Anyone running the newer heated grips from the moco on their evos? Or what heated grips are you using?

 

To me, you are better off wearing gloves or heated gloves. If you wear good gloves, the heat from heated grips won't warm your hands. Then again, it doesn't snow down here, so what do I know.

 

Heated grips allow you to wear summer gloves. Although the only experience I have with them is on off-road bikes or snowmobiles with guards to block the wind. I recommend a good set of winter riding gloves even with heated grips if you don't have wind protection.
I'm not sure if it matters on a harley with steel bars but grips with warmers built in put less heat on the bar then the pads that slide underneath.

 

Why wear summer gloves in winter? Again, down here we might see a couple of weeks at 29 degrees with the rest of winter being 40-50 and rainy, so I really am curious about all this.

 

For me personally riding with winter gloves makes it hard to hit the buttons and work the levers. At least the bulky gloves I have. If it's in the 40s I wear heavy leather gloves on the harley and I always honk at people when I go to turn.
Maybe it's just me but I hate heavy gloves. And some heated grips get stupid hot. Its just a nice convenience I guess.

 

Here in Nh I always want heated grips.

 

I've used heated grips over the years and they are fine in cold weather, as long as we wear winter gloves! On chilly summer evenings they will get you home in summer gloves. Like so many things in life they have their benefits but also short-comings. I've never bothered with heated gloves.

However back to Iron's question, the current heated grips replace the entire stock grip, including twistgrip, which isn't compatible with a throttle cable, so it doesn't look as if they will work. With a pair in the hand it may be able to see how to modify them, but they are also darned expensive! I'd be inclined to look for aftermarket ones first, which can be fitted over our twistgrip, after the rubber grip sleeve has been removed.

 

My 97' FLHTC-I came with the Harley accessory heated grips. Nice to have but not sure I would spend the money on them as I only use them once or twice a year early Spring or at the end of riding season. G.B.

 

Gone blue........that's what my hands look like without heated grips riding home this time of year at midnight.

 

IRON1250, you know I didn't pay attention to what you are riding when I first saw this thread. The wind protection for your hands is way better with a Batwing fairing on a touring bike than your Heritage with a windshield. So yes, they work and you might get more use out of them than me. I typically ride through the first week in December here in the "D" and still don't use them much.

I don't know how old my grips are as they came on the bike when I bought it, but the only thing I am not crazy about is that the control **** on the end of the left grip is hard to turn. Both in effort and its hard to get your fingers on the ****. The **** is a rubber material and it doesn't stick out much. Really tuff to turn with gloves on. I normally set it for the ride, and since mine is wired into the accessory switch next to the ignition switch, I turn it on an off as needed while riding. Hope this helps. G.B.