitting heated grips to the Chopper as they may take some horses away & I only have half a pony to start with.

Wait, what? You have 0.5hp? :eek:

dangermouse425 · 23 Jan 2012 at 15:47

agnes said:
Wait, what? You have 0.5hp?

That bike meet really WILL be interesting!

helpimcrap · 23 Jan 2012 at 16:15

Morbius said:
He didn't try and jump start it then?

This.

It's an injection bike so will be easy....

Although being injection might mean you need at least some charge in it to allow the injectors to prime?

kitfit1 · 23 Jan 2012 at 16:46

helpimcrap said:
This.

It's an injection bike so will be easy....

Although being injection might mean you need at least some charge in it to allow the injectors to prime?

We did bump it and it did start, but for obvious reasons my mate didn't want to have to bump it again when we would have stopped at the bikers cafe

Nothing more embarrassing than bumping a Blade in front of 100 other bikers lol

4T5 · 24 Jan 2012 at 08:55

agnes said:
Wait, what? You have 0.5hp?

Twas a joke Dude.

dangermouse425 said:
That bike meet really WILL be interesting!

Oh look somebody to pull the meet down already, What a surprise. :rolleyes:

agnes · 24 Jan 2012 at 09:54

Haha, was going to say, my farts have more oomph to them

hlxbravo · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:23

kitfit1 said:
We did bump it and it did start, but for obvious reasons my mate didn't want to have to bump it again when we would have stopped at the bikers cafe

Would this be the cafe on the bridgenorth road ? As I notice yr in stourport...not far off, as their car park leaves a lot to be desired.

kitfit1 · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:28

hlxbravo said:
Would this be the cafe on the bridgenorth road ? As I notice yr in stourport...not far off, as their car park leaves a lot to be desired.

Yes it is. I know i wouldn't want to try bumping any bike on that car park

But it would be good fun watching someone trying to bump their bike on there

gillywibble · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:34

MatteH Oxford said:
I've wired mine through a relay, it only works when the ignition is on

This!

arctine · 24 Jan 2012 at 17:14

4T5 said:
Oh look somebody to pull the meet down already, What a surprise.

Eh?

Sagalout · 24 Jan 2012 at 17:17

kitfit1 said:
We did bump it and it did start, but for obvious reasons my mate didn't want to have to bump it again when we would have stopped at the bikers cafe
Nothing more embarrassing than bumping a Blade in front of 100 other bikers lol

If you were going for a half decent ride it would have just charged itself up again anyway.

Then again, its a Honda, so probably a knackered Reg/Rec!