DIY heated grips

[timbo]

Cause I'm a big woose, (and hate cleaning dirt encrusted bikes), its a few winters since I bothered taxing a bike all year round, but this year I have. Found me old bar muffs, but realised at the weekend, I need a set of heated grips. So I'm looking online and spy a DIY kit for £2.29 from China inc post! Anyway, same kit from Nottingham is £6, and arrives in days rather than weeks. So watch this space to see if its any good 

[Moto63]

Hi Tim.  Chinky china man heated grips, careful ya bike don,t go up in flames :-) :-)  I can however give a big thumbs up to oxford sport heated grips, I,ve used for the last three years (mainly on my trumpet speed triple) as I usually ride the whole year round whenever time/kids/wife allow. These along with a heated vest are absolutely ace, keep ya kidneys and ya fingers warm and you can ride thro the coldest of days without to much discomfort/complaint. Plus the oxford grips are that good they feel just like a standard grip to touch/feel, not like those things you used to see years ago that were two to three times the diameter of the standard grips.  Cheers.  Michael

[timbo]

Well, that's the grips fitted. Well impressed, so much so that I've just ordered another three sets, at a grand total of £6.75 inc postage!
Wired the live into the side lights, and fitted them over the existing grips for max heat. Then pulled a bit of bicycle tube over the top of the shrink wrap covers.
Easy peazey,  lemon squeezy 

[guest2020]

Excellent, must admit I do love having heated grips 

[Moto63]

Stand well back from the flames...... They burn ya fingers .

[timbo]

Oh yea, wired in a10amp car fuse, for that very reason

[timbo]

Well, I was sceptical about ordering stuff from China, but after exactly a month, the three sets of heated grip kits for £6.70, arrived today. Also the set I fitted a month ago are working really well, so a definite recommendation, 

[Dick Scratcher]

Well, I was sceptical about ordering stuff from China, but after exactly a month, the three sets of heated grip kits for £6.70, arrived today. Also the set I fitted a month ago are working really well, so a definite recommendation, 

The mention of buying stuff from China reminded me of some bling after-market levers I bought for my ER6F. After 'checking out' what was available and seeing that 'Pazzo' were going for three-figure sums which was a total non-starter, I saw on fleabay from Hong Kong a variety of what appeared to be very similar kit going for a fraction of their price. I ordered, for £16.00 delivered, on the basis that if they were crap £16 wasn't too much to lose, a pair of standard length adjustable levers. Three weeks later they arrived and what a surprise, the quality was excellent, beautifully made, stainless fasteners and fitted with more precision than the O/E stuff. Like most I view Oriental made gear with suspicion but I quite honestly cannot criticise them at all. Well pleased and for 16 quid !.

[iansoady]

Some Chinese stuff is indeed excellent as is a lot of stuff from India. They're only doing what Britain did a couple of hundred years ago (and Japan in the 50s).

I remember when "Made in Japan" meant plastic rubbish......