Heated grips.
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Heated grips.
Hi All,
Am investigating fitting heated grips to my FatBob. Looked in the HD Catalogue and all of the heated grips are "Not suitable for internally wired handle bars". Has anyone successfully fitted heated grips to their FatBob? If so, did you run the wires through the bars? Where does the power supply come from.
Thanks,
Colin.
Am investigating fitting heated grips to my FatBob. Looked in the HD Catalogue and all of the heated grips are "Not suitable for internally wired handle bars". Has anyone successfully fitted heated grips to their FatBob? If so, did you run the wires through the bars? Where does the power supply come from.
Thanks,
Colin.
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From: Gulf Coast
I bought mine from a guy on the forem new in the box and had them installed by a local indy for fifty bucks which turned out to be a real bargain cause it took him about an hour and a half. I don't have my instructions handy but the the power is a switched source so the grips get no power when the key is off. The power wire runs up to the left grip and then a wire runs internally over to the right grip,hence the disclaimer about internal wiring. It would just be a lot harder with other internal wiring already in place.
What I gotta tell ya,though is this. I read several threads about the fact that the HD heated grips alway failed after a year or so and that Harley wouldn't warranty them. Well mine were doing fine after a year so I figured I was ok. Nope,little over a year and a half,mine failed too. Of course,I asked if my extended warranty would cover them and was told no since I didn't buy them new on the bike.
Anyway,we're able to ride year around down here and those heated grips sure were nice on those cool winter nights but they don't work that great when it's near freezing. Fingers in the wind still freeze.
Good Luck
Tom
What I gotta tell ya,though is this. I read several threads about the fact that the HD heated grips alway failed after a year or so and that Harley wouldn't warranty them. Well mine were doing fine after a year so I figured I was ok. Nope,little over a year and a half,mine failed too. Of course,I asked if my extended warranty would cover them and was told no since I didn't buy them new on the bike.
Anyway,we're able to ride year around down here and those heated grips sure were nice on those cool winter nights but they don't work that great when it's near freezing. Fingers in the wind still freeze.
Good Luck
Tom
Last edited by TOMMAY; Jul 14, 2009 at 10:26 PM.
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Have you looked at HEAT DEMONS? With this set up, you use your own grips and they aren't that expensive. Here is a link. A friend has them on his Softail and loves them.
Has 4 temp settings. Switch comes in Chrome or Black, and are made for Harley's. Click on "HEAT DEMON OVERVIEW" when you get onto the site to read the full story about this set up.
http://www.heatdemons.com/Harley-Versions_c_25.html
Has 4 temp settings. Switch comes in Chrome or Black, and are made for Harley's. Click on "HEAT DEMON OVERVIEW" when you get onto the site to read the full story about this set up.
http://www.heatdemons.com/Harley-Versions_c_25.html
Last edited by LWOS; Jul 14, 2009 at 11:35 PM.
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I thought about heated grips but not after reading how they fail after only a year.
Now I considering heated gloves, any disavantage to these other than the price? Seems like a great alternative to the grips. And I understand that you can buy a separate thermostat so you can control the heat setting.
Actually I'm thinking about a set of heated gear, the gloves, jacket liner and pants liner. Any comments would be appreciated.
Now I considering heated gloves, any disavantage to these other than the price? Seems like a great alternative to the grips. And I understand that you can buy a separate thermostat so you can control the heat setting.
Actually I'm thinking about a set of heated gear, the gloves, jacket liner and pants liner. Any comments would be appreciated.
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From: West Branch, Michigan
FrankJake.....
We looked into Heated Gloves.....and passed them up.
1. Very Expensive to begin with.
2. a Charge only lasts 4 hours maximum...... depending on the setting.
3. Rechargable Battery life of 14 months maximum...replacement battery cost ( for each glove) is out of sight.
4. Need to take special charging adapters with you on overnight trips,....extra junk to have to pack.
5. Gloves are not waterproof.
CHECK OUT the "HEAT DEMONS" link....... adjustable thermostat, same technology used on snowmobiles that has been around for years, direct hookup to your battery, uses your own grips and your own gloves. Nothing extra to pack and it wont break the bank.
We looked into Heated Gloves.....and passed them up.
1. Very Expensive to begin with.
2. a Charge only lasts 4 hours maximum...... depending on the setting.
3. Rechargable Battery life of 14 months maximum...replacement battery cost ( for each glove) is out of sight.
4. Need to take special charging adapters with you on overnight trips,....extra junk to have to pack.
5. Gloves are not waterproof.
CHECK OUT the "HEAT DEMONS" link....... adjustable thermostat, same technology used on snowmobiles that has been around for years, direct hookup to your battery, uses your own grips and your own gloves. Nothing extra to pack and it wont break the bank.
Road Captain
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From: North Yorkshire
Heated gloves could be the way to go, they should keep the back of your hands warm as well. Always found in really cold weather the tip of my right thumb would numb up as it wasn't always in contact with a heated grip. Considering heated gloves myself but find my heavy BMW winter gloves are pretty effective, only issue is they are bulky.
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Cruiser
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I read lots of threads the heated grip is not worth it. Her in sweden, it gets cold or chilly in the morning and evenings and since i ride to work and back. I got an advice to look at www.gerbing.com they have heated hybrid gloves, come with batteries or you can connect it to the harleys battery too. Am going to go for one of those. Good thing is if i change the bike then i dont need to worry about that. Too bad its going to be available in scandinavia in september. check it out
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Road Warrior
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Those gloves run $279.99...... have a 1 hour run time on HIGH, or 4 hours on low.
Replacement batteries cost $189.99 EACH. Recharge time 5 hours. It goes on to say the battery may only operate at 80% in temps below 32 degrees, and must be recharged regularly or it wont hold a full charge. Pretty expensive set up..... if you go the battery route rather than direct hook up.
Replacement batteries cost $189.99 EACH. Recharge time 5 hours. It goes on to say the battery may only operate at 80% in temps below 32 degrees, and must be recharged regularly or it wont hold a full charge. Pretty expensive set up..... if you go the battery route rather than direct hook up.
Cruiser
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HD also have heated gloves now in the shops,batteries for the gloves cost $40 each. I prefer the gerbing cos i can hook it up to the main battery or to heated jackets in the winter, or when riding snowscooter. In sweden we are not blessed with lots of sun or long summer months.