Guest scaley Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I was on a short ride 'cross town t'other night and suffered a temporary loss of power. Lights ok and dash showing no warnings. The only thing that was different from usual was I was trying out the heated grips at 100%. I coasted to a halt, turned off the grips and bike. I immediately restarted the bike and rode off with no problems. The bike has been fine since. Has this happened to any one else on here. Any thoughts? Link to post
Guest Steve700x Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hi, I have oxford heated grips on mine and did out of curiosity try it at 100%. I didn't notice any effect on power no. I think I'm right in saying that it's theoretically possible for grips to affect power because they're wired through the ignition, but I'd be surprised if it did so without affecting the lights. For me it's arbitrary, because 100% power is way too hot! even for the coldest morning! Something of a mystery then ... Steve Link to post
Guest EasyTiger Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Had you run over a sleeping policeman? Occasionally a loose sidestand will drop slightly causing the engine to cut out... Link to post
Guest motorboy Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I think you already answered your own question, sounds like your grips needed more amps than the bike could put out.You need to put a volt meter on your battery with the bike running and turn on the grips on high if the voltage drops to say 10 volts or so that it... Link to post
Guest westgl Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Are your heated grips going through a relay? and direct to the battery Edited December 11, 2013 by westgl Link to post
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