Wire heated grips to igintion- how easy?

[Joeman]

wire them in using a relay so they can only be on when the ignition is on.

Measure the voltage at the battery with the bike running, grips on, and all the lights on. So long as the voltage is still over about 13volts you'll be fine.

[Joe85]

I was filling up from pretty much empty and put about £2 in petrol in then just brimmed it with diesel! Problem solved

 

I actually filled my diesel up from empty with Unleaded.

Not it was it £70 down the drain (not literally) but i had to drive it home. Not sure how but it choked and stuttered there. Ended up having to drop the tank off the bottom.

[Hoggs]

I was filling up from pretty much empty and put about £2 in petrol in then just brimmed it with diesel! Problem solved

 

I actually filled my diesel up from empty with Unleaded.

Not it was it £70 down the drain (not literally) but i had to drive it home. Not sure how but it choked and stuttered there. Ended up having to drop the tank off the bottom.

 

Well if you're going to put the wrong fuel in you want to put unleaded in a diesel and not the other way round!

Fun fact -the freezing point of diesel is quite low and people in hardcore cold areas had to mix in a bit of unleaded to stop it freezing in the tank.

[RantMachine]

I was filling up from pretty much empty and put about £2 in petrol in then just brimmed it with diesel! Problem solved

 

I actually filled my diesel up from empty with Unleaded.

Not it was it £70 down the drain (not literally) but i had to drive it home. Not sure how but it choked and stuttered there. Ended up having to drop the tank off the bottom.

 

Well if you're going to put the wrong fuel in you want to put unleaded in a diesel and not the other way round!

Fun fact -the freezing point of diesel is quite low and people in hardcore cold areas had to mix in a bit of unleaded to stop it freezing in the tank.

 

I knew I'd read something to suggest that unleaded in a diesel is still pretty damn terrible, so I looked it up - this is from the AA website:

 

Diesel acts as a lubricant, helping the fuel pump to do its job. If petrol’s mixed with diesel it has the opposite effect, acting like a solvent. The more it’s pumped through your fuel system, the more damage it will do. It can even result in you needing a new engine.

Common rail (or HDi) diesel engines are particularly susceptible to damage from misfuelling. You could be looking at new fuel pumps, injectors, pipes, filters and fuel tank.

[Guest]

Diesel is better in a petrol. Normally petrol in diesel kajiggers the high pressure pump and you don't pay a £5er for one. Normally curtains

[Joe85]

I was filling up from pretty much empty and put about £2 in petrol in then just brimmed it with diesel! Problem solved

 

I actually filled my diesel up from empty with Unleaded.

Not it was it £70 down the drain (not literally) but i had to drive it home. Not sure how but it choked and stuttered there. Ended up having to drop the tank off the bottom.

 

Well if you're going to put the wrong fuel in you want to put unleaded in a diesel and not the other way round!

Fun fact -the freezing point of diesel is quite low and people in hardcore cold areas had to mix in a bit of unleaded to stop it freezing in the tank.

Incredibly, it was a few years ago now.

No adverse effects.

Yet.

[Hoggs]

sounds like scaremongering from the AA if you ask me. *puts on tinfoil hat*

I think a bit is fine.. any more than a bit is bad.

[Stu]

its all in the wording

IE it "can" cause problems not it "will"

[Tango]

coughs and sneezles spread diseasels. .....

[JRH]

start off with heated grips and end up with mixing petrol and diesel.

This forum is like a box of chocolates etc etc.

[Guest]

This forum is like a box of chocolates etc etc.

i got a box of chocolates from a customer today

[JRH]

This forum is like a box of chocolates etc etc.

i got a box of chocolates from a customer today

Hope you have declared it. Don't want you being accused of accepting bribes.

[Grumpy Old Git]

What kind of Chocolates?

Note: Do not select a choccy to eat while wearing heated gloves - There, we are now back on the opening topic! http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/posting.php?mode=reply&f=5&t=61833#

[Foxy Stoat seeks Pig]

So after many many months, finally i will be installing a relay switch tomrrow (weather permitting). I have all the bits and pieces ready to go. Slightly hesitant though after my last spot of home mechanics cost me a trip to the garage, new fork tubes, over £200 and bike off the road for over week

What is the worst that can happen with a harmless little relay switch.......

[JRH]

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Only joking

[Foxy Stoat seeks Pig]

It was never going to be straightforward was it?

I have it all wired up, but the 10a fuse in the grips keeps blowing. When the ignition is off you cant switch on the grips, which is how I want it. When I turn the ignition one notch the turn the grips on it get flashing lights on the grips. These are R&G grips by the way. Then when I start engine and switch on the grips I momentarily get one light then nothing. This is where the fuse blows. I have them wired to the number plate light as the switched wire. The number plate light is still working fine.

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy283/martash2009/Relay.jpg

This is the guide I have followed. I'm all out of fuses so any advice appreciated. Thanks.

[Stu]

You need to recheck your wiring as something is amiss

[Foxy Stoat seeks Pig]

Definitely. Also worth mentioning that the wire on the right side grip has come clean away from the grip, so that needs replacing. Not sure if that would be causing this issue though.

[Foxy Stoat seeks Pig]

I have rechecked the wring and connections. The only potential problem between the diagram and what maybe I should have done is wire the negative grips lead directly to the battery negative, then run a separate earth lead from battery negative to 85 on the relay. Currently I have the earth lead spliced from the negative grips lead.

If that makes any sense!!

[Quinton]

I have an issue with. I wired my heated grips to the switch live on my rear brake lever on my forza125, but it’s bypassing the on off temperature control switch on the heated grips. So if I start the scooter , in approximately 30seconds the heated grips are red hot and I hadn’t even turned the switch on.