Grip heaters on SXF or XCF

[thejean]

Just curious if anyone is running grip heaters on their 450 KTM? Do you use two on left and one on right? Where do you pull power from? Do you run a relay? What's the best way to get the grips off without ruining them? Thanks!

 

[sullcat]

Air compressor to get grips off, yes run a relay, then power from battery. I also run trailtech stator, with LED headlight.

 

[thejean]

Do you find these grip heaters to be a big advantage? They seem like a pain to install.

Do you think a relay is necessary if you pull power from a hot during running only power source? I guess it would depend on the capacity of that circuit, eh?

 

[sullcat]

Grip heaters are definitely nice to have. Run them on the dirtbike as well, fall or spring cool riding or for when it rains it helps warm me up.
The relay is slick, enabling power to be pulled straight from the battery, without piggy backing other circuits. It's like heater seats in my truck, once I've had them, I'd never buy a truck without them.

 

[thejean]

The Enduro Engineering light kit I have pull power directly from the stator. I'm guessing so that the bike has to be running to get power. Wouldn't this be advisable for the grip heaters as well? I know a relay will serve same function but more splicing required with that option. Thoughts?

 

[off road rider]

The Enduro Engineering light kit I have pull power directly from the stator. I'm guessing so that the bike has to be running to get power. Wouldn't this be advisable for the grip heaters as well? I know a relay will serve same function but more splicing required with that option. Thoughts?

Typ relays are not used in Ac powered applications. Yes the bike has to be running for ac powered products.
On battery powered grips a relay can be used to auto turn off the grips when the bike is not running, No need for a relay in the ac powered product.

 

[mfatty]

foam

If you spray foam the inside of your handle bars it helps to keep some heat in your grips instead of it all being soaked into the aluminum

 

[thejean]

If you spray foam the inside of your handle bars it helps to keep some heat in your grips instead of it all being soaked into the aluminum

I will do that. Thx

 

[thejean]

Typ relays are not used in Ac powered applications. Yes the bike has to be running for ac powered products.

On battery powered grips a relay can be used to auto turn off the grips when the bike is not running, No need for a relay in the ac powered product.

I am more concerned that the circuit that is fed off of the stator (I bought an upgraded stator) will not be adequate to run both the headlight and grips. Thoughts?

 

[off road rider]

I am more concerned that the circuit that is fed off of the stator (I bought an upgraded stator) will not be adequate to run both the headlight and grips. Thoughts?

all basic stators are ac power, what changes is how they are grounded and what else is in the line.
What bike and stator and headlight do you have?

 

[thejean]

2013 450 XCF. EE stock replica 35W headlight and Trailtech 100W stator. Heat Demon grip heaters. Not sure what else is on that stator circuit but I'm guessing if the stator can supply the 100W power no reason I can't run at least 100W through that circuit. Perhaps I answered my own question... Lol

 

[off road rider]

2013 450 XCF. EE stock replica 35W headlight and Trailtech 100W stator. Heat Demon grip heaters. Not sure what else is on that stator circuit but I'm guessing if the stator can supply the 100W power no reason I can't run at least 100W through that circuit. Perhaps I answered my own question... Lol

ah yes you did however, I can tell you the stator is not 100 watts of usable power, they are rated at 70 with the stock flywheel, my experience is that they are really around 55-60 of sustainable power output. all DC, with no kicker be very carful of overtaxing your battery

 

[thejean]

I'm putting a kicker on. Have the kit already.