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wiltshire builders
11-11-19, 08:05 PM
Decided to invest in some heated grips. There seems to be loads out there and they vary wildly in price.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

BB
11-11-19, 08:25 PM
funnily enough I've been thinking about heated grips too.
A friend of mine highly recommended R&G one's that were recently on offer at £24.99 but that offer has now ended of course.

DC
11-11-19, 09:24 PM
Decided to invest in some heated grips. There seems to be loads out there and they vary wildly in price.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I used to have Oxford heated grips fitted to the bike , but found that unless barkbusters/handguards are fitted , the windchill still gets the better of your digits . So removed the grips and opted for a pair of Gerbing G12 heated gloves and they are without fault .

Toph
11-11-19, 11:26 PM
Judy, I had R&G grips fitted on my old Thundercat ..so did Rosie and Caz.
Frankly, they were totally useless.. waste of money..imho.

theoldbaldone
12-11-19, 01:37 PM
Not many people like my chose, Keis heated under gloves, summer gloves and big oxford muffs, ugly yes but dry warm hands in all weather

BB
12-11-19, 05:08 PM
Toph, I went out with Rosie (and Don) today and she said she had the Oxfords which were good but could do with hand guards too. I have Alpinestars winter gloves & hand guards and was just about ok.

theoldbaldone, whatever works and keeps you warm. No good being a fashion plate and freezing your nuts/tits off* Delete where applicable

Trev
13-11-19, 09:33 PM
I've fitted Premium oxford grips (the ones with the autocontroller) to two of my bikes and my Sons and they have worked well and can be connected directly to the battery as turn off automatically. The oldest set have been going over 5 years with no issues.

wiltshire builders
14-11-19, 08:48 AM
Thanks for all the input.
After doing a lot of research, I've discovered that the throttle grip on the street triple is moulded into the throttle sleeve which requires many hours of cutting, scraping and sanding to remove.
So I've decided to go down the heated glove route.
Again, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Badger-Roy
14-11-19, 02:47 PM
Iv got oxford heated rain muffs fitted to my Triumph and iv yet to get cold hands no matter the weather. Don't look the best but warm hands trumps looking good.

BB
14-11-19, 03:04 PM
Iv got oxford heated rain muffs fitted to my Triumph and iv yet to get cold hands no matter the weather. Don't look the best but warm hands trumps looking good.

Now that sounds like a good idea if you suffer from cold hands anyway.

WR6133
18-11-19, 12:58 PM
I have R&G heated grips on my ZZR. They are ok-ish. Problem is they may keep the palm of your hand warm but they do sod all for the rest. Best solution I found was to have heated grips and furry muffs, looks like utter crap but is pleasantly roasting.