I've often thought this, so I stick to 94r when talking about the wasp. Perhaps we should have a poll about how we name our bikes then sticky the results in the newbies section ? I'm sure someone with more IT noggin than me can knock that up. Just a thought, like. S3 (R) = speed triple. (R) ST3 (R) = street triple. (R) Speedy = speedmaster. That sort of thing. Bob
I was determined to use my bike all year, not park it up in September and get it out again in May. So fitted heated grips, there great. Yes the back of your hands can get cold, but tightly wrap your hand around grip and get thick gloves and you be ok. I would also recommend a heated vest, keep your core warm and the rest of your body will feel warm.
I had Oxford h/grips on my 2015 Speed and got the Triumph ones for my new(ish) 2016 Speed R. Both grips work great and the mere fact that your hands are being warmed does reduce the chill factor on the back of your hands (I only use sport gloves). The Triumph set has two heat settings which is enough. The Oxford has three if I remember correctly, the hottest setting I could never use without the fear of turning my fingers in to toasted chipolatas!
Yes, but if we are posting in the Speed Triple subforum would that not imply it is a Speed Triple? Adding the year of manufacture certainly helps to pinpoint the model. I come from the Alphabet soup of Harley nomenclature and find just using the bike's name refreshing. Happy to go along with what makes sense as this forum is fantastic!
Has anybody any pictures of where they've fitted the control panel for the Oxford grips. I've used the plate that is attached via the clutch lever bolts and I don't like it .the control is stood Bolt upright because of the mirror mount on top . Also what did you do with the excess wire .their seem a lot of it . Ta wayne
The excess wire can be neatly rolled cable tied n left under the tank by the headstock. Mind you...I'm running bar end mirrors.
I've got bar end mirrors me self.did you remove the threaded hole on top of the clutch lever .?I noticed your control panel is flatter than what I've done (looks much better ),
Just turn the clamp upside down so the threaded mount is at the bottom then you can bolt on the plate and bend if forward
I didn't like the look of the bracket (if I had used it., I would have painted it black) so mounted my control panel on the tank (sorry no pic), at the front by the head stock. Fitted it upside down, so the cable is more hidden. It's a little more tricky to use, but you only put it on or off, not like your constantly adjusting it.
Ok.grips and control panel working .happy days. The grips are wired straight to the battery,has anybody fitted a switch on the battery live just as a precaution or am I just being a pessimist?
The Oxford heated grips are fused and will shut off automatically if you leave them on by mistake, for that reason i see no need for a switch.
^^++ I believe they are called intelligent sensor and as Darkman said....it will detect the v drop n shut off.
I had the genuine Triumph heated grips install a few weeks back. Thought some of you might like to see how they looked. I must say that I'm not overly impressed with the control unit mounted on the clutch lever bracket.
"Aftermarket" is a good description! I think they could have tried a little harder. Regarding the Australian temperatures, Australia's a big place and so you get quite a range of temperatures. Ranging from 45 degree (C) or below freezing. However in Sydney it can get down to 6 degrees at night and early morning. As I like touring and I like to ride all year round I can get a little chilly at times. Hence the heated grip and a BMW heated vest.
I had R&G on the bike when I bought to but took them off... When I wear my summer gloves they got my hands nice and warm but if I wore my winter gloves I couldn't feel any heat from them :/ Plus I like the thin feel of Renthal grips so stuck some of them on I've been wearing my summer gloves, textile jacket and Kevlar jeans combo for about the past Month....I ride all year and it's not too bad lately....
