hot grips

[lee8040]

does anyone use these to keep there hands warm?

do they get very warm, enough not to get frost bite ?


thanks

[Mooncatt]

i have them on my 400 (already on when i bought the bike) i have tried them but they get bloody hot so i end up just not using them
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[extreme3d]

[Mooncatt]

lmao no mine aint like that its just like you say "on/off" and they do get too bloody hot. the ones you have a pic of look to be much more sensible for those cold winters
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[m0l0t0v]

Mine are Oxford hot grips, the ones you can take on and off easily but don't have a dial. They only have on/off and don't get very warm sometimes...
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[M1ke]

[m0l0t0v]

Wanna swap? Mine seem to be terrible. Sometimes they'll get really warm and keep my hands warm but like today, they don't do much. Had to stay on the bike after I parked up for 3 minutes to warm my hands after tkaing my gloves off
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[Ichy]

I've got the new hotgrips and they work really well. Think the other ones might be called hot hands?

[Stu_666]

Yeah I've got the same ones as extreme3d (above). Apart from the 60% light not working (which I will take back in a few days time to get the switch box changed), they're not bad. Normally the first or third heating setting is good.
Due tend to find though that they warm more the palm of the hand than the fingers. Having said that they're not bad for the price I suppose (paid about £30 for mine) compared with a few factory fitted optional extra ones which can cost £140.

[CR]

What are they like with draining the battery? Do they drain it at all? or that just a myth.
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[DynaMight]

As long as you don't leave them on while the bike isn't started you'll be fine, soon as the engine is running it should be fine.

As standard they will connect right upto the battery so it is possible to switch them on without the ignition on thus draining the battery, you can connect it to a relay or somewhere that has a live feed after the ignition and it wont turn on unless the ignition is on.
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[Ichy]

The new oxford grips are supposed to have a sensor in the switch box and will automatically switch off if the battery level gets low. Its says that there should be enough power to start the bike but I haven't tried it.

[Simple]

I have oxford wrap arounds, okay on their own, dont keep hands warm in these temperatures,

I added a pair of bar muffs,

rarely have the grip son now, the protection from the wind blast helps alot, not to mention keeps the road crap and moisture off my summer gloves.

Monday at 6am for the 80mile trip to uni I had both grips and muffs and my hands were cold...

get some and find out, good grips are £15-20 from a bike show

or tech 7 (via mps) were doing a buy hot grips and muffs for £30

MY R&G heated grips were better imo than oxford, better priced too, daytona seem to be the best with a dial.
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[lee8040]

how long do the new 2007 oxford hot hands take to warm up ?

[djneu-trix]

i got a set of wraparound (take um off easy) oxford hotgrips! no setting just ON!

they get frigging hot VERY quickly!!!!! and that saying something comming from me, as i got asbestos hand from being a chef!

i expect the 2006 versions against the 2007 versions are really NOT any different! it all depends on how well charged your battery is at the end of the day!!! well it does on my bike!!!!
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[lee8040]

the 2007 ones have different temp settings 4 in total

[lee8040]

i find that when i have mine on and am sitting in traffic or braking it turns off. i have to be riding with the revs up to get it to stay on then when i approach traffic and hit the brakes they switch off.

anyone notice this?

[Finglonga]

Got them fitted as standard to my BMW and they have 3 heat settings, Off, Nice and warm and Core of the Sun! I wear summer gloves all year round as they are so good. Wouldn't be without them now.
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[veeeffarr]

I plan to get some soon

I remember on the deauville I had they used to burn the fuck out of your hands when you throttled off... haha.

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[Chriss]

[Swipe]

My heated grips = hot palms but cold fingers
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