Heat Grips vs Gaurds vs Hippo Hands

[Gas Man]

Thanks Derf, that's a good price.

Ebbs... thanks as well. But I see 1 of the 4 reviews complaigned about the same problem you had with your generic brand.

I'm not sure which he will want but I will pass it along.

[Trip]

The BMW heated grips rock my cock. Setting one is about all I can take, setting 2 is omg this is fucking hot unless it's too cold to even feel it.

[Gas Man]

That's what people say about the HD ones. But I don't have any... peeps do say that once you get a set, you'll use them more than you think when you don't have a set.

But this is for my FIL. He always asks me what to get... he knows that if I don't know myself, I know who to ask.

[nhgunnut]

I use the Hotgrips on the Busa they are great but the stock controller has low and high setting iwich leaves you asking is this on, or saying dam that is hot. I have Oxfords on the B King they have a 4 position controller that is easy to adjut and were $70 for the complete kit. I agree BTW once you have the heated Grips you seem to wind up using them all the time.

[Gas Man]

NNut... those seem to be complete grips. How long have you had them? I don't want to suggest something to FIL that ends up failing.

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

NNut... those seem to be complete grips. How long have you had them? I don't want to suggest something to FIL that ends up failing.

I have had the Hot Grips for 4 years and the Oxfords for about a year. I use them about 4 months out of the year. Guys over on the SuzukiB-king.org have been running the Oxfords longer with no failures. Oxford also makes the under the Grip Wraps. We ran those on the wife's Victory from 04 till she sold it last year they worked well under the Kuryakyn ISO grips. they didn't get quite as warm as the Heated grips but I am guessing that was because of the thickness of the ISO's

[Gas Man]

It looked like the hot grips & oxfords were the same thing when I searched them...