Heated grips with twist throttles on both sides.

[lightrider]

Hi all,

I'm partway through a disability adaptation project on a 2004 F650GS and am trying to work out how to have heated grips.

I've now got a twist throttle on each side so the left-hand OEM heated grip will neither fit nor heat appropriately.

These are some of the options I'm considering:

1) Buy an OEM right-hand grip and put it on the left, wiring it in to the OEM switch.
2) Buy a Symtec undergrip set and just use the throttle-side heater, wiring it into the OEM switch.
3) Find a Symtec ATV undergrip set and replace both OEM heated grips and the OEM switch. This is designed for direct bar mounting, not throttle mounting, and so may be too hot. It would be evenly heated though, because it assumes a thumb throttle.
4) Say sod it and use overwraps.

A mate's doing the work and it's been a long time since I had by head in a bike's innards so I'm unsure what would work or what would be best.

Any thoughts on this please? Thank you!

 

[lightrider]

I think I was just lacking confidence here. And a little information. I'm going with the OEM right-hand heated grip on the left-hand throttle. That should work fine. Motorworks has a used one that should fit the bill nicely.

 

[Tarka]

I'm going with the OEM right-hand heated grip on the left-hand throttle.

Huh?

Left hand throttle ?

Working on an old Indian are you?

Not sure if the left/right are the same on a BMW but normally the right hand (as in,the actual throttle) grip has a larger inner diameter to allow for the throttle barrel sleeve....if so,it`ll be too big for the left.
But as I said,maybe the BMW ones are both the same inner diameter.

 

[lightrider]

Yep, that's exactly what I'm after. A bigger internal diameter grip to fit over the second throttle. I'm sure it won't work as easily as I hope. Nothing else on this project has so far!

 

[Tarka]

Yep, that's exactly what I'm after. A bigger internal diameter grip to fit over the second throttle. I'm sure it won't work as easily as I hope. Nothing else on this project has so far!

Now that it`s clear.....and I`ve realised you`re doing a disability modification...why not simply put a complete right hand side throttle barrel sleeve with suitable heated grip on to the left handle bar ?

Or if you`ve already got the throttle sorted on the left side,just get a standard right hand side heated grip to fit over the barrel sleeve?

I can`t really see how you`re struggling with this to be honest,mate.

 

[lightrider]

I can`t really see how you`re struggling with this to be honest,mate.

That's ok. I couldn't really see how you were struggling to understand my question. Probably for the same reason you didn't notice I resolved it. I probably should have closed the thread to make it even more obvious.

Thanks for making me feel welcome.