Heated grips - advice please!

Originally Posted by nikki_c

Thanks have posted in London section. If no luck I'll definitely think about a trip to Kent!

Very very easy to fit ..... although does take a little time ..

Where abouts are you ??

The other option is there is a guide on here somewhere ... search for 'oxford heated grips' and find the fitting guide .... simples

[Nobbylad]

Check out the fitting guide for the Symtec grip heaters below, I think they work out cheaper than the Oxford HotGrips =>

I would prefer symtec grip heaters. I'll be putting them on my next bike when I get it and then shortly after probably change the SV ones if they prove to be good

[STRAMASHER]

Originally Posted by nikki_c

Can anyone recommend good heated grips for an SV650? From the posts on here, there seem to be some issues with the Oxford ones I was going to get.

Should I just be spending the money on warmer gloves?!

Thanks in advance.

http://www.jsaccessories.co.uk/dsShop.aspx?shopid=8

I have used the old Oxford grips and the DR Bike copies above (manual heat switch) for a good few years. Replaced 1 controller and 1 grip in 4 years bike used most days. The "DR Bike" ones are re-branded old style Oxford ones but cheaper.

Recommended. Toasty and reliable. Ugly but simple and functional. Only ever needed the heat turned up halfway.

Don't fancy the new style ones after reading about there overall performance.

Grips,£100 at a dealers for fitting. But it really is very easy to do yourself. Plenty fitting advice on here.

I got mine from R&G £25 heat up really well so far, not fully tested them yet but for know well worth the cost so far.

Originally Posted by gerbrox

I got mine from R&G £25 heat up really well so far, not fully tested them yet but for know well worth the cost so far.

£25, you say? I just went to buy some on the R&G web site and...

Sub Total: £25.52 VAT: £3.83 Shipping Cost (Based on Standard UK Delivery):£12.00 Total: £41.35

Don't companies realise that advertising one price and then charging over 60% more for vat & postage will put off customers?

I can't see how much jsaccessories.co.uk charge for shipping their grips, as you have to register with them before they'll tell you the shipping cost. F*** that.

Well I did buy other stuff that brought the delivery down proportionaly a good bit, I'm sure you can buy from a dealer also, not sure what the M.U. would be though.

I've got some heated grips that were fitted to my H**** D***v**** winter hack when I bought it. The right hand grip heats up quickly and gets very hot, but the left hand grip takes ages to heat up and is barely warm. I've tested it with a multimeter which reads 13v and 10 ohms, which sounds about right to me. The grips themselves have slightly different patterns on the rubber, which makes me think that one might be a replacement.

Any ideas why one might be toasty and the other luke-warm?

Originally Posted by 2hys

http://www.independentphoto.co.uk/me...ngHotGrips.pdf ive got the hein gerickle version of the oxford hot grips, the controler packed up in the first week but HG replaced it without fuss since then no probs,

I'm on my fourth set of HG branded Daytona heated grips (I understand they are no longer available from HG, I got lucky with the last ones from their Braintree store). I've had roughly 8 or 9 sets of Daytonas on different bikes of my own over the past 15 years and none of them have been any bother - all have kicked out enough heat to keep my hands warm enough to ride safely in some atrocious weather.

On the other hand, a fair few people have come to me to replace Oxford grips that no longer work or are pitifully lacking in the heat department. Naturally I recommend Daytonas and no-one has been disappointed with them yet

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

I've got some heated grips that were fitted to my H**** D***v**** winter hack when I bought it. The right hand grip heats up quickly and gets very hot, but the left hand grip takes ages to heat up and is barely warm. I've tested it with a multimeter which reads 13v and 10 ohms, which sounds about right to me. The grips themselves have slightly different patterns on the rubber, which makes me think that one might be a replacement.

Any ideas why one might be toasty and the other luke-warm?

I've recently read on here someone had a controller unit swapped as they had that issue.