Sunday, December 18, 2011

Moose Racing Heated Hand Grip Install

Since I will be riding this bike on the ice, and in the spring, I wanted to add some heated hand grips.  I opted for the Moose Racing Handwarmer Kit.  I had this same kit on my last two bikes, and it lasted forever.  The set on my 2002 400EXC even outlasted the bike!

The install instructions are really good.  They even labeled both handwarmers.

I rubber banded the handwarmers around the bars, and let sit overnight to help them conform to the bars.  This is probably a bit excessive as the handwarmers have really sticky glue on them.  Placement of the handwarmer on the throttle side is very important.  If this is not done correctly, the wires will pull out.  The wires must come off the grip from the front top of the handlebar.


Connecting the wires to the Hi/Low plug is pretty straight forward as the instructions are excellent.  I always solder my wire connections, so I soldered the wires to the Hi/Low switch.


As an aside, I picked up some Pro Taper grip glue for this project as I ran out of the Renthal grip glue which I usually use.  I did not care for the Pro Tape glue at all.  I dried too quickly and hard.  Plus it did not allow the grip to slide on easily.  Pro Taper may offer different grip glue, but I am definitely sticking with the Renthal from now on.

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