Heated grips wiring...

[EazyDuz]

Hi,

Are there any heated grips out there that turn off when the bike is off but are connected to the battery? So they have like a sensor which knows when the battery is being used by the bike and turn off when the bike is off...

I want heated grips but i dont want to slice the original wiring open and solder to them, i'd rather leave the wiring stock, but at the same time i dont want to leave them on by accident and kill the battery, hence the reason for the first question.

Thanks
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[P.]

I installed mine, Roxter grips.

No, you do have to switch them off yourself... but you could just wire them in to the rear light circuit. Takes about 5 mins more.

OR you mount the switch with the LED right in front of your face or near your key. that way you'll hopefully see it and remember.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Think the current Oxford ones do detect falling battery voltage and switch off (possibly some of the HG ones).

However I normally wire them up through a relay to the battery, and trigger the relay with a wire taken from the feed for the rear brake light switch (fairly unobtrusive and also often a cheap and easily replaced bit of wiring rather than an integral part of the wiring loom)

All the best

Keith
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[EazyDuz]

Where do i find the live and what colour should the wire be for the rear brake?
And to tap into it, is it just a case of cutting the insulation off using a razor blade, wrapping the grip wire around then soldering? I assume the stock wiring for the grips wont be long enough either.
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[G]

You could use the much-hated scotch-block?

Given the choice, in the past I've wired in a relay which can then be used to power all accessories (nicely my KTM 690 enduro actually has one for both keys on engine off and engine running as standard.)

[Kickstart]

[EazyDuz]

My horn doesnt work without the ignition on, could i just use that? Its in an ideal location as well...
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[Kickstart]

Hi

You could, depending on how the horn is wired. If it has a permanent feed when the ignition is on and just earths to sound the horn then you can use that. However that is probably not that likely so you would need to cut into the main wiring to the switchgear.

I am a bit dubious about chopping the main loom unless really necessary. Too likely to cause difficult to find hassle in the future.

All the best

Keith
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[Mrjoolz]

you got heated on the Gsxr Paddy ?

Didnt notice !!!

I was thinking of either those for commuting or the muffs (cannot remember the scooter variety i was looking at)
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[P.]

Installed saturday.

Make the grips a bit too thick, bugger to grip
Mixing these with some Tucano Urbano muffs

[Mrjoolz]

thats the muffs I was looking at. £40.00 apparently from a place near my work. Wondered if they would also press on brake/clutch and should I fit hand guards inside them.

If I was going for one or the other, would you recommend grips (heated) or muffs ?

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[EazyDuz]

i have no idea how to access the rear light to be honest, its built into the mudguard and i dont know how to remove it.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

You don't need to go near the rear light (after all, if you used the brake light there you would only get the grips to work when the brakes were on). It is the rear brake light switch which will be down by the r/h side footrest.

All the best

Keith
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[EazyDuz]

Just used a multimeter on the live wire on the horn and its 12v with the ignition on, so i take it i can wire the grips to that?
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[Gazdaman]

I've had two sets of Oxford grips (one was rebranded as something else, but was still Oxford) that had the voltage sensing circuit.

Saved me a flat battery a few times, it would automagically switch off the grips when voltage dropped below 11.5v. It still flattened the battery enough that I had to bump start the bike, but at least I wasn't stranded.

Installation was a lot easier, because you just hook them up direct to the battery. But tbh, I'd stick with traditional ones and a relay from the front brake light switch, then drawing power direct from the battery. That's the proper way to do it.

Gaz

[G]

The symtec ones instruct you to wire it straight into something like the sidelights - hasn't caused any problems when I have, but given the choice will relay it up.

[EazyDuz]

well i fugre the horn is an ideal location and also wont even require soldering, can just shove it in with the existing spade connectors, my only worry is it might make the horn sound a bit like a squirrel trying to push one out. Though its pretty naff as it is anyway.
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[kawakid]

Follow this

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=53243

I wrote it years ago, but contains everything you need to do.
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