OEM heated grips vs Oxford?

bimota

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if i buy a bike second hand and the factory heated grips are on there great, but if i have to put heated grips on its aftermarket every time as they work as well as oem do and cost a third of the price

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I have OEM heated grips on the Tenere. The factory integration is very nice, but they don't get nearly as hot as Oxford's I have had on multiple previous bikes.
 

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I have OEM heated grips on the Tenere. The factory integration is very nice, but they don't get nearly as hot as Oxford's I have had on multiple previous bikes.
They might not be set to max. then. This can be done in a sub menu..
 

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That's what I've read, each setting gets preset to a percentage. Seems kind if fiddly. But once set you would think 100% would be hot enough. I've only used 100% on my Oxfords below 40 degrees.
 

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I have both types on two different bikes.
I have Oxford "Adventure" grips on my FJ1200, and I put OEM Yamaha Grips on my S10 (Integrated with the ECU)
Since the Yamaha Grips have a much lower resistance than the Oxford ones, I was originally worried that they may not get as hot..................
I have found this NOT to be the case. When running at "Level-10" they get HOT!
To me they feel to get just as hot as the Oxfords on my FJ.
I even have "Re-Grip" rubber grip-covers installed on my S10, and when I'm riding in temps above 45-degrees F, I have to turn them down to "Medium" (which I have programmed to Level-7) They get plenty hot for me, even through the grip-pads.

Side-note: (I didn't install the "Re-Grip" pads for any sort of cushioning or vibration. I felt the factory Grips were too narrow for my huge Bear-Paws. I needed to make them just a bit larger. The Re-Grip pads work awesome for this! I'm happy that the heat transfers through the rubber pads.)
 

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I have both types on two different bikes.
I have Oxford "Adventure" grips on my FJ1200, and I put OEM Yamaha Grips on my S10 (Integrated with the ECU)
Since the Yamaha Grips have a much lower resistance than the Oxford ones, I was originally worried that they may not get as hot..................
I have found this NOT to be the case. When running at "Level-10" they get HOT!
To me they feel to get just as hot as the Oxfords on my FJ.

I had the OEM grips on my 2013 before I replaced them with the Oxford Adventure grips.
I remember the OEM grips being comparable to the Oxfords in heat output.

The wattage of the grips are about the same. The difference is that the OEM grips are wired in series whereas the Oxfords are in parallel.
I measured the resistance on all 4 of the grips when I installed the Oxford Adventure grips.
OEM grips - 1.9 and 1.8 ohms​
Wired in series, total resistance = R1 + R2 = 3.7 ohms​
Oxfords - 7.4 and 6.3 ohms​
Wired in parallel, total resistance = (R1× R2) / (R1 + R2) =3.4 ohms​

The OEM grips lasted 14,000 miles (2 yrs) before the throttle grip wire broke.
The Oxfords have 69,000 miles (4 yrs) on them and still going.

When I bought the bike the dealer installed the OEM grips so, of course they were not done right.

I found that the wiring was not routed properly in the housing so that probably affected the life of the wire. Even so, if I were to do it again I would go with the Oxfords but I like using the Warm & Safe Heat-Troller instead of the Oxford controller. (small but easy to use with winter gloves on.)

Four years ago, when I ordered the Oxfords through Lockitt they had an option of choosing the controller you wanted.
I just checked and they no longer offer that option but you can buy the parts individually.
left grip, right grip - link
controllers - link Heat Troller - link
2 wire connector to plug into each grip connector (x 2) - link
 
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