Heated Grips

Discussion in '610/630' started by BeefCurtain, Sep 9, 2010.

  1. BeefCurtain Husqvarna
    C Class

    Location:
    Colorado
    Anyone running these? What brand? Like/Dislike? I was thinking of hot grips like bigdog what do you think? Foil tape on the clutch side? Cold wheather isn't stoping me:ride:
  2. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    I run el-cheapo $28 grip heaters on my 610 and they work great :thumbsup: An essential piece of gear for year-round riding, in my opinion. I wish I had more than just Hi and Lo, though. Sometimes Lo isn't enough and sometimes Hi burns my palms:D

    I'm not a fan of the Hot Grips only because they're expensive and I don't care for the grips themselves.




    WoodsChick
  3. knary Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    PDX
    WoodsChick,
    Where did you mount the switch?
  4. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    I put it on a little piece of aluminum and connected that to the front bolt on my bar clamp. You can kinda see it in the photo below...

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    If I had to do it over again I'd put it somewhere else. You know, like a spot where it won't accidentally get turned on to "Hi" when placing one's gloves on the dash at sundown after a reeeally long ride in the flat desert with no hill around to bumpstart a bike with a dead battery the next morning :busted:





    WoodsChick
  5. knary Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    PDX
    :D

    I tapped the horn circuit for mine so the dead battery shouldn't be an issue. I just could never settle on a switch location - wires have been there for over a year.
  6. schrode Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    seattle
    I hard wired mine with butt connectors. I just u plug them when not needed. Down side is high setting only