Oxford heated grips vs. Keis Heated grips?

I've been looking at getting some heated grips for the winter and have come across the oxford grips for are £40 and the Keis grips for £25. Just wondering whether the oxfords are really worth the extra money or is it a case of buying the brand name?

Cheers lads.

[Tomor]

New oxfords have a 5 stage controller, the Keis only have two. The oxfords also have a 'safety' built into the new controllers which is meant to cut off the grips if you leave them on and the battery voltage drop's below a certain level. Depends on how much you want to spend IMO

Ahhh I see that's a pretty handy feature to have - i'll snoop around on ebay, see if I can pick up some second hand ones

[Tomor]

Make sure they have the new controller if you do. The older controllers had a few problems. Not sure when they changed it though.

[sputnik]

You may think the safety cut out/won't knack your battery feature sounds great but my experience is that whilst it may switch the grips off before your battery dies completely, it generally only does so after the point when your battery no longer has enough juice to start the engine!

Attaching to a live feed provides infinitely more reassurance.

[DryRob]

I've got those cheap keis ones fitted, they're alright and get pretty toasty on the top setting, not used the low one yet

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by MichaelM

Ahhh I see that's a pretty handy feature to have - i'll snoop around on ebay, see if I can pick up some second hand ones

No it's sh*te!
Cuts the grips out randomly and doesn't actually protect the battery.

Just wire the grips into a switched live instead, best way would be via a relay if you have any other accessories too.

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by sputnik

You may think the safety cut out/won't knack your battery feature sounds great but my experience is that whilst it may switch the grips off before your battery dies completely, it generally only does so after the point when your battery no longer has enough juice to start the engine!

Attaching to a live feed provides infinitely more reassurance.

I was just gonna post the same. I've currently got my oxford grips wired direct to the battery thinking the cut-off would make that A okay....I got caught out this week when I was in a hurry for work and forgot to turn the grips off after locking it up for the day....I had to call home recovery to bring some jump leads!

I will be re-wiring at some point so I have a power relay in between the battery and a fuse box so I have something good to tap into for everything...if only I could find a 14V switching relay then I wouldn't need a live feed wire to trigger it as the alternator voltage into the battery would do the same....

[Bluepete]

I wouldn't buy oxfords ever again. I've had three sets and each controller has failed, even the old rotary dial. I have £20 units on from J&S which have been excellent since last year.

Pete

[JulesW]

My Oxford 5 stage heated grips are excellent!