Left side heated grip (again)

[Larry]

How's this for spooky (and bloody annoying). Within 24 hrs of laughing heartily at the left grip/right grip which is hotter? thread my left side heated grip gives up the ghost completely!

Fortunately my current commute has plenty of stops on the way where I sit at the lights with my left hand on the cylinder but how do I, the technical numpty, go about repairing it.

Is it likely to be a loose connection and if so, where is the most likely point? I assume there is a feed from the right hand heated grip switch (although I notice a lead coming in near the crossbar brace point on both sides) so any break in the connection would be after this point..? Having said that, is it something more sinister like a knackered bit in the grip (element or something)?

Any info much appreciated in the most simplest terms possible. Topping up the oil is about as technical as I currently get.

Cheers.

 

[Larry]

Thought I'd bump this as my left hand doesn't like the cold. Think it must be me anyway. The heated grips packed up on me work bike today (cold hands don't half make the old ladies jump when you start putting on the ECG leads)!

 

[Dick Dastardly]

Larry, both mine gave up the ghost, spookily enough just after i'd fitted an Autocom unit. Took a +ve feed off the tail light though, so can't imagine how i've broke the grips

I'm gonna check the relay as the fuse looks fine. Once i've investigated, i'll pm ya

 

[Psyko]

Bit of info ...

On my 1150 the left hand heated grip stopped working. My dealer said it can be caused by the extra pressure put on that grip when hoiking the bike onto the centre stand.

At one stage it started working again, then my left hand felt bloody hot - when I lifted it off the grip, the grip was smoking ( ) and had a small bubble in the rubber. When it cooled off, it was no more than a small slit.

I took it to the dealer and had a new left handside heated grip fitted - I wasn't sure how to do it myself and didn't want to risk buggering the whole bike up as it was my main mode of transport.

Not sure if this helps - but it was my experience.

Cheers,

Psyko