Heated grips question

[DavidR3R]

Yes Bevans is my local dealer. Mostly I find them pretty good if you've bought the bike from them.

I've heard some horror stories in the past but I guess most dealers have those and my experience has been mostly positive.

 

[baconboy]

Yes Bevans is my local dealer. Mostly I find them pretty good if you've bought the bike from them.

I've heard some horror stories in the past but I guess most dealers have those and my experience has been mostly positive.

Must admit i am not impressed with them. Bought a thunderbird a few years back and they were great initially then their attitude changed when i sold it and bought a second hand roadster from a different dealer.

 

[DavidR3R]

Yep, they don't like it if you buy elsewhere. Completely different attitude.

 

[1olbull]

Seems to me there are only two kinds of heated grips -
Those that fail and those that will . . .

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

So is that to say the alternative is going with heated gloves instead of heated grips ?

 

[1olbull]

So is that to say the alternative is going with heated gloves instead of heated grips ?

If necessary - YUP!
There are alternatives not involving 'lectricity.

 

[cr0ft]

So is that to say the alternative is going with heated gloves instead of heated grips ?

The one doesn't preclude the other. Heated gloves are pretty **** fantastic when you're really cold or riding a long way and the wind chill gets to work for 5-7-9 hours in a row. I'm rewiring my bike as we speak and one of those will be a dedicated cable/power outlet for heated Gerbing gloves.

Mechanical non-electric solutions would include wind deflectors - see http://www.barkbusters.net/ and others - and really sturdy gloves, but circulation in the hands has sucked for me since I was a kid and I do need some cheating in the form of external heat.

That said, not even heated grips alone will do it, in my opinion. The wind deflectors are almost necessary even in combination with them because otherwise your palm will end up roasted and the top of your hand still remains frozen from wind chill.

 

[DavidR3R]

So is that to say the alternative is going with heated gloves instead of heated grips ?

...or move to a really warm country!!

 

[warp9.9]

SO can someone tell me how the heated grips work? I have a set on my second Rocket but do not know the switch function. By that I have heard there is two heat settings. If someone could walk me through the function I can at least see if mine work before I decide not to use them because of the nightmares you guys brought up. I might just have to look for a OEM set to switch out before I have any throttle cable problems.

 

[vanguard138]

The one doesn't preclude the other. Heated gloves are pretty **** fantastic when you're really cold or riding a long way and the wind chill gets to work for 5-7-9 hours in a row. I'm rewiring my bike as we speak and one of those will be a dedicated cable/power outlet for heated Gerbing gloves.

Mechanical non-electric solutions would include wind deflectors - see http://www.barkbusters.net/ and others - and really sturdy gloves, but circulation in the hands has sucked for me since I was a kid and I do need some cheating in the form of external heat.

That said, not even heated grips alone will do it, in my opinion. The wind deflectors are almost necessary even in combination with them because otherwise your palm will end up roasted and the top of your hand still remains frozen from wind chill.

I have a Gerbing jacket and the gloves attached ro the arms of the jacket. Then I plug the controller into an outlet I installed down and behind my leg where there is a place for it. Having my core warm makes a huge difference.