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Ade Richards
SUTTON COLDFIELD,
United Kingdom
Posts: 37
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
02 Oct 2008 08:26 |
At the risk of much ridicule, can some one explain the switch positions for the heated grips, I get hot or hot with no difference as far as I can tell. I had a Tiger for a couple of days last week and they were exactly the same.
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Rig
Atherstone,
United Kingdom
Posts: 263
Premier Member
Sprint ST (02-04)
02 Oct 2008 10:55 |
If the switch is all the way forward that's supposed to be Very Hot
Middle - Off
Back towards you - not so hot
I get the impression that you start with the switch all the way forward to get the grips up to temp and then move the switch all the way back to normal temp.
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Rob BBTB
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24,370
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
02 Oct 2008 12:20 |
That's how I understand it aswell.
Tho I've never tried the v.hot setting.
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richard barlow
worcester,
United Kingdom
Posts: 240
Sprint ST (05->)
02 Oct 2008 12:57 |
If you ask me, the positions are:
1) Forward - kind of warmish, but not so as they make much difference on a really cold day in January (best get electric gloves)
2) Backwards - Why bother
Not as pokey as BM grips, thats for sure.
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Ade Richards
SUTTON COLDFIELD,
United Kingdom
Posts: 37
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
02 Oct 2008 13:14 |
Thanks guys
Last night was only the second time I've used them in anger and I was concentrating on where I was going (in the dark) I'll see how they work with thinner gloves. The ones on the loan Tiger did seem a lot hotter regardless of the switch position, aren't they the same grips?
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SteveD
Wokingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 113
Sprint ST (99-01)
02 Oct 2008 18:57 |
I have Triumph OEM heated grips and find that the "low" setting is hot (sometimes too hot)
Not tried the "high" setting.
I wear summer gloves all year and roast my palms as I hate the restrictiveness of full winter gloves.
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SteveD
Wokingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 113
Sprint ST (99-01)
02 Oct 2008 18:58 |
One day I'll measure the current draw and post it. I did promise the guys on Bikers Oracle that I'd measure the power rating one day...
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Fret.
South.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 38,592
Premier Member
Tiger 1050 (07->)
02 Oct 2008 20:35 |
Oxford heated grips. £29.99.
Used for 5 years now on 3 different bikes. Variable temp setting from "mm, toasty" to "Fuck that's hot"
I can't see how they can charge £130
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«•Kîng Kêy•»
Essex/London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 12,208
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
30 Oct 2008 20:28 |
The heated grips on my Sprint are crap (Triumph genuine ones), simply don't get hot enough, the ones on my 955i were fantastic (Daytona brand name).
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John Nelson
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 699
Tiger (01-06)
31 Oct 2008 11:19 |
I have the Triumph heated grips on my Tiger 955i.
Excelent bit of kit.
The instalation is very neat - the only thing you can see is the switch on the rairing panel.
I normaly only use the high setting for the first couple of minutes to get things started, if I use it at all.
The low setting is OK down to a couple of degrees of frost.
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Jem
Portsmouth,
United Kingdom
Posts: 9
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
02 Nov 2008 09:12 |
'Agree with Fret, I paid for the genuine Triumph heated grips when I got my new ST and they are not anywhere near as warm as a pair of Oxford grips I fitted to me old (900) Sprint. Mind you, the Oxford ones were not as good in terms of lasting. I had to take the controller back before even fitting it as it simply didn't work (straight out of the box). OK, the dealer swapped that part straight away BUT less than a year later the controller stopped working again.
The Triumph ones do work, but not very well. They simply don't get hot enough.
To get back to the original question: Rig and Richard Barlow are right.
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bikecat
my own little world,
United Kingdom
Posts: 280
Premier Member
Speed Triple T509 (97-98)
02 Nov 2008 20:44 |
...anyone come across these before ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SYMTEC-HEATED-GRIP-KIT-KTM-EXC-DR.....A1%7C240%3A1318
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derbymeg
not hull,
United Kingdom
Posts: 335
Sprint ST (05->)
04 Nov 2008 21:10 |
bought some for my winter hack - shite
try these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-MOTOPRO-HEATED-GRIPS-HONDA-KA.....A1%7C240%3A1318
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derbymeg
not hull,
United Kingdom
Posts: 335
Sprint ST (05->)
04 Nov 2008 21:10 |
[edited]:
that appeared twice so over write with this!
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,030
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
10 Nov 2008 00:22 |
Oxford hot hands, wrap over grips, I have 'em on my RS........
Couriers favourite, good enough to go through the winter with fingerless gloves,
take it from an expert.........me..........can't be beat, take em off in the summer
Job's a good 'un.............
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/heated-motorcycle-grips/
Al my courier mates in the UK still use 'em.....and if a tight arse, wallet welded courier recommends 'em, they MUST be good!!!!!
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