heated grips on xciting ri 2009

[carzyjamie]

Hi everyone I'm in the middle of fitting oxford heated grips and in not sure where the best place would be for the control unit and would love to here any suggestions where to put them

[zombie]

Can you link a Pict. of the control?

Never mind. Found it. Personally I would install it inside the glove box. Wire it so it shuts off with the key, and you have no worries about weather, and such.

Kind of ironic too. 

Usually I SLAM people for heated grips, and such. I have no idea what came over me.

[XcitingSeoul]

I ride year-round here in Korea, and it get freeze-ass cold in the winter with the frigid winds blowing over from the Gobi desert. Heated grips are essential equipment and I've already started thinking about installing some on my brand new XC500. I appreciate hearing about the Oxford units- I've always just used whatever my local shops had in stock with varying degrees of success. Great suggestion about the control unit placement, too, Zombie! Thanks...

[zombie]

I'm basically brain dead so numb fingers are just a minor hitch. That combined with living in Florida make heated grips kinda stupid (for me) anyway. I do wear a parka when it gets below 75*f  tho.

[XcitingSeoul]

I hear you there, Zombie! I'm sure the soju we drink here has shaved off more than a few IQ points along the way.

For those you you who don't live in balmy, sunny Florida, however...I know these aren't the sexiest bit of gear, but I've found that with a pair of heated grips plus set of these babies, I was able to ride to work in -18° C (O° F) temperatures without my fingers rotting off.

[zombie]

Actually I like those. Nothing mechanical/electronic to break down.

I was just talking to someone about soju a few nights ago. It's that distilled Sorgum (marsh grass) right?
I read there were some 100 million gallons of it distilled/sold last year alone. It sells everywhere from a couple bucks a liter to several thousand dollars/liter.

Zombie Food!

[XcitingSeoul]

Traditionally, soju was distilled from rice or barley, but these days the mass produced factory swill is made with potatoes or tapioca. Cheap as dirt. It's about a buck for a 12oz bottle, and at 40-45 proof, you could get totally zombified for about 3 bucks!



And, of course, all the ladies look just like this:

[zombie]

You can sell ANYTHING with a Babe telling you it's good.

I smoke Newports because some girl in the advert said "they have more vitamins than an apple"
8 packs a day, and I never felt better! I'll probably never need to see a doctor again!

I can't read Korean But I could swear it says something about more vitamins than Newport! IMMORTALITY HEAR I COME!

[carzyjamie]

Hi everyone thanks for your input. Heated grips all fitted and I didn't have to much trouble fitting, they are so warm and way to hot on 100% but I love them. I've attached a photo and would like to know what you think?

[zombie]

Looks Cool! See what I did there?  Cool...