Heated grips that can't flat your batteries

I remember reading about new heated grips (I think it was Oxford IIRC, but can't find anything about it on their site) that you connected direct to the battery, but had some clever way of knowing if the bike was not on, so that it was impossible to flat the batteries by accidentally leaving them on. I'm not talking about cutting into the loom and fitting a relay, I mean the grips worked this way as they come, out of the box, just plug them in and off you go. I've tried searching the site, to no avail. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Ta folks.

i got a pair of those for my birthday...... and thought about taking the complicated replay route, but EFFORT! and im lazy =].

as far as leaving them on and the bike off i have done it but only for a short time ( you shoulda seen me run to turn them off, i wernt about to bump start)

its easy to remember as they have a little led on them so you know if its on and at what temp, but again not willing to leave them on unless im sure.

also they are amazing still wearing my summer gloves on the cold motorway journies only on the 1st setting and hands get to warm.

I guess it is a problem. You could get around it by putting an extra switch under the pillion seat, than you can turn to "off" when you park up - that avoids you forgetting to have left the main switch on at the handlebars, and also avoids the problem of getting a dead battery form someone playing a "joke" by turning on your grips while your away at work or whatever!

Due to my untidy wiring, I am able and tend to disconnect the wires form the controller to the grips if I leave the bike some place all day long.

Matt

Originally Posted by BBadger

as far as leaving them on and the bike off i have done it but only for a short time ( you shoulda seen me run to turn them off, i wernt about to bump start)

its easy to remember as they have a little led on them so you know if its on and at what temp, but again not willing to leave them on unless im sure.

I've left them on once (although thinking about it, the bike wasn't covered so it may have been someone playing a trick on me) and managed to flat the battery and that's enough to make we want to have them definately go off when the power is cut. I tried it fitting a relay, but I really do suck at electronics and without an idiot-proof guide was lost.

Alpinestars, what do you mean a second switch under the pillion seat? Surely that wouldn't prevent me leaving it powered on? Or is that just to foil people maliciously trying to flat the battery?

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Alpinestars, what do you mean a second switch under the pillion seat? Surely that wouldn't prevent me leaving it powered on? Or is that just to foil people maliciously trying to flat the battery?

Like, wire in another switch in the circuit, and mount it under the seat. It might be easier to remember to go under the pillion seat to turn a switch off, or at least it'll feel odder if you walk away and dont do it, you'll want to go back and make sure. Plus, once its off, you can be certain, and no-one can tamper.

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

I remember reading about new heated grips (I think it was Oxford IIRC, but can't find anything about it on their site) that you connected direct to the battery, but had some clever way of knowing if the bike was not on, so that it was impossible to flat the batteries by accidentally leaving them on. I'm not talking about cutting into the loom and fitting a relay, I mean the grips worked this way as they come, out of the box, just plug them in and off you go. I've tried searching the site, to no avail. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Ta folks.

Heated gloves, eg Gerbings. You take them with you when you leave the bike; virtually impossible to leave them on!

wont heated gloves be bulky though?

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

wont heated gloves be bulky though?

Compared to winter or summer gloves? I picked up a pair of Gerbings cheap as it was into Spring, thus out of season and as such I've only worn them once. They didn't seem that different in terms of "bulk" to my existing winter gloves, a pair of Richa ones.

I have Oxford grips... they don't flatten the battery cus they bloody won't stay on. The sensor in them I think is screwed so unless the bike has the lights off or is rev'ing above 7k they turn themselves off. Its bloody anoying, when I get five I'll replace it with my own made controller.

i had them on the SV and they were fine (not as hot as i would have hoped, but this is somthing to do with the curvy clip ons?)
but when i put them on the old blade although they did get hotter, they would not stay on for long, and did not work if i had my lights on...........