An American's View of Canada

[jodyvan]

Ya I'd say for now I'm a fair weather rider. Until I have more experience on the bike we'll see how reluctant I am to put it away once I have it back on the road.

I'll wait on the heated grips. Probably next year. :)

[stormi]

Ya I'd say for now I'm a fair weather rider. Until I have more experience on the bike we'll see how reluctant I am to put it away once I have it back on the road.

I'll wait on the heated grips. Probably next year. :)

Really??  Best $30 I ever spent.

That included the relay I bought, the extra wiring and the fuse adapter.

The grips also help extend the life of your Regulator Rectifier ( which I'm sure you have, or will read about in the B2.5/4 forum. )

[jodyvan]

Quite the sales pitch you have there.   I have insurance until October 23rd so if I need some heat before then you can be sure I'll be getting a heads up from you to find them as I know I probably won't want to put the bike away. Finally getting the parts ordered this week. Who knew I'd be so anxious to get back on it. What have I done.... I'm hooked and only 3 weeks in and with one ditch under my belt.

Yikes. Gotta love the new expensive hobby!    

[Vlad]

http://www.theweebsite.com/tempus/wallpaper.html

If it's a repost, so be it,:)

[stormi]

Quite the sales pitch you have there.   I have insurance until October 23rd so if I need some heat before then you can be sure I'll be getting a heads up from you to find them as I know I probably won't want to put the bike away. Finally getting the parts ordered this week. Who knew I'd be so anxious to get back on it. What have I done.... I'm hooked and only 3 weeks in and with one ditch under my belt.

Yikes. Gotta love the new expensive hobby!    

Oh yeah,.. the most expensive hobby I have, and I'm a photographer too.  Bikes are way more.

I've already been using my heated grips.  It's nice on a moist evening when the temps drop after sundown.    Was using them the other day when I just about ditched the 919.

[jodyvan]

Hasn't been that chilly yet here. Although the cloudy days we've had aren't too impressive and might need them shortly. Where did you get em?

[stormi]

I find the clear days are the worst.  The heat just rises away and we're left with cold down here.

I got mine from the Honda dealer I deal with.  They usually have them on the wall.  I think the brand was Kimpex, and they come with a big god-awful looking switch, and no relay,  but I can detail the info for you to add the relay ( so that you can't leave them on by accident and drain the battery, or have someone turn them on when they see the switch) and for a fuse adapter.  

All in all, my grips were about $24 for the grips ( Scona had a Women rider's appreciation day and 20% off, so expect them to be around $30)
An 87a relay from Princess Auto $2
A bit of red and black wire $I think I paid $5 for both rolls
A Fuse adapter. $2

And a different 3way switch if you want.

[Red01]

Did you install heated grips or grip heaters? The prime difference being heated grips have the heating element built into the grip itself and grip heaters fit between the bar and the grips of your choice. The other difference is grip heaters are cheaper than heated grips.

I know Hot Grips makes heated grips, but don't know about Kimpex. I know Kimpex makes grip heaters, as does Symtec (they make heated grip, too) and DualStar (the brand I have).

For some reason, I can't find grip heaters on the Kimpex site, but my local dealer had them hanging on his rack just yesterday when I was in there.

[JamieK]

I go through waaay too many bikes to even consider grip heaters...Gerbing's heated gloves and jacket liner are the only way to go for me...takes less than to minutes to take 'em off or hook 'em up to another bike

[Red01]

Good point, James.

OTOH, with grip heaters, you can't leave them at home and they're always there when the day's temps surprise you.

[JamieK]

Yep that's a good point...just remember to take the bike with the heated grips

[stormi]

Did you install heated grips or grip heaters? The prime difference being heated grips have the heating element built into the grip itself and grip heaters fit between the bar and the grips of your choice. The other difference is grip heaters are cheaper than heated grips.

Grip heaters.  I will see if i can get the Kimpex part number when I'm at Scona on the 22nd, if not earlier.  We're thinking of putting a set on Dita too.

I change my grips too often to want to go with a wired set.

[stormi]

Yep that's a good point...just remember to take the bike with the heated grips

Well, at $30 a pair and about 45mins to install (if you're more competent than me, which isn't hard electrically), it takes a lotta bikes to cost as much as the heated gear.  Besides, you still have to attach the wiring dongle to the battery for the gear, it's not like it's "no" install...

Of course with the heated gear, the core is warmer, rather than the hands trying to circulate the heat.   That said, once my core starts getting cold, despite the heated grips, Blue and Dita get their winter blankets for the year....

[stormi]

For some reason, I can't find grip heaters on the Kimpex site, but my local dealer had them hanging on his rack just yesterday when I was in there.

KIMPEX

KPX # 902025
OLD# 902025
OEM part # 912025/NEWSW
T-Pak ENS. Poign ES Chauffantes
T-PAK Deluxe Heating Grip Set

the Bar code has:
7 79422 23700 3

Price went up to $32.99 at my store, but it now comes with the smaller switch, rather than the big aircraft looking one.

I'm guessing this is the Canadian version, based on the french on the sticker.  

[Rocketjock]

An American's view of Canada? Time to change the title.