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Heated grip installers?

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Does anyone know anyone who can install heated grips and how much $ it will cost? I already have the heated grips, just need them installed. Thanks!
 
Swift said:
Does anyone know anyone who can install heated grips and how much $ it will cost? I already have the heated grips, just need them installed. Thanks!
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Daniel at Heritage Auto can do em for ya. He does super neat electrical work, you won't even see nothin :)

http://goo.gl/maps/fONK8

-Jamie M.
 
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Took me all of about an hour and that's because I had to scrape a grip off.
 
It depends on the type of heaters you bought. If it's like the Oxfords where you get new grips attached to a control unit then these are easy to install. If they are just the heating elements then you will have to "fix" them (use heat resistant epoxy) to your handlebar instead of replacing the whole grip.

To remove your grips, remove the bar ends (may have a locking compound that you can remove using a heat gun to soften up the glue).
The grips can be removed by using a thin tool like a butter knife or screwdriver to gently pry the rubber away from the handle bar, then you can use an air gun to expand the grips away from the handle bar or just keep prying till it's done (took me maybe 20 mins). I used some soapy water to inject which allowed the grip to slide off easily. To re-attach you can use hair spray or crazy glue, make sure no soap is left on the handle.

How you route the wiring is up to you just make sure you leave enough slack for your handle bars to rotate properly without stressing connections and route them so they don't touch something hot that will melt the insulation. You may need to find a place on the handle bar to mount the controller if you have one and make sure your throttle goes through full motion without sticking.
 
best advice, DIY
if you have a compressor, that'd the best way to take your grips off... if not, any kind of pump should do it.

good luck.
 
Spend the extra money and buy Oxford, they work so much better than the cheapo under grip ones.
 
Swift said:
Hah... anyone wanna meet up and help me? I'll bring drinks. :p
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If you want to ride to Georgetown on Sunday, I can help you. I'll be doing some work on my motorcycle as well. But if they look like garbage I won't do it. I hate cheap shortcut parts... PM me if interested.
 
Jayv said:
Spend the extra money and buy Oxford, they work so much better than the cheapo under grip ones.
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On road only and don't mind hard grips, I agree.

Off road and like the option of different grips, I disagree.


I used kimpex on my bike and like them just fine. My buddy put Oxfords on his and I couldn't believe how hard the grips were. But the Oxfords are very simple to install.
 
I would also suggest that you don't connect them directly to the battery, but run them through a circuit that is controlled through the igintion. The first time I installed them, they were connected to the battery. I left them on by mistake one morning (easy to do) and came out after work to find a dead battery. They can be a heavy load, so I didn't want to piggy back them on an existing circuit. I added an Eastern Beaver 3-circuit kit and ran them through one circuit. No more worries if I accidentally leave them on.

http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Wiring_Kits/Fuseboxes/fuseboxes.html
 
Not all throttle tubes will take to the harder material grips very easily. On my bike, there is a lip that locks the oem grip to the tube, and the under grip style work much better. They really aren't that tough to install, just use a relay to kill power to the grips so you can't forget them on and run your battery down. I'm no electronics wizard and have installed a few sets.
 
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