OEM heated grips vs Oxford?

robson

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just wonder if it's worthy to pay for OEM heated grips when will be ordering bike or it's better save money and get oxford?
Is OEM effective as well, is there integration with dashboard display somehow?
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OEM integrates with stock controls and display. Can't say if OEM is more or less effective than aftermarket as I only have experience with OEM. Congrats on your pending ownership!
 

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just wonder if it's worthy to pay for OEM heated grips when will be ordering bike or it's better save money and get oxford?
Is OEM effective as well, is there integration with dashboard display somehow?
thanks
I would have said buy OEM if you can afford them as they integrate better, but unfortunately I like many others have had the right hand OE heated grip fail due to a weak point in the design. I have now replaced mine with Oxfords which are just as good performance wise, and very simple to install, although tidying up and hiding the excess wiring is a pain
 

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ok, thanks. Problem is the OEM grips are like 7 times more expensive then Oxford which has good opinions everywhere.
 

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I can't speak for the oem grips, but I did put the Oxfords on several years ago and they were simple to wire up and they work great. They are also "smart" grips that will shut off for several different reasons.
 

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I went with the Oxfords 4 years ago & have had no problems with them. They shut off automatically like others have said. A nice feature. I like the 5 different heat settings to have the just right temp at the time needed.
 

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just wonder if it's worthy to pay for OEM heated grips when will be ordering bike or it's better save money and get oxford?
Is OEM effective as well, is there integration with dashboard display somehow?
thanks
What year is your bike? If it is a Gen 1, Oxford. Gen 2, OEM for the integration on the screen and the existing switch gear.

I have the Oxfords (Gen 1 bike), for the last 4 years, with no issue's. Grips are a little worn is all.
 

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I have Oxfords on my Tenere and OEM on my Tracer. I prefer the Oxfords mainly because they are easier to control, simple up button and down button. The OEM requires looking at the display and scrolling through a menu, eyes not on the road.
I had Oxfords on my previous bike for 300k miles without a problem, lots of posts on here about OEM grips failing.
 

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I've got a gen1 with oem grips. 46000 miles and no problems. Reading this thread made me go check it out again. Opened it up and the wires looked good. It needed lubing though. I just got in from a cold ride. Checked my grip temps on high. 105 to 114f. Depending on where I scanned them.
 
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WildcatGreg

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I have been pleased with the OEM grips. I have a 2017 non-es. I have oxfords on my atwin and they work great but on the S10 I like the integrated controls. Overall it was 100 bucks more to buy oem over oxford. While a little more expensive, all I had to do was put them on and plug in the connectors. 30 minute job and I didn’t have to splice into anything etc. So far they work great and feel about as warm as the oxfords.
 

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Maybe already stated? I just got a set of the Oxfords, I think the adventure size is too long? Is the "Touring" the correct length for the S10? any thoughts on this?
 

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Adventure model fits the longer style grips the Tenere uses about perfect.
 

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I’m curious to learn how the Oxfords supposedly know how to shut themselves off when wired to live power and not shutdown when u need them ?
As far as the OEM dash display for the heated grips, yes it’s nice but I never had any kind of visible indicator for the last 600,000 miles and still got along just as well, if I want to adjust the heat just turn it up or down or off pretty simply.
 

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I’m curious to learn how the Oxfords supposedly know how to shut themselves off when wired to live power and not shutdown when u need them ?
As far as the OEM dash display for the heated grips, yes it’s nice but I never had any kind of visible indicator for the last 600,000 miles and still got along just as well, if I want to adjust the heat just turn it up or down or off pretty simply.
Here is what the brochure says:

• Battery saving mode (BSM)
– This amazing new feature recognizes if either the battery voltage falls too low, or it’s high enough but suspiciously quiet (ie. the engine has stopped)
– When in this state, the BSM LED flashes, the power LED still lights as normal, and the button still works - but the grips don’t actually get powered.
– As soon as the battery voltage recovers and/or there’s a bit of noise on the power supply, the ‘battery saving’ LED goes out and the grips work as normal
– The controller goes into BSM after 5 seconds of the voltage being less than 11.5V, or after 2 minutes of not detecting any noise on the 12V power lead. Once in this mode, it will wait a further 5 minutes or thereabouts before switching off completely.
– If the rider does not want or like this feature, the BSM can be disabled by switching the controller on and then pressing and holding both buttons together for 5 seconds.
– During this time, the BSM LED will indicate whether the BSM feature is currently enabled (LED on) or disabled (LED off).
– After 5 seconds the state of the LED will change, and the user can let go of the buttons.
– The controller remembers this state permanently, or until the user switches it back by repeating the above procedure.

So, as long as the bike is running with the proper voltage, it works. I have mine wired to a switched relay so I don't have to test the auto shutoff feature if I forget to shut them off. So far with about 60K miles with them on mine, they have been rock solid.
 

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First off, the Oxford Adventure Heated Grips fit the Super Ten just fine, Oxford say that the controller detects “noise” to the battery, i.e. when the engine is running, it detects the current that charges the battery. If there is “noise”, then the grips will stay on, if there is no “noise”, then the controller switches the grips off after a pre-determined time.

One caveat is if you put your bike into your garage and plug in a trickle charger to keep your battery maintained before the grips have switched off, then they will stay on as it picks up the current to the battery from the charger. Don’t ask me how I know!!!!
 

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Love my Oxford grips , Tested them today in 28F ride. Work very well !IMG_0448.JPG
 
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