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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 07:30 PM
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So it turns out a RH heated grip is available individually for a ridiculous price, or I can spend $227.95 and get the whole kit and have a spare left side.

I've done that twice (seperate left and right problems) and ended up with a spare set.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 08:07 PM
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I've done that twice (seperate left and right problems) and ended up with a spare set.
That may be the path I take, but there's time since summer starts in a couple days and they won't be needed for a while.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 08:38 PM
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That may be the path I take, but there's time since summer starts in a couple days and they won't be needed for a while.
Last failure was this past winter when I man-handled the left grip and popped the dial off. I thought I'd managed to get it back together ok but this spring the grips were on high all the time (dial didn't work). The heat was not tolerable so I had to take action (still need the grips operating properly here until late spring/early summer). So yeah, now I've got a complete set for the next time one of them breaks.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2023 | 09:12 PM
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Snowmobiles go to the bone yard with the stock heated grips, and work at 100mph at -10. It shouldn't be this way.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2023 | 07:40 AM
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I'm going to hit the inside of the grip with a brake hone. That will either fix the problem or destroy the grip. Stay tuned, I ordered a new hone for this since I can't find my old one.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2023 | 03:32 PM
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The brake hone worked like a champ, back to normal and problem solved.

For those of you that might not know what a brake hone is, here's a picture.


 
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