Which heated grips and handlebar muffs? - .: XT660.com

Tim Cullis · # 1 15-10-09, 00:01

I'm planning to winterise the Tenere and want to add heated grips. The obvious choice is Oxford, are there any others I should look at?

I will also try to fit the handlebar muffs off the 1200 GSA but if these don't fit does anyone know of any alternatives?

Tim

# 2 15-10-09, 08:58

im running oxford they are ok not brilliant, on my last bike i rand ktm heated grips which come with spacer bars incase your running acerbis hangaurds, which was handy, they can be hard to get hold of though.

steveD · # 3 15-10-09, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis

I'm planning to winterise the Tenere and want to add heated grips. The obvious choice is Oxford, are there any others I should look at?

I will also try to fit the handlebar muffs off the 1200 GSA but if these don't fit does anyone know of any alternatives?

Tim

Hi Tim I run Oxford heated grips and over them I have a pair of Tucano muffs. These are fur lined and are excellent although I had to cut out one layer of fur!!!!! I only run with my thinnest gloves during the winter. They come half way up your ferearm and keep your hand very dry in the wet. They are quite big and to support the front I have cut down some KTM guards to make a bar around 50mm wide which stops the wind from moving the muffs or pressing them onto your levers. I have also installed an old pair of SRX handlebar weights as the muffs have a rubber bung that fits over the handlebar end. They costme abouit �60 buit are well worth it as personally I don't like huge great gloves and I've never had a pair that are totally waterproof.
The muffs themselves are very easy to take off as they velcro around your miror stalk and all of the switchgear.No pics, my apologies as the bike is still in the dealers!

zOU · # 4 15-10-09, 10:06

I used to get the oxford hotgrips on my others bikes.

I mrealised this year that they're 75€ !!
I do not remember them being so expensive.

Other people on the forum have installed the symtec which allows to keep the original grip.

http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/p...d0611ea3290aad

deiaccord · # 5 15-10-09, 10:32

I use the oxford grips and combined with some handguards and intermediate gloves commuted 1 hr on the motorway each way last winter. Temperatures went down to -4 without the windchill. If it went any colder I'd have to consider consider heated gloves or the muffs. The windchill is the real killer at those speeds though.

Also worth pointing out is that with that combo that summer gloves don't give enough insulation against the wind on the top of your hand and winter gloves insulate your hand from the heat in the grips to much wheras intermediates seem to strike a reasonable balance. For waterproofness for the length of journeys I do both my gore-tex gloves seem to do the job nicely at keeping the water out but then my cheapest gloves are �80 (a Bikers pair, with Alpinestar 365 X-trafit Gore-tex being my other main pair). I've recently switched to my intermetiate gloves from the alpinestars now that temperatures are often at 6 degrees celcius (43F) in the mornings!

The main reason I'm not using muffs is i'm concerned that should I have an accident that you can't get your hands off the bars quick enough as they'll be trapped by the muffs.

uncle ricky · # 6 15-10-09, 11:32

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Originally Posted by deiaccord

I use the oxford grips and combined with some handguards and intermediate gloves commuted 1 hr on the motorway each way last winter. Temperatures went down to -4 without the windchill. If it went any colder I'd have to consider consider heated gloves or the muffs. The windchill is the real killer at those speeds though.

Also worth pointing out is that with that combo that summer gloves don't give enough insulation against the wind on the top of your hand and winter gloves insulate your hand from the heat in the grips to much wheras intermediates seem to strike a reasonable balance. For waterproofness for the length of journeys I do both my gore-tex gloves seem to do the job nicely at keeping the water out but then my cheapest gloves are �80 (a Bikers pair, with Alpinestar 365 X-trafit Gore-tex being my other main pair). I've recently switched to my intermetiate gloves from the alpinestars now that temperatures are often at 6 degrees celcius (43F) in the mornings!

The main reason I'm not using muffs is i'm concerned that should I have an accident that you can't get your hands off the bars quick enough as they'll be trapped by the muffs.

Nothing wrong with being trapped in a Muff

b8ppj · # 7 15-10-09, 11:37

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Originally Posted by zOU

Other people on the forum have installed the symtec which allows to keep the original grip.

http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/p...d0611ea3290aad

I have used windingroads for symtec heated grips for my ktm exc's (great when your wet through green laning in the depths of winter)and for soft lugauge, Top service and good quality kit :-)
If i buy a tenere the first thing i will fit is symtec heated grips

Worry Brother · # 8 15-10-09, 12:12

Fitted the symtec on all my off roaders. Good quality kit with all the necessary fitting instructions. Great when wet through and v cold during the winter months

WB

theclowncrusty · # 9 15-10-09, 16:35

I have just fitted the Oxford hotgrips and i am very happy with them. They are a bit pricey but to be fair they are a lot more sophisticated (spelt right?) than they used to be as now you get a four setting digital switch and voltage meetering to stop you having a flat battery.
Hope this helps.
Mark.
(Very fed up as i have mixed up the dates for the Dent meet and cant do it now)

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