Will you think i am a girl or soft?

[dragonworld.]

And the traditional spoke wheels with the white sidewalls!!    Phwooaaarrr!! 

[signora monster]

Smart move Rob. Friends of ours have them on their bikes and they are awesome and not too hard to install.
I went for a ride with these guys on Saturday. They were as warm as toast and I froze my fingers (and other bits) off. I am seriously considering a set for myself. Good luck with the  installation, you shouldn't have too many dramas. 

Next ride I expect a nice warm cuddle with those warm hands ! LOL.

DOM DOM DOM DOM 

[FIFO]

Next ride I expect a nice warm cuddle with those warm hands ! LOL.

DOM DOM DOM DOM 

I will hold you to that,But don't tell jukie she will get jealous

[FIFO]

it is funny.. here's some more ideas for Rob to go with the handwarmers..

Oz that clip is a cracker.
And are you adding all that fine bling to your catalouge

[ozducati]

Oz that clip is a cracker.
And are you adding all that fine bling to your catalouge

all items available on request Rob.. and we do keep mum on purchases such as this ... (just so you know)   

[Jukie]

I will hold you to that,But don't tell jukie she will get jealous

yeh i want a cuddle too RobS. actually you owe me 2 now

[mattyvas]

I wanna see tassles on the weekend. 

[Two dogs]

Hay Matty trust me you dont want to see where Rob -aka- DOM wares those tassels

[braando]

Rob.........I also have a Harley with heated grips.......one problem i guarantee you will incurr. ........certain so called "mates" will get great delight in turning the buggers onto high in the middle of summer.......by the time you realise and turn them off its too late....your hands keep the heat in for around an hour........you soon learn to check the buggers every time you hop on.....i am already thinking of putting them on my S4R......i just have to have the balls to walk into D'Moto with a good excuse for needing them......i already cop a lot of flack about my Dyna......known to them as a "combine harvester".....haha.......but it serves a purpose...try pillioning on a monster for a distance......and don't let it get you down if someone mentions "middle age soft cock syndrome" mate........they'r just jealous........of the heated grips i mean..........

[FIFO]

Yeah heated grips fitted. too easy.
These one from vince strang are the go.
$59 posted.

You will  also need a small 15amp ,12v relay, some 10amp wire , 10amp inline fuse ,cable terminals, cable ties, elecee tape.
about another $30.
I  allready had the bits.

Fitting the heater pads is the easy bit.
the wiring and fitting the switch a bit time consuming to make it all neat.
Not much room to squeeze it all in,with out stuffing up the delicate Ducati wiring.  

These ones from Vince Strang motorcycles in Inverell are the bees knees, and some of the cheapest you'll get. http://www.vincestrangmotorcycles.com.au/gripheaters.html

[spotcom]

Great stuff, Rob! 

Now for the confession: the finer points of electrics confuse me.  When I wired these into the Suzuki, I just tapped into one of the wires leading from the ignition (the one that was only on when the key was on). I didn't use relays...

It would be very helpful if you described how you wired this up - where did the relay go, what wires you tapped into, etc. Perhaps a diagram or pics?

If I ever do put heated grips on a Ducati, I'd want to do it right!

[suzyj]

Great stuff, Rob! 

Now for the confession: the finer points of electrics confuse me.  When I wired these into the Suzuki, I just tapped into one of the wires leading from the ignition (the one that was only on when the key was on). I didn't use relays...

It would be very helpful if you described how you wired this up - where did the relay go, what wires you tapped into, etc. Perhaps a diagram or pics?

If I ever do put heated grips on a Ducati, I'd want to do it right!

I'm a qualified electrickerer, so I can answer that.

The reason for the relay is to reduce the current through the ignition switch.  If you just put the extra load (whether that's high power lights, or girly heated grips or whatever) on the output of the ignition switch, you risk overloading it and turning it into a puddle of expensive molten plastic.

By using a relay, you keep the extra load on the ignition switch down to just that needed to energise the relay coil.  The main power for your girly grips comes directly from the battery (via a suitable fuse, of course), so no expensive ducati electrics get fried.

[Dannog]

nicely stated..... especially the 'girly grips' 

[dragonworld.]

Hey SuzyJ, and what wires go on what terminals of the relay??

Ahem! like nookies! Its been a while since I fitted a relay! 

[Nickati]

85 is earth
86 is battery positive
30 is switching wire
87 is output to girly grips or what ever you are turning on (IE Jukie ??)