Triumphrat

Tbirdnz · 07-04-2009, 08:15 AM

Finally bit the bullet and bought some Oxford Hot Grips for the TB, been thinking about it for a few years but after several recent cold rides and then trying TigerFox's heated grips on his Tiger I went and bought a pair. Yes it's mid winter here in NZ.

I did a search on the site and found a useful thread on installation tips, thanks to IrlMike and lovecuba plus a couple of others on a particular thread which was very useful in preparing me what to expect.

Overall they were easy to put on, I squirted a bit of petrol down the old grips and they came straight off, no trouble.

In fact I was so pleased with them I went out two days later and bought another pair for my CB1300 and have just put them on today.

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Ride on !

TonyD · 07-04-2009, 09:46 AM

Ah, you dedicated all year round bikers.

Here's another encouraging review of Oxford Hot Grips that might be of interest:

http://www.therevcounter.com/motorbi...hot-grips.html

Tbirdnz · 07-04-2009, 06:22 PM

Yes a good write-up Tony in that link, almost taken from the manual !

Looks like they're cheaper here than in UK ! The price quoted in the link is GBP45-50 and they're sold here at Cycletreads Auckland at NZ$100 which is GBP38.50 although the recommended price on the box is NZ$110 (GBP42.30). These are the recent model too, as at Dec08.

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Ride on !

ruscook · 07-04-2009, 06:23 PM

I've had the heated grips on the Sprint, and now the Tiger. It definitely makes mountain and winter riding easier. I've not had the Oxford brand - have stuck with OEM, but have heard many good reports of them. Pity I don't have any for the pushy. I've got a 40km commute this morning and it's 3 deg C at the moment!

Russ