Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:31:00 PDT - Message No. 4251
From: "Bob Chapman"

Subject: Re: Heated grips


Chris,

I fitted heated grips to my last bike, and a set will be fitted to my 
new @ this winter, and yes, they make a hell of a difference in the cold 
weather. The only comments I would make are if you fit the heated grips 
of the type with a boost switch, leaving the boost switch on too long 
can burn out the wiring in the grips. Also wiring the grips directly to 
the battery means you must always remember to turn them off when you 
park the bike, otherwise you will return to a flat battery. I found 
wiring the grips into a switched live wire, i.e. a wire that is only 
live when the ignition is turned on, is better. This way if you park the 
bike when the ignition is turned off the grips are turned off, you can 
not forget and leave them on.

Like Chris says, buy some heated grips and ride warm, Bob.

>From: clonghur@es.com
>To: xrv@www.atic.org
>Subject: (XRV) Heated grips
>Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:58:30 +0100
>
>I've had a motorcycling revelation this weekend. I finally got around 
to
>fitting heated grips to my RD04 AT. They're some Japanese brand I was
>recommended by my dealer and they're excellent. If you've ever wondered
>about these things and decided not to fit them, change your mind and 
get
>some!
>The instructions recommended wiring the grips into the headlight
>circuit, but I decided that wasn't wise because the extra current load
>on the wires and fuses might have caused problems. Instead, I 
calculated
>the maximum current the grips would take (4.8Amps) and then bought some
>8amp cable, an in-line fuse holder and some 5amp fuses. I've glued the
>fuseholder to the top of the battery and run a small wire from the
>positive (+) terminal to one side. From the other side, I've paired the
>wire up with the wire coming from the negative (-) terminal and wound
>them together with black tape giving me a single cable. I ran this up
>under the fuel tank and out over the radiator, around the outside of 
the
>right fork and through one of the wire-guides on the head. I then wired
>this into the power supply cables for the grips and mounted the heat
>control on the left handlebar.
>To get the old grips off, I used a big knife. I fitted the new grips by
>spraying hairspray on the handlebars and sliding the new grips into
>position (hairspray is a great invention - it's like teflon when it's
>wet, but like glue when it's dry!). I cut the end off the right grip to
>fit the bar end weight again and that was that.
>I rode for the first time with them this morning. It wasn't really cold
>- 10 degrees C - but they still made a heck of a difference. The 
"Boost"
>setting warms the grips up in about a minute and then you turn the
>setting down to "On" whilst riding. My hands actually got so hot I had
>to turn them off again after about 40km!
>If you ride your AT in the winter and don't already have some heated
>grips - get some! You'll be a converted rider!
>
>
>"Aaalrighty then" - Ace Ventura.
>
>Chris Longhurst, Flight Simulator Graphics Modeller.
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/
>Work:clonghur@es.com
>Home:chrisl@audicoupe.demon.co.uk
>ICQ Chat ID: 17057116
>
>
>
>


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