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Heated grips
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I have them on all three of my BMWs, and they're great. That way on a 50°F morning I can wear summer gloves and not have cold hands (colder weather, I use heated gloves/jacket liner/pants liner/insoles as appropriate down to 3°, my coldest commute so far.)
I have them on my 2009 Ultra. So far, so good. Had them on my 2007 Road King, and two pairs of the H-D grips have failed. Junk, just plain junk, and I expect the Ultra grips to fail as well.
Currently I'm installing Hot Grips on my Kawasaki KLR 650. They are relatively cheap ($150 including the epoxy and switch housing) and seem very well-made and comfortable. I turned them on for 45 minutes (using a car battery to help cure the epoxy per directions) and even on LOW, they come up to temperature quickly and were quite warm.
I have a set of Hot Grips for the Road King, along with a Joker Machine throttle tube (which you need since the holes for the throttle and idle cables are part of the right-side grip) and they are next on my list for installation. I also bought a throttle tube for the Ultra, which has the mating gear for the throttle-by-wire machined into the tube.
Heated grips are excellent for chilly mornings. Much more convenient than plugging in heated gloves.
I have them on my 2009 Ultra. So far, so good. Had them on my 2007 Road King, and two pairs of the H-D grips have failed. Junk, just plain junk, and I expect the Ultra grips to fail as well.
Currently I'm installing Hot Grips on my Kawasaki KLR 650. They are relatively cheap ($150 including the epoxy and switch housing) and seem very well-made and comfortable. I turned them on for 45 minutes (using a car battery to help cure the epoxy per directions) and even on LOW, they come up to temperature quickly and were quite warm.
I have a set of Hot Grips for the Road King, along with a Joker Machine throttle tube (which you need since the holes for the throttle and idle cables are part of the right-side grip) and they are next on my list for installation. I also bought a throttle tube for the Ultra, which has the mating gear for the throttle-by-wire machined into the tube.
Heated grips are excellent for chilly mornings. Much more convenient than plugging in heated gloves.
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Road Captain
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From: TEOC, MS
Went through 2 sets when I had the 07 Ultra. the 2nd set was out when I traded for the SG, I have not invested in anymore since I had such poor luck with them. They were the HD heated grips. Very expensive if you consider the dealer installing them. I would love to have a set for the SG but, don't know which way to go in getting a reliable set. I have to buy 2 of everything, wife has to get whatever I get
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From: Altoona, Pa.
Dont throw your money away on the HD ones. Buy an aftermarket brand. Do a search and youll find the HDones just doent last. My 2010 Ultra came with them and after six months....guess what? YEP!!
Last edited by cdestuck; Sep 25, 2010 at 04:59 AM.
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They will go on every Bike I ever own..
I don't have the HD ones...
I've got maybe $60 invested in mine
and that includes new grips..
I don't have the HD ones...
I've got maybe $60 invested in mine
and that includes new grips..
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I've had the Harley grips on my Dyna for a year and a half (installed them myself so I didn't think they were that expensive). So far they work fine. One thing I found is that you don't wear gloves with heavily padded palms or you loose the effect of the heated grips. Below 40 degrees my fingers still get cold so I just bought a pair of Hippo hands for winter. Along with the heated grips I should be able to ride in really cold or rainy weather without my hand freezing.
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It's about comfort. Once you've had heated grips you'll *really* miss not having them. BMW's and Honda's heated grips seldom fail. But for some reason HD's expensive heated grips are problematic. After a year the heated grips on my 09 (dealer installed) only worked on off, or full on, rather than settings 1-6. Dealer did replace them under the 2 year warranty and they work great now. I love them, fingers crossed though.