Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips? - Page 4 - SV650.org

ThePone · 13-11-13, 07:18 AM

Forget buying a heated jacket. Make your own for a few quid! I did!

http://www.hastie.org.uk/heatedjacket.html

15-11-13, 04:57 PM

Oxford ones are good but ultimatley a faulse economy, heated gloves are much, much better, even better get both.

20-11-13, 10:59 AM

Does anyone have these Keis Heated Grips?

Looking to buy a pair next week and wanna know how hard they are to fit on the SV....

20-11-13, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mase_tw

Does anyone have these Keis Heated Grips?

Looking to buy a pair next week and wanna know how hard they are to fit on the SV....

I eventually went with the keis grips. They're relatively easy to fit. You might have to cut off the plastic rim around the right hand grip because it might not go straight over. However both my friend and me have bought these grips and they both seem to get hotter on the right hand than the left. Not sure if this is common or not but it confused us!

yorkie_chris · 20-11-13, 02:39 PM

Very common, nice insulating plastic and an air gap on the throttle tube versus going onto a nice metal heatsink!

20-11-13, 09:35 PM

Ahhh that would make sense! any solutions to this problem?

sputnik · 20-11-13, 09:43 PM

A few strips of insulating tape will help a bit. The more the better really but too much though and you may struggle to get the grip on... and too much is not much at all - aargh! Never tried it but I believe a bar sized bit of heat shrink is the posh, effective solution!

yorkie_chris · 20-11-13, 10:37 PM

Don't quite know how that would work with the interference fit on the grip? Can't see it working with any of them that I've ever fitted though it would be nice.

Tomor · 20-11-13, 10:40 PM

Didn't someone on here put a 1 layer thick bit of foil tape on the bar?

sputnik · 20-11-13, 11:06 PM

i think almost anything that reduces the heat sink effect would help. The problem as I say, and YC further comments, is that there isn't much free space to play with on a snug fitting grip.

I managed a few lines of insulating tape, but certainly wasn't able to cover the full circumference of the bar. I have only seen the heatshrink idea mentioned on google.

That said, I went for a super glue based approach anyway so I guess I could perhaps have removed a little more surface from the inside of the grip in order to give myself more space for adding insulation as the glue would have ensured a 'retro snug' fit... but I didn't!

13-11-13, 07:18 AM	#31
ThePone Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Christchurch, Bournemouth Posts: 75	Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Forget buying a heated jacket. Make your own for a few quid! I did! http://www.hastie.org.uk/heatedjacket.html

15-11-13, 04:57 PM	#32
SUPERSTARDJ01 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Oxford ones are good but ultimatley a faulse economy, heated gloves are much, much better, even better get both.

20-11-13, 10:59 AM	#33
mase_tw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Does anyone have these Keis Heated Grips? Looking to buy a pair next week and wanna know how hard they are to fit on the SV....

20-11-13, 02:39 PM	#35
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Very common, nice insulating plastic and an air gap on the throttle tube versus going onto a nice metal heatsink! __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-11-13, 09:35 PM	#36
MichaelM Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Ahhh that would make sense! any solutions to this problem?

20-11-13, 09:43 PM	#37
sputnik Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sunny Falkirk Posts: 441	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips A few strips of insulating tape will help a bit. The more the better really but too much though and you may struggle to get the grip on... and too much is not much at all - aargh! Never tried it but I believe a bar sized bit of heat shrink is the posh, effective solution! __________________ . It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. Last edited by sputnik; 20-11-13 at 09:45 PM.

20-11-13, 10:37 PM	#38
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Don't quite know how that would work with the interference fit on the grip? Can't see it working with any of them that I've ever fitted though it would be nice. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-11-13, 10:40 PM	#39
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips Didn't someone on here put a 1 layer thick bit of foil tape on the bar? __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

20-11-13, 11:06 PM	#40
sputnik Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sunny Falkirk Posts: 441	Re: Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips i think almost anything that reduces the heat sink effect would help. The problem as I say, and YC further comments, is that there isn't much free space to play with on a snug fitting grip. I managed a few lines of insulating tape, but certainly wasn't able to cover the full circumference of the bar. I have only seen the heatshrink idea mentioned on google. That said, I went for a super glue based approach anyway so I guess I could perhaps have removed a little more surface from the inside of the grip in order to give myself more space for adding insulation as the glue would have ensured a 'retro snug' fit... but I didn't! __________________ . It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.

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