Oxford - Heaterz - Premium ATV Heated Grips (Temperature controlled Motorcycle Grips)

I've just installed the Oxford Premium Sports Heated grips on a first-gen FZ1. Installation was straightforward. While you can wire through a relay, the Oxford controller has an auto-shutoff feature if you leave the grips on after powering off the bike. I mounted the controller on my left side fairing insert, but you have lots of flexibility on where to mount (and Oxford includes a metal mount bracket that you may find more useful for your application).The grips fit my 7/8" bars pretty well. These grips are not expandable or rubberized like a traditional grip (they have a hard plastic shell on the inside... the part that makes contact with your bar or throttle tube). Oxford includes a glue (they call it 'super glue', but it's very runny or watery in consistency. While I had hoped that the grips would be snug enough without any glue, in my case the grips were a snug fit, but not snug enough to be secure without some sort of glue. So I used their glue... not tons of it, but enough. So far, they seem to be holding very well. A tip on the glue... I applied a bit to the inside of the grip on the section that is towards the inside of the bike (if you put it on the bar, then as you slide the grip on, it's likely going to just press the glue along the bar and run out everywhere). Again, it's watery, so be prepared for some to run out the outside as you slide the grip into place. Also, dry-fit it first and mark exactly where you want it to land. You have very little time before that glue sets... maybe just a couple of seconds. So lay down towels to catch drops, put on gloves, dry-fit, mark it, ensure you can fit it quickly, then glue on the side of the grips, and finally apply it and get it into position quickly. You're probably wondering about removal. So am I. :) I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Obviously you can cut off the grip, but if you wanted to remove without destroying, maybe lots of heat and an injection of acetone or goof-off (not sure this won't ruin plastic of the inside of the grip, and perhaps the throttle tube). Anyway, something to consider.The grips a just slightly larger in diameter than either stock or Progrip grips, so a slightly more bulky feel. The Sports grips have a bit of a rubberized textured surface. It's not soft like a Progrip dual-density gel grip, but not hard either. Perhaps a firm textured surface describes it best.The controller has a number of settings, and once on the lowest setting, if you press [-] to reduce setting again, it powers the unit off. Buttons are large and tactile, so easy to operate with a gloved finger. And the LED light is easily visible even in sunlight.With temps near 40F, even just the 50% setting is more than adequate and delivers lots of warmth after just a few minutes. I find the heat to be very consistent across both grips (often the left side grip is colder due to the heat-sink of the bar, but with the Oxford grips, this doesn't seem to be a problem). On the higher settings, these grips get very warm indeed. And of course, it's not the same as a heated glove liner that covers the entire hand, but it does make winter riding very tolerable. Nothing is worse than the pain of cold on your hands/fingers, and with heated grips, your ride can be much more pleasant.Overall they seem to be high quality and are working well. I'll update here if my experience changes or I see issues in the future.NOTE: In pics, my left grip is flipped where I ran the wire on the top. This is not typical. Normally you want this to be running down and out the bottom. I ran it this way because I have non-standard bars on my bike, and they have very little clearance with the tank when fully cocked, and it just ended up being better clearance this way.

This is my second pair of Heaterz grips by Oxford and they are fantastic. Top quality, long lasting. My last set lasted 2 years (which is about 46K miles--I have a long commute). They have five temperature settings and the highest setting gets quite hot. I usually start out at the highest setting to warm the grips up faster, and then I'll back it off as needed once I'm on the road.Easy installation. Each grip is marked (L) for clutch side, and (R) for throttle side. They are also color coded. (yellow for clutch, green for throttle) Install the wiring to the battery first and then mount the controller and make those connections. Then concentrate on the grips.The grips are plug-n-play, so run the wiring up somewhere near your triple clamps/handlebar. When placing the grips, the wire side at the grip faces down. Just make damn sure you have plenty of play on your throttle grip before cementing them on!! Your throttle needs to make a full turn w/o binding or stretching the wire once it's connected. You also need to make sure you can turn the bars fully w/o binding the wiring. The length of the wiring however seems very adequate; but before you install the grips, orient them in place next to the bar and route your wires down to the connector and make sure you've got plenty of play to work with.The only issue I had once installed was the throttle side grip wouldn't warm up sometimes. I was able to trace that to the wire connection. The throttle side wire had a kink at the connector, but straightening out the wiring and a zip tie on the bars kept the connection straight and that solved my problem. Tip: if need be, u can take some electrical tape & a cut popsicle stick and tape the connectors together so the wiring is straight and there are no kinks. So look at the connectors at the ends of each grip wire and if they are overly kinked, keep in mind that u may need to straightens out the kink so u can get juice flowing thru the wire.Cutting the grips: my install required cutting the end cap off the throttle side bec of my bar end weights. You can safely cut the "rounded" end caps off if u need to. But don't go any further than that! There is wiring embedded in the rubber so you don't want to damage or cut those wires (if u do you can toss your grips and you'll have to buy & start all over again). The last position u can safely cut is where the grip pattern begins, which is just at the line where the rounded cap meets the grip pattern. If u have bar end weights or mirrors, u should be able to cut & install the grips just as w/ any other rubber grips. "However," not all installs are the same or perfect fits. Hold the grips up to the bars and visually check clearance. Like I said, u can cut the grip ends off if u need to (but don't go any further up the grip).Tools: You'll need some super glue (although they provide it if u don't have any), and a razor/utility knife (& spare blades), and a flat blade screw driver.Note: these grips have a hard plastic insert. They are not 100% rubber. "So," cutting them off is an issue (next time u have to replace them). It's much easier removing the throttle side bec the throttle slide is already plastic. The clutch side gave me the most trouble. Best practice is with your razor knife, cut a lateral down the center, and keep going over and over the same place. This will only cut the rubber however. Then, you need to focus on cutting the plastic--very difficult. Keep going over the same cut w/ the razor knife and concentrate on the end of the grip. Get that started and then you can gradually work your way up to the top of the grip. Use the screw driver at times to pry the plastic apart. Once you can get the plastic insert to break free, you're home free. Work at splitting the insert as far up the grip as you can and eventually you'll be able to simply slide it off.Hope these tips help. (Oh, when applying fresh glue to the bar & throttle body, don't over do it. And have a rag underneath so you don't get super glue dripping down on your bike)

Would easily buy again!!Without the heat these are nice motorcycle handgrips. They are wider than the last two pairs of non heated grips that I had. I had to shift the mirrors over a half inch or so to install. Lots of room for my big hands with gloves. The rubber is firm for a good controllable grip but not uncomfortable. The texture is present but not unpleasant to bare hands. The outer ends are open so I was able to reinstall my bark busters without any mods.The installation was easy but did take an hour or so. Good instructions, all parts included. The bolts were the wrong size for my dual sport but I just reused the ones on my bike for mounting the controller. I used more zip ties than they supplied to make sure the wiring stayed neat at all points. I did have to sand down the ridges on the plastic sleeve of my throttle like the instructions say to do. The super glue is runny but sets up pretty quickly. Make sure you have the position all planned because you won’t have much time to make any adjustments.During my 20 mile test ride I rode with lightweight gloves and the setting on 1 (which was plenty) and 2 (which wasn’t too much). The heat starts very quickly. The control buttons are easy to operate with one gloved hand while riding.