Wimp

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Guess I'm officially a wimp.

Booked my bike in for it's first service next week and I've asked them to put some heated grips on it at the same time!


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Current bike: Kawasaki Z750S

[T1z3R]

wimp = smart:!:

might do the same myself, few people i know have them now and think they're ace
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duck my sick!

[G]

You're a wimp because you're paying someone to put heated grips on .

I've found inner gloves with my normal medium thickness winter gloves has worked fine so far for me this year.

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[McGee]

I found Heated grips made my hands sting when I got off
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Andy C]

[G]

Expect to pay between £30 - £50 per hour labour for a garage to do work.

Even on overtime that's way more than my hourly rate unfortunately, though I appreciate not the same for everyone.

Heated grips /should/ be easy to fit, <shrugs> it's your money though .

And, yea andy, have been wearing a fleece the wrong way around (so that collar is over neck and doesn't bunch at back) and a bigger jumper ontop, then bike jacket over that, as well as face mask, trousers etc.
Fine for sustained decent motorway speeds.

[numark1]

I tried those glove you put in your gloves but found the wires to get in the way and the gloves were really uncomfortable because of the heater wires in them.

My dad has heated grips and they seem to be pretty good when they work but your palms get hot but your knuckles are still freezing.

[Stevie GooGs]

i must be a wimp also i put heated grips on my bike this month also. Main reason i was on a 2 hour mess about and the only part i was cold was my hands, now i cant go on my bike without them get bloody hot i keep them at just at the lowest level.
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[riichy]

am hard.....race gloves for me all winter
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[MikeH]

[Rookie]

Wrong time of the year!

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[Cog Head]

my dad (vrf800) has got the oxofrd grips on his bike and the rule, i want some on ym little nifty fifty, but my dad recons the headlight will stop workin and make all electrics very low powered good bye nice warm hands
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LukeVFR: Cog Head is a Karma whore
McGee: Hence I smell like a gimp

[Rookie]

Yeah it probably will. If you have a ride at night, look at the headlight beam when you indicate; it dims.

[Cog Head]

ha ha, so when i want to turn i can see what im turning into ..somehow it dosent sound too healthy to me
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Rieju RS2 50cc MATRIX Race Replica - Cagiva Mito 125 - VFR400 NC30
LukeVFR: Cog Head is a Karma whore
McGee: Hence I smell like a gimp

[Type_Mo]

I had koso ones on my dt125 (till i cut em off last night)

They killed my battery (evan tho it was wired into the ignition so only comes on when the bikes on)

they only warmed up one section, not the whole grip

and they were just shit.


hope your getting decent ones like oxford ones
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[NC30UK]

I accidentally endo'd my bike today because i could barely feel the brake lever. Not really a problem today, but tomorrow there might be wet leaves under the wheel. Being able to feel your fingers really is a great safety advantage

[MikeH]

I found the guards on mine stop a lot of the wind chill, worth thinking about for a smaller bike that grips won't work well on, it's amazing the difference they make.
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