Re: Heated Grips --> possible Fix

["Mike Benzon" <fast87@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David
I saw quite a bit of conversation on the heated grip subject on another site
and the consensus was the throttle grip gets warmer because it is insulated
from the bars by the plastic throttle sleeve. The clutch side grip is fitted
directly to the metal bar.
Mike
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaske David G DLVA" <GaskeDG@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Sprint RS/ST List (E-mail)" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 6:10 AM
Subject: Heated Grips --> possible Fix


> Hello all,
>   As some may remember my bike was suffering from the different temps on
the
> hand grip.  Well in a moment of boredom I decided to fix that.  The
install
> manual states to not change the length of wire, and from what I found, it
is
> because the heat is determined by the resistance in the wire.  So what I
did
> was route the clutch side in such away that I was able to remove about 8 -
> 10 inches of wire, then resolder the connections back up.  So far the heat
> is more even and I have seen no adverse effects.  Before the throttle side
> was putting out over 120 degrees (Fahrenheit) and the left was just
managing
> 95'.  It now it getting to more like 105'.  I checked temp on the
handlebars
> them selves (the aluminum part) and they were the close to the same, as I
> wanted to make sure all the extra heat I was getting was not being sucked
up
> by the bar.  Still not sure why the grips generate different heat, as most
> of the wires are shared, but atleast now all 10 digits will be warm!!
Hope
> this helps anyone who has this ailment.
>
> David "Lost Dawg" Gaske
> '00 Sprint RS (yellow)
> Fredericksburg, Va.  USA
>
>
>
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