01-17-2018, 07:35 PM
I will absolutely install heated grips on my 2017 model after it arrives; I have had them on (almost) every bike for 30 years. And I did a search on "heated grips" to see what others here have done.
The OEM grips with installation kit runs around $400. I can certainly afford that and will buy them if they are superior in some obvious way to aftermarket units. But I contrast that with the OEM Harley-Davidson grips I installed on my Road King and Road Glide Ultra; H-D isn't exactly known for competitive pricing, and those units were $200 each for the plain Jane ones (the ones that are reputed to work best, BTW).
Are there mechanical reasons that make installation of aftermarket heated grips a compromise affair (as in, it is necessary to modify some part of the throttle, bars, bar end weights, mirrors)? I would guess there are good aesthetic reasons to use the OEM grips (and that might tip it for me). Are the OEM grips nice and hot? My new H-D grips are uncomfortably warm on a 50°F day if I turn them up beyond "2" (out of 6) with thin deerskin gloves.
Just wondering about Honda's pricing on these . . .
The OEM grips with installation kit runs around $400. I can certainly afford that and will buy them if they are superior in some obvious way to aftermarket units. But I contrast that with the OEM Harley-Davidson grips I installed on my Road King and Road Glide Ultra; H-D isn't exactly known for competitive pricing, and those units were $200 each for the plain Jane ones (the ones that are reputed to work best, BTW).
Are there mechanical reasons that make installation of aftermarket heated grips a compromise affair (as in, it is necessary to modify some part of the throttle, bars, bar end weights, mirrors)? I would guess there are good aesthetic reasons to use the OEM grips (and that might tip it for me). Are the OEM grips nice and hot? My new H-D grips are uncomfortably warm on a 50°F day if I turn them up beyond "2" (out of 6) with thin deerskin gloves.
Just wondering about Honda's pricing on these . . .