Installing heated grips: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Electrical & Lighting]]

~~"Heated~~ grips ~~are the BEST modification anyone~~ can do to ~~their~~ bike.~~" Well~~, ~~some may vote for~~ the ~~15T sprocket~~, ~~and others will go for~~ '~~non-stock tires~~', ~~but we~~'~~ll grant a little leeway to our enthusiastic clubber~~, ~~considering that these grips can add some real time to each end of the riding season.~~ "They are soooooo cozy and warm. I did not want to get off my bike when I was testing them out!" ~~(In all fairness~~, ~~he seldom wants to get off his bike~~. ~~We like that in a fellow rider~~.)

Whether heated grips can extend your riding season or not depends on who you talk to. Many people think they're great, but others say that good winter gloves work better and can be moved from one bike to another. [[Hippo Hands]], or other handlebar mitts, seem to help the effectiveness of grip heaters. Search the forums under 'heated grips', 'Hot Grips', or 'grip heaters' for opinions.

The rider who installed the ones featured here says, "They are soooooo cozy and warm. I did not want to get off my bike when I was testing them out!"

====Types====

This article follows the installation heaters that fit on the bars under your grips. There is also a kind that includes the grips and heater as one unit. For those, see [http://www.hotgrips.com/ hotgrips.com].

They are fairly simple to put on, but do require some electrical know-how. The switch was provided, but you'll need to buy a female crimp connector and some heat shrink tubing. You also need to know how to solder and have a decent iron to help you out. Here are the directions as provided by [http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Heated-Grip-Kit-p-16539.html Aerostich]. (Really! The dog ate my homework!)

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 [[Category:Electrical & Lighting]]
-"Heated grips are the BEST modification anyone can do to their bike." Well, some may vote for the 15T sprocket, and others will go for 'non-stock tires', but we'll grant a little leeway to our enthusiastic clubber, considering that these grips can add some real time to each end of the riding season. "They are soooooo cozy and warm. I did not want to get off my bike when I was testing them out!" (In all fairness, he seldom wants to get off his bike. We like that in a fellow rider.)
+Whether heated grips can extend your riding season or not depends on who you talk to. Many people think they're great, but others say that good winter gloves work better and can be moved from one bike to another. [[Hippo Hands]], or other handlebar mitts, seem to help the effectiveness of grip heaters. Search the forums under 'heated grips', 'Hot Grips', or 'grip heaters' for opinions.
+The rider who installed the ones featured here says, "They are soooooo cozy and warm. I did not want to get off my bike when I was testing them out!"
+====Types====
+This article follows the installation heaters that fit on the bars under your grips. There is also a kind that includes the grips and heater as one unit. For those, see [http://www.hotgrips.com/ hotgrips.com].
 They are fairly simple to put on, but do require some electrical know-how. The switch was provided, but you'll need to buy a female crimp connector and some heat shrink tubing.  You also need to know how to solder and have a decent iron to help you out. Here are the directions as provided by [http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Heated-Grip-Kit-p-16539.html Aerostich]. (Really! The dog ate my homework!)