Help with wiring up heated grips. (SE LDN)

[nickGT]

Hi Guys, I am not the most proficient when it comes to mechanics and electronics. However I decided I was going to try and fit my heated grips myself.

It went well up unto the wiring part. The problem is that I don't know where exactly to run the wires to get to the battery and then how to connect them to the battery. I've heard suggestions it's better to wire them to the lights but think this is out of my league

The bike is an 03 bandit.

This is where I have run the wires from.
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I wasn't sure if this was the best place to run them through. I know it sounds stupid but didn't want to run them across something really hot and have the wires melt
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And lastly I wasn't sure if this is right. As you can see the black wire has a 'hoop' on the end and the red wire doesn't. I'm not even entirely sure how they connect.
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Any help or guidance would be massively appreciated. I am in brockley south east london also if anyone is local and could find 30minutes to pop around and show me how it's done.

Many Thanks

Nick

[instigator]

Looks to me like the set that you have intends the user to wire the red wire up to the bikes ignition wiring, such that they can't be left on when the bike is turned off. Not strictly necessary in my book, so long as you never forget to turn off the heated grips when you leave the bike.

You can cable tie the wiring to any other wiring or the frame up until the battery box, so long as it's not dangling on any engine parts or doesn't catch on anything when you turn the bars.

If you don't have any tools, I'd recommend you use your teeth (or gently, with scissors) to take off more of the red wires insulation to expose more of the copper. Partly loosen the + nut on the battery and place the red wire in betwen the bolt and the battery connection and tighten the nut up again. The negative terminal is fairly straight forward, simply remove bolt and reconnect with the black wires connection going through the bolt.

I'd show you but I'm too far away at the moment.

[nickGT]

Thanks alot.

There doesn't appear to be a clear place where I can run the wires too and from without being on/around the engine. I suppose there must be though.

[nickGT]

Ok so I just run the wires in a sensible place and hooked them up to the battery. But... the bike wouldn't start =[

I really have no idea what the problem is

To add insult to injury the throttle appears to be sticking slightly.

Any suggestions?

[instigator]

Is the heated grips cable on the throttle side being caught on anything as you turn the throttle?

Is there an alarm on the bike?

[nickGT]

No I doesn't appear to be getting caught. Might just need a bit more slack. And no there isn't an alarm on the bike. I am really at a loss as to why it wont start. I removed the grip wiring and it's still not starting. Could it somehow of drained the battery?

[Mikey3]

[nickGT]

Thats exactly where I have run them. Still no idea why it won't start though.

[Mikey3]

Might be worth checking your fuses. Start simple
HTH
Mike
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'04 Yamaha WR450F
'99 SV650 Streetfighter Project - mid build
'Motorcycling is about what you do; not about what you own, or how much you spend on it'

[nickGT]

After some more probing it seems the battery may be flat. I haven't run it in a couple of weeks so seems like the most obvious option. Can I 'jump' it from my car battery?

[Mikey3]

[nickGT]

It was a 'can'. I'll give it a go as soon as it stops raining.

thanks alot.

[iooi]

[stinkwheel]

[Mikey3]

[stinkwheel]

[Mikey3]

Thank you.
I'm sure there's plenty of people who have fried their reg/recs from this in the past
Nice little lesson there
mike
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'04 Yamaha WR450F
'99 SV650 Streetfighter Project - mid build
'Motorcycling is about what you do; not about what you own, or how much you spend on it'