Heated Grips
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RE: Heated Grips
You'll hear both on here. I have the heated grips on my Ultra and on the wife's Deluxe. I've ridden the Ultra down to 14 degrees (20 miles to work), and the Deluxe down to about 24 degrees (same ride). My finger tips would get cold, but that's all. That's normal for me anyway (poor circulation in hands). I like being able to jump on the bike, hit the road, and turn the grips on as I go. If it's 40 degrees, I can turn it on low, and get a little extra comfort. I can wear ANY gloves, and don't have to run wires (other than the installation).
I ride with guys who have the heated gloves... they love them. it's just whatever flips your switch.
BTW.. Mine (on Ultra) have been on for 2 seasons.. no burn out. I've heard a couple horror stories of a burnout in a month. Doesn't sound right to me.
I ride with guys who have the heated gloves... they love them. it's just whatever flips your switch.
BTW.. Mine (on Ultra) have been on for 2 seasons.. no burn out. I've heard a couple horror stories of a burnout in a month. Doesn't sound right to me.
1st Gear
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RE: Heated Grips
I have hotgrips.com but these are very nice and less expensive...
http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Ride..._grip_kit1.htm
They can be wired up in a couple of ways that make them really hot. They can be controlled via one of these...
http://hotgrips.com/product_detail.p...ef=accessories
You can search around for alternate wiring for the dualstars. I have a buddy that did it and they get warm enough that he did a cold trip with thin gloves.
I like having the heat on the bike, no need to worry about the gloves, having them or losing them.
Cruiser
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From: Chicago, IL
RE: Heated Grips
I have the Skull Collection heated grips on my new07 SGand they get pretty warm. I only tried them on twice but I think it was money well spent. Go 4 it. I also had the guys at the stealer intall them, did not want anyting to go wrong.
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From: Iron Mountain, Michigan, da U.P., eh?
RE: Heated Grips
I like mine, but they have already been fixed (under warranty) once and worry they might fail again. The original problem was that they were on full blast all the time so they pulled the fuse. The replacements work very well and are a nice addition in my cold climate up north.
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RE: Heated Grips
Roger,
I too live in WI (Tomahawk) and just had the H-D heated grips installed on my '06 Ultra. When I purchased them, the dealer told me that H-D recently had them re-designed because of some problems with earlier models, and since then they've had no troubles. I rode the other day with the grips seton high when it was 39 degrees out and they worked great. I could see that if you rode a bike that didn't offer wind protection, your finger tips might get cold, but with the fairing I have no problems.In fact, have to turn them down because they get pretty hot. I was going to go with heated gloves, but I'm an impatient S.O.B., so I opted for the grips.
Randy
I too live in WI (Tomahawk) and just had the H-D heated grips installed on my '06 Ultra. When I purchased them, the dealer told me that H-D recently had them re-designed because of some problems with earlier models, and since then they've had no troubles. I rode the other day with the grips seton high when it was 39 degrees out and they worked great. I could see that if you rode a bike that didn't offer wind protection, your finger tips might get cold, but with the fairing I have no problems.In fact, have to turn them down because they get pretty hot. I was going to go with heated gloves, but I'm an impatient S.O.B., so I opted for the grips.
Randy