Heated Grips recommendation

[chappj]

I have a motorcycle holiday planned for June and wanted to fit heated grips for those inevitable cold wet days.

For those of you that have fitted heated grips to your bike, what do you recommend?

Thx

[WarnieV6GT]

Oxford. I prefer the look of the touring grip to the sport. But either way they are better than any manufacturer fitted heated grips that I've tried

[snagzie]

anonymous said:

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I fit mine under the dash, forward of the headstock. Hidden away nicely rather than on the bars

[Ed.]

Koso Apollo / techno globe gold

https://m.louis-moto.co.uk/artikel/koso-heated-gri...

https://www.tecnoglobe.be/tecnoglobe/en/heated-equ...

I have had these a few years, control button is neatly placed on the end of the grip and they say they won't flatten the battery. They did stop working once after a heavy downpour but were fine later that day.

The technoglobes were cheaper than the Koso and available in different lengths when I bought them a few years ago.

Haven't tried Oxford grips to compare but I find them warm enough, usually on 2, 3 when cold and wet.

Edited by Ed. on Thursday 5th May 11:07

[Jazoli]

Oxford hot grips are the best I've used, they get proper hot, switch themselves off and aren't too ugly.

[Dog Star]

Jazoli said:

Oxford hot grips are the best I've used, they get proper hot, switch themselves off and aren't too ugly.

Aren't too ugly? Are you on another planet, Jazoli? They're utterly minging, they look like Fisher Price.

Anyway - another recommendation for the Tecno Globe "Gold" from me too, although the set I had did pack up, but my mates are still going fine.

[conkerman]

+1 for Oxford.

I have the ones with many, many power levels. Knock the spots off the BMW grips on my old GS.

[Jazoli]

Dog Star said:

Jazoli said:

Oxford hot grips are the best I've used, they get proper hot, switch themselves off and aren't too ugly.

Aren't too ugly? Are you on another planet, Jazoli? They're utterly minging, they look like Fisher Price.

Anyway - another recommendation for the Tecno Globe "Gold" from me too, although the set I had did pack up, but my mates are still going fine.

Er nope, I'm on planet earth and they are just grips that you hold on to when riding, plenty of different designs and the controller is easy to use whilst riding, but then I'm not the type to spaff over a bike or obsess over stupid things like grips, they are black and you hold on to them, for 50 quid I don't think there's any better alternatives (and why would you spend more unless you were intent on spending your life gazing at them lovingly?)

[Dog Star]

Well I quite like to gaze at them lovingly

[Scrump]

Not sure if they are still being sold, but I always fitted Daytona heated grips to my bikes. Found them to be much better and more durable than the the Oxford grips I tried previously.

[Jazoli]

Dog Star said:

Well I quite like to gaze at them lovingly

[Dog Star]

Scrump said:

Not sure if they are still being sold, but I always fitted Daytona heated grips to my bikes. Found them to be much better and more durable than the the Oxford grips I tried previously.

I’ve had more sets of these than any others and never had any fail, they just get sold with the bikes. Bombproof and subtle switch. Only problem is that the heat settings are either high (parallel) or low (series) so they’re either not warm enough or set your hands alight.

[Dog Star]

Scrump said:

Not sure if they are still being sold, but I always fitted Daytona heated grips to my bikes. Found them to be much better and more durable than the the Oxford grips I tried previously.

I’ve had more sets of these than any others and never had any fail, they just get sold with the bikes. Bombproof and subtle switch. Only problem is that the heat settings are either high (parallel) or low (series) so they’re either not warm enough or set your hands alight.

[s2kjock]

It's a while ago now, but I removed my existing non-heated grips and fitted flexible heating panels around the bar before refitting the grips.

Worked fairly well and looked unobtrusive, but did involve a bit more mucking about fitting a switch/controller and having a suitable space to put it.

Came in a kit, but can't recall what is was called or where from.

[DuncsGTi]

Absolutely no use to the op but I only just realised the bike I've owned for 18 months has heated grips. I was aiming for the kill switch and hit the start button by mistake opening up a menu I'd never seen before

[chappj]

DuncsGTi said:

Absolutely no use to the op but I only just realised the bike I've owned for 18 months has heated grips. I was aiming for the kill switch and hit the start button by mistake opening up a menu I'd never seen before

This just really made me laugh 😂

Thanks for all the replies. I’m now researching the options suggested. Will keep you posted on final decision and install pic

[jimPH]

What bike is it?

I have OEM heated grips on my street triple, which are great. I retrofitted them, no problem.

Also have OEM on my KTM SD GT, and they're fine too.

[Omaruk]

Absolutely no use to the op but I only just realised the bike I've owned for 18 months has heated grips. I was aiming for the kill switch and hit the start button by mistake opening up a menu I'd never seen beforebiglaughbiglaugh


That’ll be a Ducati then !

[Ambleton]

The Oxford control panel is a bit... bulky. Functional, but not exactly pretty.

I fitted a set of the oxford "essential" hotgrips to my wife's scoot. They only draw 3A so are perfect for a smaller bike. Instead of the big bulky control panel they have a small waterproof rocker switch that you can locate in a handy place (hi-off-low). Only two heat settings but they're well judged IMO.

The instructions tell you to wire them directly into the battery but that sounded like a disaster waiting to happen so found a suitable ignition+ to piggy back from.