Oxford Advanced Touring Hot Grips

[MarJay]

I got the 45 quid premium version. I might well wire them up to a relay though, especially if the auto shut off is a bit dodgy.
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[Mark65]

Hi,
I fitted the grips and they work great, but I didnt want to glue them on in case of a fault for warranty, so I used hairspray, works fine till they get hot then I get a slight bit of movement.
Ive got some ally foil tape to shim them a bit tighter and use a stronger hairspray, once i crack that the muffs can go on.
Mark
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[kramdra]

[rpsmith79]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Fitted direct to battery, which is LiFePO4 chemistry, so was a bit wary of how it would work.

Kept checking the voltage and upped the idle a touch to make sure it's ok while hanging about at traffic lights. The auto switch off battery monitor works great.

Connectors are o-ring and screw cap so should be nicely protected from the elements. The mounting bracket, supplied screws and collars were ideal for the cbr, mounted next to the choke on the clutch lever bracket. The control unit is plastic welded shut so you can't open it up, time will tell but it looks like it will hold up.

Not particularly cold today, 50% was plenty hot enough. It warms up pretty quick.
I've taped the levers with black electrical tape, as they were sucking any heat out of my fingers.

Recommend, especially at £52.
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[talkToTheHat]

Oh, yeah, I should say that for all my praise of the oxfords, I've always used a relay. Autocutoff warning light comes on idling when it's proper cold if my battery is weak.
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[Polarbear]

[bacon]

As an electrical noob I followed Stinkwheels old post with wiring in a relay. I highly reccomend anyone interested in bike wiring start with his guide and installing a relay.

I invested a little bit of cash, not much maybe £30 in total, on a set of crimps, a pack of 5 relays, some different colours of 17A thin wall (black, red, green, think 10m of each), male/female 3.9mm bullet connectors, some double female bullets, spade connectors, piggy back spade connectors, m6 ring terminals etc.

All uninsulated, that's the key, your blue, red and yellow shit is useless here.

The uninsulated connectors have plastic covers, I use dielectric grease on my connections too. So they should be fairly resistant to water ingress and corrosion too.

Anyway I'm going off on a tangent, so far I think the Oxfords are doing the job well. Long term use will see how reliable and how accurate Kramdras comments are.

[mudcow007]

I had them on mine, they worked well better than the chinese ones i've tried before

pretty sure the difference between touring, sports etc is the length of the wire an maybe grips.

on Max they were too hot through my winter gloves

[natefz6]

I fitted mine today, the muffs arrived a couple of weeks ago so I think I should be all set for the winter now. I got the ones that were on offer from M&P for £40.

I fitted them with a relay, taking a feed from the tail light as it was the easiest wire to get to. I got it right first time too . They seem well enough made, I had to bash the control unit bracket about a bit in order to get it to fit but it all looks good and nothing looks too out of place.

I even managed to give the bike a treatment of XCP too so the bike should be feeling well loved.
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[hume]

As a new rider, the early cold mornings plays havoc with my hands and I know if I want to continue riding in the winter months I'm going to need heated grips.
There are plenty of YouTube videos demonstrating how to install them to the battery. But as my CB125 R is only a month old and I don't want to void the warranty doing it myself.
But I just received a £223 quote from a Honda service centre and realise nothing is cheap with bikes.

[MarJay]

[kawakid]

fecking ell, I'm handy with relays and the like.

£223, more like £22, absolute rip off, they are scum for quoting you that.

Like the robbing Vauxhall twxts who charged my wife £200 for a £25 oil and filter change.
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[hume]

[grr666]

Sounds like genuine (warranty friendly) Honda branded parts which will likely also have a 2 or 3 year guarantee.
I have genuine Yamaha grips on my bike, I had them fitted while the bike was being PDI'd. They were dearer than some
makes but I didn't care because they look nicer with no separate control box to find somewhere for.

Usefully they are universal fitment to anything with a 22mm bar.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Yamaha-Motorcycle-Heated-Grips-Fits-all-makes-with-22mm-handlebars/141833853090?epid=27034142438&hash=item2105f4d8a2:g:ihcAAOSwK6RZFH3c


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ihcAAOSwK6RZFH3c/s-l400.jpg
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[SirFallalot]

Sorry for the hijack, I wanted to get some but my bike has 25mm grips and these seem to be all 22mm? Is the only option the "hot hands" instead?
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[SirFallalot]

Thanks, must have missed those, why did they have to be more expensive
Looking at my bars, anything slimmer would seem quite bendy
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