Jeeze It's Getting Cold

[JonnyB]

Still a few bikes on the roads in the morning,  but by-eck it's getting cold, nearly put the heated grips on, but trying to hold out until the clocks change.

[mike the bike]

I'm thinking of heated grips but it's only 5 miles to work.  I'd rather get a decent rear tyre.  This one's scary in the wet.

[cooleronthecoast]

I use my heated grips a hell of a lot, even on summer days early in the mornings until the sun warms up and temperatures rise.  They just keep the chill off the digits.  Its not really the cold that keeps me from riding in the winter months, living in a rural area its all the crap on the roads.

[JonnyB]

My journey to work is only 7 miles all on main roads, with the exception of the one mile of the estate I live on where the council won't take responsibility and grit the roads.

[Nurse Julie]

This thread reminds me of my Dad back in the early 70's....'No, we are not putting the heating on until November, put another jumper on' 😁😁😁😁

[JonnyB]

I like your Dad already, I've hidden the thermostat to stop the Missus putting the heating on

[SteveD CB500K0]

With a teacher wife, October half term was always the cutoff for heating and winter quilt etc.

Now she’s retired and at home all day it’s a completely different story!


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[Moorey]

I will say those dirt cheap Chinese heated grips work well. Especially the ones with two settings. They have lasted longer than some of the Oxford ones I have had.

[JonnyB]

I ride my K1200GT though the winter. came with factory fitted heated grips and a heated seat. Now that's an option worth having in the winter.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

The heated seats on our Jeeps are so good that in the winter I have to switch them onto the low setting within 5 minutes as even with a coat between me and the leather seats I start to poach my bum!

[Tomb]

I will say those dirt cheap Chinese heated grips work well. Especially the ones with two settings. They have lasted longer than some of the Oxford ones I have had.

I put some £10 cheapo heated grips on my birds Kwak ER5 and they're way better than the Oxford ones I have.

[Moorey]

I will say those dirt cheap Chinese heated grips work well. Especially the ones with two settings. They have lasted longer than some of the Oxford ones I have had.

I put some £10 cheapo heated grips on my birds Kwak ER5 and they're way better than the Oxford ones I have.

£10 I meant the cheap ones. 

[SumpMagnet]

Sadly the heated grips I have on my Hornet are no longer made ( Datatool did them...with a slider built into the left grip for heat level, low voltage cutoff and a little falshing LED telling you the setting ) but I won't fit another set of Oxford grips.

Aside from the ever present fear of leaving the things on and draining the battery, the silly bendy bracket and lumpy control pad were awful to use. The brackets always fractured too.
I wired the first set up direct, and flattened the battery twice one winter....before I swapped to a relay setup through the headlamp wiring. As the bike had lights on permanently...but the lights went off when you hit the starter...I used that. Ignition off....lights go out...relay kills the power. Doesn't matter what you do with the switch.

Consdering the cost...would low voltage cutoff be that hard to include?

[cooleronthecoast]

Sadly the heated grips I have on my Hornet are no longer made ( Datatool did them...with a slider built into the left grip for heat level, low voltage cutoff and a little falshing LED telling you the setting ) but I won't fit another set of Oxford grips.

Aside from the ever present fear of leaving the things on and draining the battery, the silly bendy bracket and lumpy control pad were awful to use. The brackets always fractured too.
I wired the first set up direct, and flattened the battery twice one winter....before I swapped to a relay setup through the headlamp wiring. As the bike had lights on permanently...but the lights went off when you hit the starter...I used that. Ignition off....lights go out...relay kills the power. Doesn't matter what you do with the switch.

Consdering the cost...would low voltage cutoff be that hard to include?

The latest Oxford grips do have a low voltage cut off.  I think they have done for a couple of years now.   Not expensive either, Check these out:




https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxford-Premium-Hot-Grips-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Scooter-Heated-Grips-SPORTS-OF692/264147930067?epid=1874471546&hash=item3d80718bd3:g:lqIAAOSw7MNcQiaj

[mike the bike]

I'll hold off on the grips until next month.  Just bought a new tyre for the GPZ.  The back one is terrifying in the wet so it's got to go before I come off on a roundabout.