Do you think idle take alot of the battery, maybe not good to use both at the sametime
Perhaps you left them switched on?
Why not connect the live to the switched live leading from the ignition switch rather than the battery? Thats what I did, can't leave them on and they work perfectly.
the grips work well to keep your hands warm when you are running most of the time. on my monday commute that was the case, but on my wednesday/friday commute it isnt. they work a lot better than the non-honda grips that are causing people problems.
i wear fully insulated gore-tex gloves but my hands tend to get a bit cold on the higher speed runs. i really prefer to wear thin leather gloves so maybe i'll give bar muffs a try this winter.
Do you think idle take alot of the battery, maybe not good to use both at the sametime
That might be your problem if you connected directly to the battery.
It sounds like your grips are ALWAYS running, or at least always drawing current. You should wire in a cutoff switch between the battery and controls to see if that solves your problem.
Currently ride: Nothing right now - mostly mountain biking with my boys until they're old enough to ride Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
Cracksta wrote:whilst on this subject, where should I (when i do buy mine soon) splice into for the switched live? I want mine off when the idle cuts in.
ground to the battery or is there a better location on the frame?
Thanks
Honestly don't worry about it too much. Ground to a good earth on the chassis and pick the switched live from the ignition switch. All accessible from the front of the bike
I have just bought handlebar muffs,very cumbersome but they do keep the cold off my finger tips,and I can wear my thinner gloves and have better control with my thinner gloves
haildamage wrote:they are meant to work like that. it is just that some of my commutes are too urban with too much stop and go traffic. they are good enough for everything except around freezing. i think the way to go is to get some bar muffs though.
I try to travel at off-peak times and on side roads where I have control over more stops than I would in traffic. When I go on 100+ mile trips is when heated grips would really earn the money. Generally, it takes icy winds at 45+ mph for my winter gloves to become useless. That is when not even heated gloves do anything. Headwind just strips any and all heat.
I'm going to go for a bar muff/heated grips/leg shields combo to combat the icy weather. I've gone on touring trips with the 150 and done it in -10 weather.....biggest weakness toward holding heat in is a foggy visor, no leg protection, exposed hands (even if gloved), and a bulletproof vest so the headwind doesn't zap your core head on.
...and no, I'm not moving. I love cold weather. Just need to be shielded better and have a hardy heat source that I can trap.
