ngilbo
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Any recommendation for gen 2? Yamaha or Oxford?
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Squibb
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Oxford effective & well priced, but you will have a separate controller on the bars & obvious wiring.
Yamaha grip warmers; way more expensive, but will integrate with the function display & settings menu. Plug & play too, IIRC for the non-ES Gen 2 bikes, with wiring located behind the tool roll, front right under the RHS cowling (A).
Price vs aesthetics - only you can choose. As you probably know, they come standard on the ES/ZE bikes.
Yamaha grip warmers; way more expensive, but will integrate with the function display & settings menu. Plug & play too, IIRC for the non-ES Gen 2 bikes, with wiring located behind the tool roll, front right under the RHS cowling (A).
Price vs aesthetics - only you can choose. As you probably know, they come standard on the ES/ZE bikes.
ngilbo
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Hi Squibb
Thanks for the response. Are the Yamaha grips effective? I know Honda grips (for example) are pretty rubbish.
Cheers
Nick
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Thanks for the response. Are the Yamaha grips effective? I know Honda grips (for example) are pretty rubbish.
Cheers
Nick
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A question. What would happen if you connect the Oxford (without self controller) in the wiring of the original Yamaha grips, will the Ecu recognize them? ..... I remember reading in a post that when a cable from the grips is cut, the grips disappear from the dash menu ..... when the cut is solved , the grips menu reappears ...It is like a small electrical signal going through the wiring of the grips. If it has a return, the menu appears and they can be controlled, if there is no signal return ... it is because there are no heated grips then the menu does not appear. it's just a doubt
Yes, they get pretty toasty. Much better than the Honda grips that I had on my AT.
Longdog Cymru
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I have fitted Oxford Adventure bike grips to my Gen 2 SuperTen and I am pretty happy with them. They are better “bang for bucks” than the Yamaha grips, but I would be interested to know if it is possible to splice Oxford heated grips into the Yamaha harness and also if it is possible to splice into the XT1200Z and/or the XT1200EZ/ES?
ngilbo
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Thanks bud - managed to get a new set of own heated grips for £150 including delivery!
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gunslinger_006
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If you put a multimeter on the four wires supplied for heated grips, there is no power when the bike is on.
I suspect the yamaha heated grips have a chip that talks to the ecu and only them does the bike supply power. That is likely going to block you from just plugging aftermarket hested grips where the factory ones wire up.
I suspect the yamaha heated grips have a chip that talks to the ecu and only them does the bike supply power. That is likely going to block you from just plugging aftermarket hested grips where the factory ones wire up.
No, different resistance in the grips.
Longdog Cymru
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Thanks for the quick reply
Squibb
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I've got them on the S10 as well as my FJR. Perfectly OK for me, but in fairness I'm too much of an antique to ride in the depths of winter. They give you a degree of customisation within the setting menu, through a 10 point scale, so can be dialled in to suit you/your glove preference.
escapefjrtist
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Check out FJRForum for info on installing Oxford grips (and using OE dash controls) on a '13 FJR. Should be similar for GEN II Tenere.
Heated Grip Replacement.
~G
Edit: I've installed OE grips on my '18 Tenere and they are more than adequate down into the 20s F.
Heated Grip Replacement.
~G
Edit: I've installed OE grips on my '18 Tenere and they are more than adequate down into the 20s F.
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Be sure to get the Adventure length grips for the Tenere, they're a bit longer.
TenereTim13
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Friend had 2012 S10 factory heated grips.I have Oxford heated grips on mine.Comparing the two they both seemed to be very close in amount of heat.I chose Oxford because the price .Very easy to put on and the controller quite small.
MattR
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There have been issues reported with the Oxford grips that lead to them draining the battery as they are permanently wired to the battery and powered on. They are supposed to go to sleep when not in use but there have been faults where that has not happened and the battery has drained
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TenereTim13
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So far so good here no problems!
In another S10 forum, I found this note. The author (casas16) explains why the gen2 ecu does not recognize the oxford grips to be able to control them from the dash. Explain that the difference in connection between the two grips makes the resistance values different. The oem heated grips, are connected in series ... oxford grips are connected in parallel. He connected the oxfords in series (without self controller), and the ecu recognized them. He also comments that only buy the oxford replacement grips ... since it would not occupy the controller and it is cheaper
YAMAHA OEM GRIP
OXFORD DIAGRAM
YAMAHA OEM GRIP
OXFORD DIAGRAM
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gunslinger_006
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That is extremely useful info and i feel like it should be stickeyed or something so its not lost.