Fitting OEM heated grips. Grr!

[Happy Snapper]

OK.. I give in.. how the bloody hell do you fold the cable into the housing on the throttle side heated grip? I am going nuts.. every time I do it I must do something wrong as the throttle becomes hard to open and close.

Help.. please!

 

[Twisties]

As best I recall, there are two mount points inside the metal body, and you have to place the grommets built onto the cable into them. You will get an "S" curve. The instructions aren't real clear, but if you look at them close I think you will see what I am saying. One of those mount points isn't real easy to see as I recall. Wish I had made few photos when I did mine... but I didn't. Once you have it right, the throttle will work normally.

 

[markjenn]

Yes, get the grommets right and make sure you grease the wire loop a bit (which is in the instructions but not very explicitly). I called the lady of the house to the garage to provide a third hand which made things a lot easier.

- Mark

 

[Karson]

Yeah two sets of hands and grease in that housing and you will be golden. Ran into the same thing you did last year


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[ridefire]

Same issue , took it to my dealer and even they were not sure how to make it work , they called yamaha and luckily the guy who answered happened to install 12 sets on demos and he even had the same issue on the first couple he walked my mechanic through it , my grips were the first set they'd seen on a s10, also they helped me free of charge .

 

[tomatocity]

If you think you have the cable routed correctly... make sure the grip is not touching the bar end weight. Mine was touching so I made an adjustment and it worked like new.

 

[Ozmac]

I feel your pain! This afternoon I thought it would be wise to disassemble my oem heated grips and degrease and check for cable wear inside the housing. All was good after 15,000kms. I used silicone grease as the instructions recommend.

A couple tips for assembly if its not too late for you.

1. Don't put the grease in the housing until you've fitted the cable with the grommets seated in the correct channels and have the plastic retainer screwed down. You can fill the housing with grease and excess grease will drain out through the hole in the bottom of the housing over time.

2. Do the last fold in the cable (the last section of wire that goes to the grip) after you have screwed the plastic retainer screwed down. You can have the cable come out the side of the plastic retainer while you put the screw in the plastic retainer, then feed the cable back under the retainer to come out the back over the top of the screw once the screw is in.

Hopefully that makes sense without pictures. If it does it should make your life easier

 

[Happy Snapper]

Finally got them in.

But.... if I put the locating pin on the throttle mount into the matching hole on the handlebars.... the end of the grip fowls the bar end weight. Had to move the grip more inboard to allow clearance . Also I don't need to relocate the RHS mirror as I have fitted risers and tilted the bars back.

 

[Ozmac]

Did you drill the new hole? Step 45 on page 4/7. If you have the original bars there is already a centre punch mark that you just drill with a 4.5mm drill bit. That should fix your problem.

 

[UK Bloke]

I fitted mine without too much grief, make sure you drill the new hole else nothing will line up properly.

 

[Happy Snapper]

Did you drill the new hole? Step 45 on page 4/7. If you have the original bars there is already a centre punch mark that you just drill with a 4.5mm drill bit. That should fix your problem.

Er... no didn't see that bit.

The instructions sent me quite mad!

Back to the shed.....

 

[platty]

Re: Fitting OEM heated grips. Grr! - comments and a question

I'm just in the process of fitting my new Yamaha Hand Grip Heater Kit. I seem to have most things under control

I'm installing these with a WASP Heater Control Mounting Kit (I believe I brought the last one available :) so the clunky mirror mounting bits won't be used, I've remembered I have to drill the hole in the handlebar, I have looked carefully at the cable routing diagram inside the throttle cable housing and will dry fit the plastic retention piece before filling the cavity with silicon grease (planning to buy a small tube of model rc car ball diff silicon grease for the purpose), I will also threadlock the plastic retention piece screw before sealing the lot up.

So what's the issue(s) ...

O/k comments first ... sorry My Yamaha the accompanying installation instructions are just plain shocking ... unclear in places, incomplete and difficult to read. The important diagram showing the orientation of the electrical cable in the throttle cable housing has to be seen to be believed ... no wonder even Yamaha Techs have had problems :-[

Furthermore, I'm sorry but for a kit that costs over $300 you would have thought that Yamaha would have included small tubes of the thread lock, silicon grease and grip cement required to complete the installation process

Now for my question (at long last ;D) ... there have been reports of variable heat output from the left and right hand units with the suggestion being that the handlebar acts as a heat sink for the left grip. Now I don't want to stoke the fire on whether or not this is actually a problem but merely asking how those you have attempted retification would rate their solutions.

I have seen comments about using screwdriver anti-slip shrink tube and heat resistant tape. I'd prefer to install initially with some remedial treatment initially rather than encounter issues later on.

Finally why does the throttle side reposition the right-side mirror mount ... this might be clearer as I complete the installation but the reason isn't apparent at the moment :-\

 

[twinrider]

Re: Fitting OEM heated grips. Grr! - comments and a question

I'm just in the process of fitting my new Yamaha Hand Grip Heater Kit. I seem to have most things under control

I'm installing these with a WASP Heater Control Mounting Kit (I believe I brought the last one available :) so the clunky mirror mounting bits won't be used

The clunky mirror mounting position actually puts the controller right where it's extremely easy to access. They get so hot you will find yourself adjusting it quite a bit, hopefully you have longer arms than me for that reach to the dash.

 

[tomatocity]

My heated grip controller is mounted with the WASP bracket and I like it. I set it and forget it. If it is too warm just loosen your grip.

Have plans to use the Yamaha bracket to mount the CJM switch and accessory light switch.

 

[markjenn]

Re: Fitting OEM heated grips. Grr! - comments and a question

Finally why does the throttle side reposition the right-side mirror mount ... this might be clearer as I complete the installation but the reason isn't apparent at the moment :-\

The new throttle housing (which contains the coiled grip wire) repositions the throttle cables such that they would foul the mirror stalk if left alone.

- Mark

 

[stutrump]

For what its worth....my right hand grip definitely gets hotter than the left one. Considerably hotter!!

 

[Karson]

FWIW - my right side grip failed about a month ago. I purchased them just over a year ago, so no dice on warranty replacement I'm guessing.

I thought about cutting into the grip like how GS guys fix theirs, but I'm pretty certain the heating element is moulded into our grips, not simply overlayed like on the BMW. Can't remember from when I did the install last April...

Either way, life goes on I guess.

 

[twinrider]

I'm pretty certain the heating element is moulded into our grips, not simply overlayed like on the BMW.

You are right about that. I think you can buy single sides though.

 

[snakebitten]

Well now your right grip doesn't get hotter than the left.
Problem solved.

Sorry. I know I've been pickin on you.
Quit teeing it up. You know I can't stop myself.

 

[Karson]

No worries. I'm a half glass full type, too. Makes life simpler, in theory.