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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Neil955i on October 03, 2023, 07:27:31 AM
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If you have a DTX360 and you’re considering fitting aftermarket heated grips be warned, this is a bigger job than you might imagine.
My mechanic tells me that the throttle assembly on the handlebar incorporates a moulded on element which has to be cut off before the grip can be fitted! Makes me glad I decided to ask the shop to fit them whilst it was in for its second service.
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That heated grip....a Kymco part, or aftermarket?
Are heated grips a Kymco "option"?
And 'Oh Heck Yes'....."easy...for little Leonardos'!" ( Da vinci)*
Stig
*Dylan Thomas' "Child's Christmas in Wales"
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Optional part on the top of the range AK550 I gather, but certainly wasn't an option offered to me on either the X-Town or the DTX360 :(
I've gone (again) for the Oxford Hot Grips Touring as they worked well on the X-Town. https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/323463
Cool new feature on them is a "BSM" - Battery Saving Mode. When activated, it will sense when battery output drops below 11.5v or is there's no sound (i.e. the scooter not running) and will shut off after 2 minutes to ensure no drain of the battery. A boon for the absent-minded / forgetful scooteristi.
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Given the handguards not being suitable for handlebar mitts I opted for heated grips.
They're not offered as an official option in the UK (nor the Noodoe dash either - grrr) so I bought some cheap Oxford ones and had the dealer fit them. He didn't grumble and I didn't ask, so I don't know if he had any bother.
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The only slight issue I'm finding since getting it back is there is now an interference drag on the throttle action - it's like I've now got a mechanical cruise control! My mechanic says it'll fix itself in time. We'll see, I may get used to it, but if not, it may have to go back in.
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The only slight issue I'm finding since getting it back is there is now an interference drag on the throttle action - it's like I've now got a mechanical cruise control! My mechanic says it'll fix itself in time. We'll see, I may get used to it, but if not, it may have to go back in.
Personally I wouldn't accept that. It needs to be free to move, surely? Potentially dangerous otherwise?
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Yes my concern too Steve. I've already warned the workshop it may need to go back in.