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suit scoot

who's got heated grips?

im thinking of getting the oxford ones but i dunno my bar size.

are they the same as normal or are they like renthals, eg different!

and i've lost my ruler Crying or Very sad

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Craig E · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

Ross some one in my club has the oxford ones fitted to there gts 125, i think there a straight swap, anyway what do you need them for i thought you were man? Laughing

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soulman · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 14 Location: DARLINGTON

got some heated grips for 22mm bars same as oxford, made by gtmoto as sold in halfords for sale £30 got 2 pair one for my gts and 1 for our lasses bike if interested pm me for details

CheekyThomas · Guvernor Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374

Most bars are standard size of 22mm so dont panic...

Even the Renthal fat bars taper down to 22mm for the grips... there is the odd machine with different size but nothing main stream... last one i saw was a harley... and if i remember right, the new oxford grips come with an adaptor tube for them now as well.

Just watch which oxford ones you get... the older style with the big mechanical button are a safer bet really, although the control is huge... the newer ones with the electronic switch is a little weird at times as it features a auto cut off when the voltage gets low, which means they often dont work unless wired direct to the battery, and occasionally switch off in use Rolling Eyes

If you want them ones, be selective how you fit, where you fit and solder the connections.

suit scoot · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:53 am Post subject:

MikeHolland · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:

The left side is 22mm. The right side is 26.2mm because of the throttle sleeve. Just to complicate things, the throttle sleeve has a small ridge around the far end, but you can easily file it off.

Mike
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CheekyThomas · Guvernor Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374

Thats grip size not bar size... both bars are the same size. But yes one grip is bigger than the other as it has to go over the throttle tube.

suit scoot · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject:

after 20 minutes of shouting and swearing at the bolt i finally drilled it out with a hammer drill. Evil or Very Mad

got teh grips on, theyre alright but the throttle is sticking a little so am gonna have to re position them abit.
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Craig E · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject:

F*#cking hell you dont do things by halfs do ya? a hammer drill jesus that a tad drastic aint it? at least you got it off
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suit scoot · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

it was proper anoyying me!! i only drilled the head off the bolt then pulled the weight off, then twisted the rest of the bolt out with mole grips.

i wosh they'd copper em up. Evil or Very Mad

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Craig E · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

copper slips ace i use it on all my nuts and bolts
it's proper bo' i tell thee!!
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soulman · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 14 Location: DARLINGTON

what size were there when u got ends off and will the oxford heated grips fit

suit scoot · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:17 am Post subject:

soulman, theyre 22mm. normal bike grips.

bit of an arse to it but theyre on now.
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dougl65 · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:58 am Post subject:

Suit I've got the Oxford grips too and they're great! Mounted the controller on top of the LHS brake fluid reservoir cap with double sided automotive tape. Had to make a cut out in the cap to let the wire through.