considering the Honda heated grips for the CB1100

[fritzwilliger_imp]

Hi everyone... having tried both heated gloves with my last bike (Bonnie), and heated grips on a previous bike (Yamaha FJR), I have to say that I prefer the convenience of just flicking on the grips when needed vs stopping to layer on electric glove liners, plugging everything in, messing with the controller, etc. I'm seriously considering ponying up the money for the Honda heated grips. Questions to those who have already converted:

Are the heated grips more or less the same diameter and hardness as the stock plain grips? I ask because I had to put Grip Puppies on the originals in order to be able to ride comfortably, and I'm wondering if I end up still needing the extra padding with the heated grips, will the heat still pass through efficiently enough to my hands?

Can you control the amount of heat that the grips produce, or is at "on or off" kind of switch?

Any other observations you can pass along to someone who is wrestling with the question of spending $350 on these grips? Would you do it again if you know what you know now? And by the way, is there any chance at all of finding a lower price? Holy smokes!!

Thanks all. - Karl

skip to around 3:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT-uQbiRAwA

and i count 5 levels in that video, not 3

skip to around 3:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT-uQbiRAwA

and i count 5 levels in that video, not 3
Interesting! There do appear to be 5 levels for the OEM heated grips on the EX (obvious from the spoked wheels), and the 5 level numbers show up on the central gauge indicator screen. The Honda installed OEM heated grips in the U.S. come with only 3 levels, and nothing shows up on the central gauge cluster screen. The same thing was true for the OEM heated grips that I had Honda install on my previous bike (NC700X).

Thanks for the link to the Youtube video delineating the differences!
fritz