Nothing says extreme liter bike like hand warmers. I joke as I would use them, especially with the blood thinners running through my veins.

 

I have to think they could be made to work, there’s nothing special about grip heaters…. Whether any controls would be plug and play on a ZX6 is another matter.

 

Would you guys know if the ZX10 hand warmers just need power to work? Or is there computer things involved.

 

Looking at the part # you posted it shows only the grips with wires and connectors, so the controller is built in somewhere in the ZX10 electronics. You would need a controller of some sort to turn them on/off and adjust heat levels.

I am one of those people that finds grip heaters useless. My Bandit had Oxford heated grips on when I bought it. I used them once on a cold, wet ride and found them pointless. Turned low I couldn't tell they were on and turned up enough to feel left me with sweaty palms and the back of my hands still cold. Wind deflectors and insulated gloves (or heated gloves, as RJ says) are a much better solution for me. On top of that, the Oxford grips are fatter than standard and I find them uncomfortable because of that. I removed the Oxford grips and replaced with my favorite ProGrip #724 grips and am much happier that way.


Mark

 

Why not just buy some nice heated gloves and go ride in comfort?

 

I understand the appeal of heating the grips…. Heating the outside of the hand is much more effective as it directly offsets any wind chill. Instead of trying to heat the steel clip on, as well as passing heat through the grip, then through the glove to your hand, it’s already there, inside the insulation with your fingers.

My Sedici Hotwire gloves have made riding in temperatures right down to freezing a non issue for my hands.

At this point the least comfortable part of my body in those conditions is my upper arms. My winter jacket lacks enough insulation to keep me comfortable for more than 30 minutes or so at highway speeds.

 

Thanks guys for the feed back! The reason I wanted heated grips is because I live in BC and sometimes in the riding season you can have a dead cold night out of no where. I experience this year after year. It’s when the wind In The mountains shifts I think. The temp will drop from a beautiful 35c/95f day to 10c/50f right after sundown. I figured having heated grips would be better then packing gloves because I can’t forget them lol.

 

How can you forget gloves? Do you forget your helmet also? It amazes me how many people cheap out on gear and end up paying the price usually in familiar territory (as in...I was just popping down to the local store when I lost all the digits on my right hand).

I have both heated grips and heated gloves. Heated gloves have the issue of that you need to remember to charge them and the batteries don't last long. I tend to use the gloves on the more racier bikes (Aprilia, ZX6R) as I do not want big arse grips costing me feel when on track. The grips are on my naked bikes and definitely take the edge off the cold mornings (I ride all year here) or when windy/wet. They don't heat your whole hand but for me the inside is fine and I've found the Oxfords work well on medium/high. Basically the idea is to help with the wind-chill effect.

I would not put heated grips designed specifically for another bike on. It's just not worth the hassle. Oxfords or whatever are cheap as chips these days. Even if you got the grips free, I'd be hocking them on ebay to buy myself the correct set.

 

I should have typed that I would probably forget to pack the heated gloves… I’m not cheap on gear I buy high end alpinestars gear. At what point could you have possibly thought I was trying to cheap out? If you had taken the time to read what I wrote you would be able to figure out that the temp drop doesn’t happen all the time. I’m trying to find out what kind of equipment I could put on my bike to help my self out on the odd night that happens.

 

Once you've used heated gloves against the cold...... you won't forget them after that point. They're that good.

Mine are powered from the bike, rather than from battery powered, and last as long as the bike is running. The Hotwire design has a thermostat built into the outer surface and they adjust how much wattage they apply based on how fast the gloves cool. The heating elements are nanowire.... the gloves are no more bulky than any other cold/cool weather glove. Without power applied, I can ride in them to around 40F. There are only 3 output levels (low, medium, high) and I cannot use High unless it is below freezing at a standstill.