have the heated grips been sorted?

[R-III-R Turbo]

i wouldnt rely on the pics they have on websites, they have a tendency to contradict each other. my head was melted trawling thru sites trying to find the correct part number for the legit ones. thank jeebus they were already on the bike i ended up getting.

anyhooo. my roadster ones have the nice grooves with 'triumph' embossed. the switch housings are different afaik - R3T has a dial-type analog setting, and the R3R has a cheap looking box with a chromed toggle switch.
what kind of controls box does yours have?

 

[Mike Sands]

good point turbo - they can't have supplied the R3T ones by mistake because mine came with the naff handlebar switch. I'm hoping they simply put the neat rubber overgrips on to the 'good' plastic throttle grip from the old R3/Classic. If on the other hand they now use the same (flawed) heater/grip assemblies and just put different switches on for the R3T and Roadster, then perhaps it's an idea to take the original (non-heated) twistgrip with you when you go on a long trip.
Mike

 

[rainman]

I am inclined to try Hot Grips instead,though i wonder if heated gloves and vest are a better investment really.
http://www.hotgrips.com/cgi-bin/wizarddb.pl?Make=TRIUMPH

Heated gloves r defintly better

 

[Mike Sands]

saw some nice looking Triumph heated gloves at the weekend. OK they were £150, but they looked a lot better made than the usual heated gloves. Good mix of leather and other materials including knuckle protectors, and they had a visor wipe in the left thumb. ( or maybe that was another pair I was looking at)
Mike

 

[R-III-R Turbo]

then perhaps it's an idea to take the original (non-heated) twistgrip with you when you go on a long trip.
Mike

good idea.
maybe i'll just pre-empt it and get a throttle handle tube made up out of billet aluminium in a machine shop, change it out to be sure...
anyway i forgot to say if you look up the world of triumph website parts locator thingy, you'll find diagrams of the classic-standard-roadster heated grips accessory and that of the touring, they are different kits and you can see the different switch types of each

 

[R-III-R Turbo]

I was surprised to see the R3T heated grips were fitted to my new Roadster. Since they look a lot better than the ones that used to be specified for the R3 and Classic, I will be delighted, but only if the problems with the R3T ones have been addressed. From reports on this and other forums, the plastic 'pulley' on the R3T ones seems to deteriorate through the heating and cooling, and ends up breaking off. AFAIK this hasn't happened with the R3 type. So two questions - does anyone know if the R3T ones have been improved, and have any of these failed if they have been specified fro Roadsters since 2010?
This is what my new ones look like
Thanks
Mike

just discovered something, the roadster has its own dedicated heated grip kit. cheap looking toggle switch box etc

 

[Joe Arnson]

My hot grips are great. They were priced right, installed easily enough and work perfectly. I've only had them on for about 4 months or so but I haven't had to turn the dial past the first setting except to heat it up initially. The switch is a knob that you turn and you push it to turn the things on. I didn't have any space to mount the switch on the handlebars so I put it in my tool bag behind my windshield and on cold days I let it hang out so I can adjust it if need be. Works fine for me.

It has an automatic sensor that will shut the heaters off when the battery approaches low but with enough to start your motor. The only installation issue was that you had to take a razor and shave down the ribbing on the throttle side to fit the grips over top. It was dangerous but went quick enough.

 

[barbagris]

maybe i'll just pre-empt it and get a throttle handle tube made up out of billet aluminium in a machine shop, change it out to be sure...

I've been pondering doing the same - seen these http://www.g2ergo.com/