14 Apr 2010
Posted by Dave under Mr. FixIt
Heated Motorbike Grips (Part 1)
The best thing since sliced bread.
After years of procrastinating I finally (at Brenda’s prompting) purchased and installed heated grips on both of our motorcycles – last June! Then I continued the trend by procrastinating on posting this write up. As a reward for mentioning to Sean just how much more pleasant cool/cold weather riding is when you have warm hands, Sean has prompted me to describe how I did it. So here’s the skinny.
I decided to use Symtec Motorcycle Grip Heaters that are installed underneath the stock grips. In my research over a couple of years, I’d sort of settled on these as the simplest to install and the most cost effective grip heaters available. I ordered them in from the US when I couldn’t find a local supplier. Continue Reading »