zachd Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Essentially what is happening is the aluminum handle bars are acting as a heat sink and pulling heat away from the left grip. The right grip is on a plastic throttle tube which insulates very well so the heat stays in the right grip. This is why they even out after being on for a long time. It brings the bar temperature up to the left grip temperature so there's less heat transfer.Does this happen to Oxford heated grips too?Mine heat fast and evenly. Never had an issue. Extremely satisfied customer. Glad I didn't wait and spend money on the OEM heated grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woozer Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 One shade-tree fix for uneven heating is to add a single layer of electrical tape (wind on the diagonal so no overlapping) on the left. I got the bar wet, added a couple thin beads of Gorilla Grip and the left went on with just a bit of twisting and shoving on the last 1/2". On the right, I couldn't figure out how to unfasten the plastic rivet that clips the fairing to the radiator, so I carefully destroyed it and ordered another from Yamaha for $2. Once I scanned and blew up the instructions to a readable size it was all very easy. A magnetic screwdriver definitely helps getting the set screw into the cable guide. Cant argue with plug-n-play integration, to say nothing of glorious, plentiful HEAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted December 24, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 24, 2015 UK readers can get the grips from a Welsh dealer via Ebay - 2 sets left as I type CLICK ME This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted December 27, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 27, 2015 It does appear that Yamaha has finally delivered a decent supply of the heated grips. Several dealers I had been calling alerted me to their arrival. Cheers 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member javashot1 Posted January 6, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 6, 2016 Wondering if I've got an issue with newly installed grip heaters .. Do you guys with the Yamaha units find that the heat drops off when cruising at lower rpm? It would make sense that the alternator needs revs to keep up with the higher electrical load, but mine go cold unless I'm running 6k or above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member lhancock Posted January 6, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 6, 2016 Wondering if I've got an issue with newly installed grip heaters .. Do you guys with the Yamaha units find that the heat drops off when cruising at lower rpm? It would make sense that the alternator needs revs to keep up with the higher electrical load, but mine go cold unless I'm running 6k or above... I wouldn't say mine go cold but I can definitely notice an increase in heat when I increase the rpms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member clint Posted January 7, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wondering if I've got an issue with newly installed grip heaters .. Do you guys with the Yamaha units find that the heat drops off when cruising at lower rpm? It would make sense that the alternator needs revs to keep up with the higher electrical load, but mine go cold unless I'm running 6k or above... Mine stay HOT all the time and I never run at 6000 rpm or above constantly riding down the rode. More like 4k-4.8k rpm. I'm also powering an electric jacket liner and gloves. The FJ-09 AC magneto is rated for 14.0V, 415W @5000rpm. Piedmont of NC '15 FJ-09 '94 GTS-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted January 7, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'd get yours checked out. That doesn't sound right to me. While I only have one ride on them (3 hours though), I did use them at a wide range of speeds/rpm and did not notice any real difference. I did think that I had a spike in heating when accelerating, but wasn't sure if I just wasn't holding the grips tighter and get more heat. 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted January 7, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wondering if I've got an issue with newly installed grip heaters .. Do you guys with the Yamaha units find that the heat drops off when cruising at lower rpm? It would make sense that the alternator needs revs to keep up with the higher electrical load, but mine go cold unless I'm running 6k or above... I have not noticed any problem and I was riding with heated grips & heated vest for 3 hours last weekend. I had a digital voltmeter plugged into the accessory socket so that I could monitor the alternator output at different loads & revs. I was impressed that the voltage remained pretty constant at 14.5-14.6, even at tickover so the regulator circuitry is pretty good. Check your battery connections and battery voltage. If the battery is low then top it up. If you have being doing short trips and the battery is low on charge then it might be sinking a lot of current. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member javashot1 Posted January 8, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 8, 2016 Wondering if I've got an issue with newly installed grip heaters .. Do you guys with the Yamaha units find that the heat drops off when cruising at lower rpm? It would make sense that the alternator needs revs to keep up with the higher electrical load, but mine go cold unless I'm running 6k or above... I have not noticed any problem and I was riding with heated grips & heated vest for 3 hours last weekend. I had a digital voltmeter plugged into the accessory socket so that I could monitor the alternator output at different loads & revs. I was impressed that the voltage remained pretty constant at 14.5-14.6, even at tickover so the regulator circuitry is pretty good. Check your battery connections and battery voltage. If the battery is low then top it up. If you have being doing short trips and the battery is low on charge then it might be sinking a lot of current. Good information and advise. I'll get a digital voltmeter this weekend and also check battery connection. Everything should be charged up as my commute is 20 miles and observed this the first time on a 80 mile ride. If all checks out ok I'm going back to the dealer so they can check it out. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgigharbor Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Probably a stupid question, but what adhesive are folks using to install their oem fj09 heated grips? The instructions call for a yamaha adhesive which I don't have on hand of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member michael Posted February 18, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 18, 2016 I used Aquanet hair spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky5000100 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yup, hair spray here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgigharbor Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I love how there are three configurable settings. Awesome. After reading a post from redfjniner, I set mine to 2 4 6. Works great. It was pretty warm out today (although wet) and I think even 2 3 4 would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgigharbor Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I love how there are three configurable settings. Awesome. After reading a post from redfjniner, I set mine to 2 4 6. Works great. It was pretty warm out today (although wet) and I think even 2 3 4 would have been great. It seems like in their wisdom yamaha doesn't let you choose less than 5 for the high setting. So my next try on warm days was 3 4 5. 2 isn't quite enough so I tend lately to bounce between 3 and 4. I was concerned with all the discussion about how the right grip is warmer than left, but so far after a few minutes I can't feel enough difference to think about. I'm really glad I went with the OEM setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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