Heated grips

[Pat Conlon]

Sure love my TourMaster electric vest (with collar) I never leave on a trip without it..

But, I digress....

[Mike Ramos]

Sure love my TourMaster electric vest (with collar) I never leave on a trip without it..

But, I digress....

Uh Oh.... I'm in for it now.....!

[ZOA NOM]

Heated gloves or grips or liners...

Well, now if I may add another subject not mentioned - and that is hand protection in the event of a fall.

With both the heated hand grips and heated glove liners, there is a choice of gloves.  With the heated gloves there is not such a choice and most heated gloves do not have the best of protection.  Perhaps they are adequate for snow mobiles, however not likely protective in the event of a motorcycle crash.

Personally I use heated liners with the best gloves available.  The wires are not a problem as the harness is inside the liner of the riding jacket - if the gloves are needed, the wires are always there; out of the way but easily accessible.

Never have had a need for any other heated gear as the leathers (with wind proof zippers) & fairing offers adequate protection even in the coldest temperatures - but if need arose because of the cold the car would be preferable to all the other nonsense of layered clothing & wires and such. 

Principally spending time living in the mountains of far northern California I would suggest cold riding temperatures are not unknown.  As far as the "epic" or "real" motorcycling adventures, have at 'em!  A 5,400 mile ride is about a loop through the Western States and not really uncommon - so calm down, relax & enjoy the ride... 

I do believe that a "real" & "epic" ride was had by Mr. CaptainRon a few years ago - read his series of posts; the posts & the ride descriptions scribed there are themselves truly spectacular and an enjoyable read.

Ride safe,

Midget

I have a set of the heated liners, and I agree about the full choice of gloves. I've been slowly adding circuits to the new bike, and I've been trying to do it methodically and cleanly, with as little "rats nest" effect as I can. I looked through the different options for fuse boxes and remote relays, etc., and finally settled on two of the pre-made setups from Eastern Beaver with two switched and one unswitched circuits in each. I've installed one, which currently drives a phone charger (unswitched) and the heated grips (switched). I just didn't like the hassle of plugging into a tether or the sloppiness of a dangling wire hanging out from under the seat. I don't have to ride the bike to work. It's just a much easier commute when I do. If the forecast is sketchy, I can jump in the truck, so I prefer not to focus too much effort on heated gear. The heated grips really addressed the most prominent commuting concern I had, and I like the OEM feel and minimal aesthetic and wiring impact.

Now, I really appreciate your feedback, Mike, but it's not like you've actually put any time on the road in varying weather conditions, so I'll defer to Marty on this sort of stuff, K? 

[Mike Ramos]

Understood – please except my apologies and allow me to defer to your judgement as well.  Not sure how such a simple thread was distorted into such epic proportions.  For real, it is a situation that is well, just simply deplorable...  

The Little Fellow

[krusty]

My FJ came with Oxford grips when I bought it. The throttle grip is now twisting on the tube. What glue should I use to re-affix it?

[ribbert]

My FJ came with Oxford grips when I bought it. The throttle grip is now twisting on the tube. What glue should I use to re-affix it?

Super glue, that's what they come with. The problem you have now is getting the inside of the grip clean of any residue from whatever glue has been used and failed. The throttle tube needs to be cleaned and roughed up as well but once the grip is off that is not difficult. The new glue is unlikely to stick unless the surfaces are thoroughly cleaned of the old glue.

Choice of glue on these is not something to second guess and you only get one crack at it. Once glued, leave for 24 hours before use.

Noel

[krusty]

My FJ came with Oxford grips when I bought it. The throttle grip is now twisting on the tube. What glue should I use to re-affix it?

Super glue, that's what they come with. The problem you have now is getting the inside of the grip clean of any residue from whatever glue has been used and failed. The throttle tube needs to be cleaned and roughed up as well but once the grip is off that is not difficult. The new glue is unlikely to stick unless the surfaces are thoroughly cleaned of the old glue.

Choice of glue on these is not something to second guess and you only get one crack at it. Once glued, leave for 24 hours before use.

Noel

Thank you. I was thinking it may have been something like Bear Contact adhesive. Good thing I asked.

[krusty]

Better late than never I 'spose. Yesterday I finally got around to re-glueing the Oxford grips. When I pulled them off I found that a PO had been there before me. There were remains of Silastic in each and the rh side also had a piece of duct tape in it. I cleaned everything up and re-glued using superglue. All seems ok. It will get a test run on tomorrows' VJMC ride to Patonga Beach for fish & chips. I've loaned the 1200 to a mate for the day (hence the need to do the grips) and I'm taking my 84 1100.

[Troyskie]

Mate, Pete a while ago, amazed me by shooting compressed air under some grips to both remove and seat them.

I've now used my shitty compressor and air blow tool thingy to remove and replace a number of grips. I've (so far even after a good drench) not added or removed any adhesive because of this method. It works for the kids bikes too.

Compressed air, a marvellous invention (new to me).