I’ve only had my Stelvio since last Thursday and when I was cleaning it today I found the heated grips switch so I tested them. The light on the display came on but they didn’t heat up. So is the switch and wiring there, ready for them to be fitted, but not the heating element or are they bust? Or do they take a long time to warm up? My Triumph Tiger ones came on almost straight away
What is the exact model? My mate had a 2010 NTX and was convinced it had heated grips because he accessed the on switch via the computer switch on the left handlebar, he complained that the grips did not heat up.
I then explained that there weren’t any fitted. You should be able to see a black wire going into each grip, his didn’t have them.
If you haven’t got any, Oxford grips are probably cheaper and work better than the standard Moto Guzzi items.
It’s a 2011 abs model, not the ntx. If they’re not fitted why does it light up on the display? Bloody stupid!
I got heated grips from twowheeled junkie Kreis ones £19.99 2 settings and work fine on my old V1000 easy to fit decent instructions
If you go to buy the grips from a Guzzi dealer, just make sure you are sitting down when they tell you the price, just for the two grips. Many have managed to graft in aftermarket grips to the guzzi wiring, so you use the Guzzi control. You do have to organise some connectors though.
So regarding my question, the switch is there but the heating elements are not
Probably, this is the way most CARC Guzzis are supplied.
thanks for that Brian. Think I’ll get heated gloves, better than grips as they don’t just warm your palm
I was in the same boat with my 2010 Stelvio NTX. Thought I had won a watch when I saw the display and the fact you could set the level of heat. Ended up fitting Oxford ones which work great and can be accessed on the move.
It’s a worse feeling than seeing a blanked out switch on a car dashboard when you realise they’re not actually there
If it were me, then I would use these!
Grip heaters
they go under normal grips, and are easy to fit,
I buy them from here and also buy the waterproof covern thats at the bottom of the listing, I have a pair fitted to my 2 fazers and a pair fitted to my R80rt
not cheap, but slightly cheaper than ebay!
ianboydsnr2014-03-05 08:33:49
Actually I think hand guards probably work as well as anything by removing the wind chill effect.
Agree on the hand guards.They also make gloves last longer by keeping airborne abrasion off them.And dryer too.
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Actually I think hand guards probably work as well as anything by removing the wind chill effect.[/QUOTE]
I thought a stelvio already had hand guards!
my Breva is toasty and that has heated grips and handguards
Hi Tim,
I use Keise heated inner gloves. My thoughts are:-
- They work - my hands are never cold
- If I sell the bike I can take them with me
- They are different from heated grips - the heat is very gentle - at first you might think they are not working
- it is a bit of a fag putting on two pairs of gloves, connecting the inner gloves to the cables dangling from my jacket sleeves and then connecting myself to the bike
Overall conclusion? I rate them but in future would prefer a bike with hand guards and heated grips as the whole things-to-do-before-getting-on-the-bike routine winds me up! It takes away the spontaneity of going for a ride. Often I would already be half way there in my car.
Richard
Certainly with the current NTX, the switch / display etc is all in place as standard and it just the grips themselves that have to be fitted.
I understand it was an issue on earlier models that the heated grips could not be adjusted on the move(?) however now the On / Off & three heat settings can be operated quite easily from the single switch on the rear of the L/H cluster.
Certainly they are not as warm as my old GS and no-where near the Explorer XC I test rode a few weeks back (they got uncomfortably warm on the highest heat setting) but they are noticable and I wouldn’t be without them.