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Posiden 26-11-12 18:50

heated grips
 
has anyone any info or recommendations on heated grips.
my old digits are getting cold now.
i had a set of KTM ones on my 950SM and they were great but I dont want anything thats to bulky

phil ten 26-11-12 18:56

im getting some of these

http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/p...le-heated-grip

seen them on other peoples bikes and they are great. very reliable and with thin grips you dont even know they are there.

Pleiades 26-11-12 19:56

I had the Symtec kit and it was excellent - thoroughly recommend. However, I have now seen the light and use heated gloves rather than grips.

UKbri 26-11-12 20:08

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Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 181303)
I had the Symtec kit and it was excellent - thoroughly recommend. However, I have now seen the light and use heated gloves rather than grips.

Agreed. I went to heated gloves. Exo storm shield. Nice and toasty in the coldest conditions, no fitting required and you can take em with you to the next bike

jasext 26-11-12 22:39

Symtec heated grips with bar muffs are perfect, you can even wear thin MX gloves or similar and be toasty warm and dry

steveD 26-11-12 22:49

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Originally Posted by jasext (Post 181311)
Symtec heated grips with bar muffs are perfect, you can even wear thin MX gloves or similar and be toasty warm and dry


+1. I rode down to Llanthony nr Abergavenny from Huddersfield in the rain on Saturday. Nice warm hands on low setting and DRY. Heated jacket on medium and so warm my visor kept misting up!

I use Tucano Urbano muffs, cover all of the grips and switches and go up the stem of the wing mirrors. Take some getting use to but once you have used them for a while you won't look back.

.......and YES I use very thin gloves to allow the Symtec heated grips to get the heat through, no use using thick gloves, not that I need them!:118:

phil ten 27-11-12 09:12

Hope you guys remembered to insulate the bars before fitting the Symtec elements :)

What they like to fit? ordering some next week once i can decide on what grips to get.

Gas_Up_Lets_Go 27-11-12 09:22

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Originally Posted by dangerous74 (Post 181304)
I went to heated gloves. Exo storm shield. Nice and toasty in the coldest conditions

I've had a pair of these gloves. Not something a biker often says, but they were too warm for me, even without power they are still a very warm glove...

When I changed the bars, I opted for the Oxford sports bike grips, they are thin and feel just like normal grips. I've used Oxford grips for years and years and years and only ever had one failure (which I can't properly remember now). Others have had many failures, but not me.

An old biker (long since departed now I guess) once told me that oversized gloves are the answer, having an inch of space at your finger ends. They are something you need to get used to, but it certainly works.

Then again, I don't really suffer from feeling the cold.

SimonRoma 27-11-12 17:26

I discovered heated grips when I bought an FJR1300 a few years back. Wonderful machine for distance riding and Rome to Alicante was easy BUT too much like a car to me shaft drive an all so traded it in for another XJR, what a fun bike. Anyway I found the heated grips brilliant. I know that R&G sell them fairly cheap and I am told they work well....

jasext 27-11-12 21:02

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Originally Posted by phil ten (Post 181320)
Hope you guys remembered to insulate the bars before fitting the Symtec elements :)

What they like to fit? ordering some next week once i can decide on what grips to get.

Very easy to fit, either use heat shrink or insulation tape on the clutch side, When you put the grips back on make sure they're clean and then use hairspray, leave for 24 hrs and they are stuck solid.


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