Since i drive a lot in cold days, I thought to mount extra heated handles on
my bike. I made some shots so
everyone can see that it's not a big deal to mount them...
I
bought them in Louis, German bike accessories supplier, but any model will
do the job.
Performance of these grips is pretty nice, but only on long or non-traffic
roads. If you drive in a city with a lot of traffic they your fingers are
almost constantly on brake/clutch handles and consequently your fingers
begin to freeze...grip itself gets nicely warm, though.
If
you want bigger picture, just click on the respective thumbnail.
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removing weights was the most
difficult part of all...finally (with some help from my Internet
friends) i managed to remove them...you can't remove them with
ordinary screwdriver. You'll need some kind like this on a
picture...
also use a hammer!
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as you can see, there was quite
some glue on the screws... |
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removing old grips was pretty easy,
using a piece of wire (or welding electrode)You just rotate it while
pushing it further in and whole grip will easy tear off (it's glued
on) |
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then just put some soap water in
between, move handle and it will easy fall off |
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old grips
off course, DON'T forget to wash and dry before putting new handle
on! |
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a set, bought in
Austria for 24.90 € |
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put a glue (don't skimp on it,
especially on right handle, which is used for throttle) and watch
the position of wire. Since right grip was too loose, i inserted
some thin plastic (PE transparent bag) in between (also glued it on) |
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you will also need to cut off some rubber at the
end, since originally grips are closed for mounting on bikes without
weights. Even better -->do it BEFORE you glue it on! |
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mounting weights must be somewhat modified: since
new grips are a bit longer, some washers (i used 3 pcs. of M10 inox)
must be inserted to make sure that weight doesn't prevent throttle
to move freely.
Also put some new special glue for preventing
weights to loosen. |
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mount a switch to a neat place.
Then all it's left is wiring. That's up to individual and a type of
bike. I connected all via relay directly to a battery, while relay
is switched on with main lights-since they turn on when engine is
started, it's ideal beause that way no unnecesarry current is drawn
before engine is actually running and it's switched off with a key,
so you can't forget and drain a battery :-( |
