Thanks for the positive feedback. That's always nice to hear. As far as my upcoming TV show is concerned...I only have this to say, I prefer to call them MOOBS! (.)(.)

 

I bought the aileron heated grips for my 09 and decided to install them myself because the stealer wanted $400 (aussie $) to fit them. 7 hours later I was done. Long story.

anyhoo, the genuine heated grips have 2 feeds - one from the B+ and one from the P&A fuse in the fuse box, which is a spare space that you install a new fuse into. The P&A is fed from the ignition, not from the accessories, so the grips will ony work when the main switch is in the ign posn.

Grips are always on when the ign is on (unless you set them to heat position 0) and as they are thermostatic they dont do anything unless it gets cold.

Why the 2 feeds? Beats me.

 

lets not forget the plugs <orange/black> in your head light nacel. they work with the ingition switch on, or in the acc position.

 

Thank you king. That explains everything. Makes sense. Not sure why the P & A circuit alone would not be enough.
I know the product description says they're thermostatically controlled. Is there a temp sensor somewhere in the system?

 

The temp sensor and control circuit is in the left grip.

 

i went into the acc box with a tester 4 holes one nutreal one on acc switch one on ignition switch and one that was hot unswitched.u dont need the harness u can use crimp on duetch conectors and save a few bucks.

 

"one that was hot unswitched"

Not sure about that one....I just did the same thing, one ACC switch powered with ignition on, one powered with just ignition switch and two naturals/ground.....

I'm using one side for my garage door opener and the other side to power my satellite radio.

Yes, buy four female pin connectors and the male connector and your set....

 

Thanks for all the info!

 

I re-read the installation instructions for the grips. There is a link to the B+ circuit for power but it has a switching circuit that goes to the fuse box. This assures that it only runs when the bike runs.
Also, the explanation for the "thermostatically controlled" feature states that it's designed to maintain constant temp at the grips regardless of ambient temp. So, juice to grip would increase in colder weather so there would be no need to adjust the dial to match the colder weather.

 

yeah, thats the idea, you leave it set to level 4 which is 24 degrees (c) or whatever, as long as its warmer than that they dont kick in.

In reality it doesnt work like that tho, as the colder the day is the hotter you want the grips to be so that the heat soaks thru your gloves.

They are still great grips tho, neatest installation abd toasty warm.

Why didnt HD didnt just wire the bars for heated grips at the factory? it would have added about 2 mins to the assembly time and saved hours. the E throttle sender already has wiring for grips, they stop about 4 inches from the sender. Those wires should have been extended to behind the nacelle at least.