improving heated grips performance

[zerocool]

I was wondering if any sparky genius knew of a way of improving the performance of the existing heated grips on the GS without replacing them?

On high in the cold nasty weather (which I seem to be in nearly all the time) they are nowhere near powerful enough.

This and last year I ended up riding in snow/icy conditions and each time my fingers nearly dropped off with the grips on full. I have improved on this slightly by making some home made muffs but still not enough.

In normal mild winter weather hot is too hot and middle is not enough....

I cant win

 

[Shep]

Muffs

Shep

edit: excuse me i'm a twat that can't read properly

 

[Decster]

Muffs

Shep

edit: excuse me i'm a twat that can't read properly

by making some home made muffs but still not enough.

that might be your problem.....have you seen the Tucano Urbano muffs.....if this is not enough you might have circulation problems....like me

 

[brassmonkey001]

Another layer or even a heated vest to keep your core temperature up?

 

[Steptoe]

Good quality muffs, with THIN gloves.

 

[fatbaldbob]

Have you done a comparison with another bike? Mine are too hot on the second level and not hot enough on the lower level, I can't find a happy medium, maybe mine are knackered too?

 

[Micky]

Another layer or even a heated vest to keep your core temperature up?

My thoughts too BrassM ... keep the core temperature up and you have better circulation to the extremities

 

[Voyager]

I have three BMWs with heated grips and find that they are not enough on their own - even with the extended hand protectors on the two GSs.

I now use a 'Chilli' heated vest and a pair of 'Gerbings' heated gloves - without using the heated grips at all. The difference is fantastic and I can do long runs in the winter without my fingers going numb (i.e. 930 miles one day in Feb).

I suffer from Reynaulds Syndrome (frozen white finger) in my right hand - but I have no problems when using the heated gloves.

I found the problem to be the wind chill over the back of the hand while the palms were kept warm by the grips. The gloves heat both sides of the hand and that makes all the difference. I also use the (optional) Gerbings temperature controller which means I am not constantly turning the gloves on and off.

I can recommend them for winter riding .

Bob.

 

[davegs]

Cold hands

Do try thiiner gloves if you've got muffs, yesterday I had a 60 mile ish run, quite chilly but only wore gs gloves and three grips on low, brilliant. You don't
need thick gloves with muffs, alternativly get a heated jacket with sleeves
and these do keep your hands warm. If you get a jacket (Gerbing anyway) there are cables in place to connect heated gloves to which must be the ultimate especially if you have circulation probs. For starters try thinner gloves you will be supprised.
dave (warm hands, cold heart) GS.

 

[GEOFFREY DEACON]

grips

I think Davegs is right, If your glove are good insolators then they can also keep the cold in and the heat out.
Try summer gloves to check the heat of the grips?.
On the early systems you could bypass the restrictor wire that cut down the power of the grip from runing voltage,13-15 volts.
If you can bypass them? they could get to hot, Depending on your system?.

heated vest give you the best option if you have a problem with the cold.

 

[Stewart H]

I have been riding with my Muffs on all winter, I dont have heated grips and for the most part I have been using thin gloves, the only time I felt cold hands was when my body core temp dropped, I was chilled overall and my body reduced the blood flow to my hands, better clothing/layers/draughtproofing solved the problem.
Stewart

 

[Dreamer]

Muffs and unlined gloves do it for me

 

[Packer]

Muffs and unlined gloves do it for me

Ditto, Urbano muffs and unlined summer gloves all winter including the 220 mile day when I took this:-

 

[bowser]

gloves

I have a set of deerskin gloves (elk I think) I got from the states, they have think leather on the backs and thiner on the palms, mine happen to be unlined because I prefer them but there are linned ones available to.

The thin bit on the palm means the insides stay warm from the grips and the extra on the back of the hands keeps them nice and warm to.