Heated Grips........

I had triumph heated grips on NUDGER (2018 Speedmaster) and they were very good
I now have a TWAT (Tiger 800) fitted with Oxford heated gloves and they are very good as well
I don’t think that the Triumph ones are worth 4 times as much though

 

Oxford ones are simply great value compared to the official ones and get way hotter.
Only upside is having the grips icon in the TFT display and not locating somewhere for the controller to go but thats it. (IMHO)
I had the oxford tour ones on the busa but I soldered the cables (and heat-shrinked) the joins together to get rid of the big white connections. Looks WAY better that way and more "integrated".
Also, it looks to me like the triumph ones won’t last as long either (thinner).

 

The Oxford heated grips are far hotter than the Triumph ones and have more heat levels. The current ones have up to 6 or 7 different settings and are very good.

The Triumph ones, at least on my 2014 Tiger do not get anywhere near as hot and only have 2 heat settings, warm and not so warm!

The only advantage that the Triumph ones have is that they are integrated into the bike and the Oxford grips have an ugly great controller that has to be mounted on the bars.

 

I've just fitted these Daytona grips to my Street Triple, I've not had a chance to ride with them yet, but when I tested them in the garage they got pretty hot

https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/heated-grips-for-2016-2017-speed-triple.26915/#post-494511

https://www.motorcycle-road-and-race.co.uk/daytona-heated-grips

 

Now you’ve got me thinking I was a little nervous about getting these because of the controller looking out of place. Might be able to work something out.

 

I fitted Oxford grips to my Bonneville and Tiger 800. (Stupid not to have had them fitted in the first place).
Great value as Sportsbikeshop were doing a good deal at the time. Mine were the ones with 5 settings (why you'd need more is beyond me) and I never had to go above 75%.
Stuck the controller out of sight down on the side of the headstock on the Bonnie and on the back of the headlight cover on the Tiger.
They're standard on my 900 Tiger and are definitely warmer than the old style Triumph ones my mate has on his Explorer.

 

Have you seen these Koso Apollo grips? - I've no idea how good they are...

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/koso-apollo-heated-grips?sku_id=1176958



There is a review here: https://www.webbikeworld.com/koso-apollo-heated-grips-review/

 

That's a rather neat way to conceal the control box DD I do like that, I have only had heated grips on my Buell for most winter riding I have a large pair of Mitts over the bars work okay for me

 

Just put them on my Amazon list THANKS!

 

I fitted Oxford to my Street Twin and they were excellent, flippin' hot, they failed after 18 months in as much as they auto shut off went berserk, but still got warm, at £50 good value. I have Triumph on my 2020 Scrambler 1200, neater but only three settings and way way less warm than Oxford, not tried them on a proper cold day but expect them to be barely noticeable. Oxford all the way

 

I fitted Oxford heated grips on my 2018 Tiger and they are very good with a number of heat settings. Much better value than the Triumph ones and the mounting the controller on the bars can be blended a bit by making your own bracket.

 

i have heated triumph grips on my triumph bobber i use thinner short bobber gloves a they work very well i guesse if you have thicker gloves on maybe wll restric the heat through gloves.

 

I guess motorcycle glove manufacturers should get savvy with a type of glove that has a thick outside layer with a thinner inside (palm side) one specifically for use with heated grips if you get my drift.

 

I have the Triumph heated grips on my Bonneville. I like them, but they were standard with the bike when I bought it. I like that the digital display lets me know what setting they’re on when I activate them, and they’ve been great.