Supporting Member piotrek Posted December 7, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 7, 2019 20 hours ago, betoney said: Those grips are AWESOME! They feel very plush, thanks to the gel-like compound of the lighter coloured parts. It will be (almost) a shame to be slipping Grip Puppies over these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted December 7, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, piotrek said: They feel very plush, thanks to the gel-like compound of the lighter coloured parts. It will be (almost) a shame to be slipping Grip Puppies over these. BLASPHEMY!!! 😩 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted December 7, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, chitown said: A tube of Honda Grip Glue has lasted through a couple dozen grip replacements but it's just a rubber cement. Have two products around the house that are under consideration, one of which is something like rubber cement (weatherstripping glue)... will bond rubber, plastic etc., flexible, and rated to 200C (400F). Edited December 7, 2019 by piotrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted December 7, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 7, 2019 47 minutes ago, piotrek said: They feel very plush, thanks to the gel-like compound of the lighter coloured parts. It will be (almost) a shame to be slipping Grip Puppies over these. Just a suggestion, at least try them for a while with out the grip puppies. They are very comfortable with great tactile feel, especially with thinner Summer gloves. If you don't like them its easy enough to then install the grip puppies. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted December 18, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 2:22 PM, betoney said: Just a suggestion, at least try them for a while with out the grip puppies. They are very comfortable with great tactile feel, especially with thinner Summer gloves. If you don't like them its easy enough to then install the grip puppies. They do feel very nice... and I like the look of shorter grips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted December 18, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Heat Demon pads installed. I may regret this cable routing decision (no drip loop), but it seems to work very well otherwise. Edited December 19, 2019 by piotrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedruman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, piotrek said: Heat Demon pads installed. I may regret this cable routing option (no drip loop), but it seems to work very well otherwise. Do you have enough slack to twist the throttle without binding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted December 19, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted December 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, iamthedruman said: Do you have enough slack to twist the throttle without binding? Absolutely... works like a charm. The cable lifts a bit when I turn the throttle. WOT is just about 1/4 turn anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedruman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Just now, piotrek said: Absolutely... works like a charm. The cable lifts a bit when I turn the throttle. WOT is just about 1/4 turn anyway. Very good! 😀 I've noticed, as @Duke mentioned, there's some uneven heat but they do get nice n' toasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) I've posted a video of some of the key parts of install specific to our ride. It took about 15 minutes to do the wiring, after the first one. I didn't even need to take off the plastic bits and my goal was to do the install as non-destructively as possible. Something fun to do whilst being confined to the garage... Link to the video Edited March 22, 2020 by Shawn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted March 31, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted March 31, 2020 Wanted to thank all (you know who you are) for helpful tips and pioneering work on this. The Heat Demon heaters work great. Had to tweak (lower) factory heat settings a bit to optimize for comfort. RH grip warms up quicker, but I found that the levels equalize after a short time. Used hairspray for the grips. Can't speak for how long this will last trouble free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted May 17, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted May 17, 2020 Really enjoying my Heat Demon mod... but do have a question. When I shut off the bike while the heated grips are active, they come right back ON the next time I start the bike (at the same/last heat level). Is this correct? I would have thought the grips would default to OFF upon re-start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 11:47 PM, piotrek said: Wanted to thank all (you know who you are) for helpful tips and pioneering work on this. The Heat Demon heaters work great. Had to tweak (lower) factory heat settings a bit to optimize for comfort. RH grip warms up quicker, but I found that the levels equalize after a short time. Used hairspray for the grips. Can't speak for how long this will last trouble free. Interesting. Are the heat demons designed to work in parallel? I have Oxford grips which are designed to work in parallel and they barely warm up connecting to the factory connectors as the factory grips are designed to work in series. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted May 17, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, captainscarlet said: Are the heat demons designed to work in parallel? They work great wired in parallel. I was fine with the Oxford Heaterz, but managed to destroy them during removal... so decided to try the Heat Demon route. I have heat levels set at 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 is great for OAT ~10C (with summer gloves)... and levels 2 and 3 are much warmer and should work great in cooler temps. Some kits came with the left and right pads different. Mine were both the same part number. Kit included a heat shrink tube to install over the clutch side of the bar. Pleased thus far. Edited May 17, 2020 by piotrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salish900 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I'm trying to find the connectors to avoid having to splice lines much. These I found on Amazon would seem to work: https://www.amazon.com/XMT-MOTO-Signal-Connectors-Adapter-1998-2012/dp/B075WSY6GD/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=Turn+signal+wiring+adapter&qid=1602529124&sr=8-7 Same connector types on both ends. I wouldn't think the length mattered very much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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