Heated grips

[Bendy toy]

New grips are silly money from BMW and both of mine are lacklustre in the heat department. ** setting = warm * setting = tepid at best.

I suspect the elements are not fully working and maybe never have been on my bike.

Do the OEM grips have replaceable heating elements? The blurb for these suggests they can be fitted and keep the OEM heating elements.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Ha...869807?hash=item3aabd3872f:g:K4oAAOSwAL9UazyH.

Im thinking new rubbers with new elements might be the best fix.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Unive...950794?hash=item237783540a:g:kKEAAOSwo4pYNYCV

Has anyone done this?

 

[rjsmith26]

I have a set of symtec heated grip elements which are more pricy but have larger elements than the ones you link to. Have these on my Nuda with Husky grips on top. In comparison with BMW ones or Oxford the symtec ones I find are pretty tepid.

Those on ebay look cheap as chips - poss worth a try?

 

[nicholsonj2252]

I used these Ariete replacement rubber grips on my F650GS and they are superb quality and match the OEM ones very well . I didn't need to replace the heating elements , I just carefully removed the old rubber grips and put on the new ones


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[Bendy toy]

I have a set of symtec heated grip elements which are more pricy but have larger elements than the ones you link to. Have these on my Nuda with Husky grips on top. In comparison with BMW ones or Oxford the symtec ones I find are pretty tepid.

Those on ebay look cheap as chips - poss worth a try?

Are you saying the Symtec elements are better or worse than the BMW elements? On my bike the heat output is pretty rubbish. Adequate for a chilly day but woeful when it's properly cold. Two stars is about what I would expect from the one star setting.

The Oxfords on my last bike could really cook, warmed quickly and only went above 60% power when warming from cold. The issue is that BMW (at least on the left) use the grip inner sleeve to carry the switch gear. I'm not sure if Oxfords (for example) would fit over the BMW sleeve.

 

[rjsmith26]

Symtec are the poorest solution I have used. Tepid at max - albeit on a bare motard (no hand guards).

08 Hex GSA heated grips for me were good and more than adequate.

15 GSA grips on 1 are good, on 2 you are quickly turning back to 1.

Oxford grips - I find a bit fat although measuring they are only a mm or so larger in diameter, with 5 levels are fantastic at both heat up, capability in all weathers and at maintaining temp.

In summary IMO - Oxford are great - but don't look as neat or integrated at OEM BMW.

Symtec are great in the point you can use with any grip and if careful cam make the install look invisible, however IMO they are poor as heated grips.

 

[younger06]

I replaced the grips on my 2007 GSA with genuine BMW jobby's........a bit pricey but I wanted to keep them stock. I can't leave them on the second setting for too long, it gets too hot.