My friend just purchased a 2017 Street glide special. He is having the dealer install heated grips his question is does anyone know if the streamline work any better than the standard heated grips. The catalog says they work 20% better than stock heated grips. Any opinions or information appreciated.

Joe

 

Everything I've read says just the opposite. The standard grips work better & last way longer.

I know the stockers on my Limited will melt your hands at half way up lol.

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I put the streamliners on my 14. I would say that they are 30% worse than the stock grips but definitely look 20% better.

 

I've got the stock heated grips and everything I've heard prior to purchasing them was that the others don't last long. Guys have taken them back 2-3 times and eventually gave up.

 

I have the Streamline now and the Airflow before - they seem exactly the same to me, but I only have them turned up half way. Thats all you need anyway.

 

Standard headed grips that I added to my 2014 SG, by far work the best of the last 3
Harley's I have had heated grips on.

 

Had the streamline installed on my 2013 RGU and they sucked. Have the stock ones on my '14 Limited and they still kick *** after 77K miles. I won't trade bling for functionality.

 

I self-installed the standard heated grips on mine a week after I bought the bike. It was January. Installation seemed really PITA from what I was reading about it, but once I just read the instructions and stared at the inner fairing for awhile, I figured it out. The standard grips are what came stock on the Limited, AFAIK. They are real heaters. The six notch heat dial also turns them on and off. I frequently hit the **** with the heal of my hand and turn the grips on during a 105f July day. Might be a good idea to pull a fuse in summer.

In winter, I ride in temps down into the 30s. The grips are very beefy. Three notches up is BBQ time. Makes me wonder why the dial has six positions. Do they really get hotter in position six? I've never tried it.

 

Thanks guys

 

I had standards on my 13 SG. Put streamlines on my 16rgu. No difference. In heat production. I can't bare hand either one up past 3 or 4. As for longevity I can't tell you but the streamlines have been in my RGU for an entire year now. 18k miles rode all winter and no problems.

I did my own install, step dad was an aircraft electrician. I learned from him and am pretty fussy about connections and insulation.