GS Bloke
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Collected my S10 today, now want to get some heated grips on it, which Oxford ones have you fitted, where did you put the control panel and where did you power them from?
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Heated grips
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Standard Oxford grip ie not the sport or scooter ones ! Control needs to go on l/h handlebar but not easy to find a place, mine is zip tied to the mirror stem and used constantly during last weekend 900 mile trip round France. I fitted a fuse panel under the r/h cover so powered from there.
There are dedicated connectors for Yam grips and aux lights tucked in by the toolkit but you would have to buy the proper plug (some on ebay) unless you were happy cutting and soldering ?
The later version has an additional box of tricks in the wiring which is a pain to find a home for, mine is tucked in where the toolkit was.
There are dedicated connectors for Yam grips and aux lights tucked in by the toolkit but you would have to buy the proper plug (some on ebay) unless you were happy cutting and soldering ?
The later version has an additional box of tricks in the wiring which is a pain to find a home for, mine is tucked in where the toolkit was.
I bought a set of FJR1300 heated grips off ebay and they are the correct length for the S10, and the controller is the same as the S10 one, I fitted the controller in the space to the left of the clocks, using a home made bracket inspired by the Waspworks (see ADV thread for S10) bracket,
I used the wiring connector by the battery for the heated grips, and it can be done withoiut cutting if you pull the rubber seal out of the top of the connector, push the new wire into the fitting and replace the rubber (all stolen info from the supertenereforum where there are good imstructions and pictures).
I used the wiring connector by the battery for the heated grips, and it can be done withoiut cutting if you pull the rubber seal out of the top of the connector, push the new wire into the fitting and replace the rubber (all stolen info from the supertenereforum where there are good imstructions and pictures).
I have the (adminttedly overpriced) Yamaha ones and they work very well. I like the variable control and these are by far the hottest grips I have come across.
My only gripe is the RH grip is always a bit warmer, apparently due to the throttle tube insulating it better than the LH one which loses heat to the bar.
I have heard elsewhere that taking it off and putting some insulating tape underneath helps so may do that mod over the winter.
My only gripe is the RH grip is always a bit warmer, apparently due to the throttle tube insulating it better than the LH one which loses heat to the bar.
I have heard elsewhere that taking it off and putting some insulating tape underneath helps so may do that mod over the winter.
I used R&G heated grips on my ZX12R, 5 stage heat controller and quite thin as well so plenty of feel. They heated up quickly, where very "Grippy" much softer than Oxfords that I had previously used and they have an insulating tube built in to the left grip.
I can't fault them, warm, toasty, well made and still going strong. They can be had for as low as £29.95 on Ebay or bykebitz.co.uk where running a special on them recently as well.
http://www.rg-racing.com/browseType/General_Accessories/HG000122C.aspx
I can't fault them, warm, toasty, well made and still going strong. They can be had for as low as £29.95 on Ebay or bykebitz.co.uk where running a special on them recently as well.
http://www.rg-racing.com/browseType/General_Accessories/HG000122C.aspx
I "Fixed" my Yamaha ones today.
At over £300 you would think they would be the worlds best ever heated grips, but they look like an expensive set of Oxford grips (Although admittedly have survived rain, I understand the Oxford ones pack up the first time they get a sniff of moisture)
Anyway, apart from being reliable they were not great, obviously they fit well (as to expected for model specific items) and they look good quality but the RHS runs far hotter than the LHS.
This is not a slight difference, last weekend I had to keep taking my hand off the RH bar as even with fairly thick gloves on my hand was burning, whilst my left hand was still too cold.
I guess this is because the LH grip is attached directly to the metal handlebars which wick away all the heat, whereas the RHS is onsulated by the plastic throttle tube, now why the Yamaha engineers could not either have provided some insualation on the LH grip, or provided more power (or windings) in the LHS grip is beyond me, but then I am not clever enough to be developing the worlds most expensive heated grips so what do I know
Luckily it turned out the dealer had not stuck loads of glue (none to be precise) under the LHS grip so it wiggled off really easy and I applied a couple of layers of lumbers heat reflective tape to the bar.
Hopefully this will even up the temp a little, and I can always remove the grip again and try a bit more insulation if need be.
At over £300 you would think they would be the worlds best ever heated grips, but they look like an expensive set of Oxford grips (Although admittedly have survived rain, I understand the Oxford ones pack up the first time they get a sniff of moisture)
Anyway, apart from being reliable they were not great, obviously they fit well (as to expected for model specific items) and they look good quality but the RHS runs far hotter than the LHS.
This is not a slight difference, last weekend I had to keep taking my hand off the RH bar as even with fairly thick gloves on my hand was burning, whilst my left hand was still too cold.
I guess this is because the LH grip is attached directly to the metal handlebars which wick away all the heat, whereas the RHS is onsulated by the plastic throttle tube, now why the Yamaha engineers could not either have provided some insualation on the LH grip, or provided more power (or windings) in the LHS grip is beyond me, but then I am not clever enough to be developing the worlds most expensive heated grips so what do I know
Luckily it turned out the dealer had not stuck loads of glue (none to be precise) under the LHS grip so it wiggled off really easy and I applied a couple of layers of lumbers heat reflective tape to the bar.
Hopefully this will even up the temp a little, and I can always remove the grip again and try a bit more insulation if need be.
Roge
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Mounted my mates on the support strut below the instruments slightly above and between the headlights there is a nice flat on it and out of sight of the button pushers
xylo66
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My location. Just drilled the supplied plate a little bigger and 1 min later, its on ! So simple and very quick to fit. I bought some inline crimps from Maplin and they spliced into the switched supply as per supertenere forum. Whole job took less than 15-20 mins to do. However, the right hand side is cooler than the left sadly.
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