A while back I bought a set of grip heaters from Aerostitch (which are a great asset) that came with a plastic toggle switch. I didn't expect it to last long and had full intentions of changing it before now. But today when I turned 'em off when I got to work, it broke. I guess this is another one of those "Don't be lazy and do what I did" posts. If you have an accessory that comes with a plastic aftermarket toggle switch, it's advisable to just go ahead and put in a quality switch to begin with and get it over with.

That's Murphy's law at work.

I was thinking of purchasing some heated grips. A while back I was snowmobile riding and it had heated grips. It was a warm day and I wasn't wearing any gloves. The grips were so hot I could barely hold on.

How hot do the heated grips for motorcycles get. Are they hot to the touch with bare hands?

Andy

If you're not wearing gloves, they can get pretty hot. With gloves I still can't keep them turned on all the time. I usually turn them on "High" to start and then usually within 15-20 minutes I have to flip 'em to "Low" or "Off". In 35-40 deg weather (before wind chill), I run them at a constant "Low" after warming them up on "High". They really work great. No cold finger when I get to work.

Well Andy, that depends if you have a set of quality, hand-crafted color-matched wind guards sold by our very own Mr. Gibson...

(Sorry Martin, couldn't resist)

Emrah

Hi Martin,

Is this what you have?



On a snowmobile the throttle is a lever (doesn't rotate). I was wondering if there are any issues with the wires on a motorcycle throttle.

Thanks.

Andy

Those are the ones. The throttle is not a big issue. I did a test fit and taped them on first to figure out how much slack was needed to rotate the throttle to wide open position, then went ahead and peeled the paper and stuck 'em on. I ran the wires so they come out at the bottoms so they are out of the way.

The windguards are also a big help (thanks for the "plug" Emrah).

I have a 2001 ZR-7S and have installed a set of " Hot Grips". They are the new style with soft rubber cover and they have a nice mini switch & housing that mounts on the bar.... They are epoxy glued to the throttle sleeve and the bar on the left side. They bore out the ends of the grip at no charge to fit bikes with bar weights. The grips are two different inside diameters to deal with the throttle sleeve an bare bar. I put mine on last June and rode into late November here in Michigan..... They have a high and a low setting...Three position switch with resistor....They get super warm on high and are a nice gentle warm on low. They are bigger on the outside diameter too which is a much more comfortable for most guys hands.http://www.hotgrips.com