Fitting Oxford Heated Premium Hot Grips to CBR650F
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2016
- A step by step guide to fitting Oxford heated premium hot grips on a 2015 Honda CBR650F motorcycle.
I show how to remove the bar ends, getting the original grips off the handlebars, correctly positioning the new grips, the modification I needed to make to the throttle side, fitting and securing the new heated grips, mounting the intelligent controller and then how to wire up and route all the cables back to the battery to get a nice tidy install. - Авто та транспорт
Just finished installing the hot grips on my CBR650R. Really grateful for this video, watched it several times before I plucked up the courage to buy and fit myself - I’m not one of nature’s naturally gifted mechanics! Very happy with the result, housing the connectors was a pain but got there in the end. My arthritic fingers thank you.
This is the sort of video I like! Not your "perfect" 2 minute nonsense from the manufacturer, with clean tools and no problems, but instead a comprehensive, step-by-step guide including all the stumbling blocks you're likely to encounter along the way.
This fella obviously wanted to preserve the original grips, whereas if it was me, I'd probably just cut the old grips off and chuck them away. Only reason for that would be, once your heated grips are on with the Superglue, they're never coming off again, so no point in keeping the original grips really. Including fitted grips is a good plus point if you're selling the bike on in the future.
Only other thing I'd suggest people do, if you have to file the throttle with a metal file, I'd be covering up any paintwork in case the file slips and scratches it.
Yep I cut mine off as well . Wasn’t worth the hastlefor cheap stock grips.
A superb video. Clear. straight forward and totally understandable . I watched it because I wasn't sure what adhesive to use as my throtle grip was slipping and pulling the supply cable out of the headstock.
Best fitting guide I've seen. Very detailed. Intending fitting these to my CB500X so will be a great help. Well done.
Sorry for the delay in replying...Thanks for you kind comments, glad it helped
Very professional video, I now feel confident that I will be able to fit mine
Thanks for this. Great help in getting the grips on
Well done, made it look easy and professionally done. Love high quality video.
Thanks
I installed the grips and ran the wires and did a test before I glued and zip tied everything in place just to be sure everything is in good working order.
Great video well done I wish I was as clever as you to do mine will go step by step following your video! thanking you
I got some today so I will fit tomorrow now I’m happy how to do it thanks 🙏 great film 🎥
Huh found this video after I did mine already on cbr650r, I ended up doing the same thing had to smooth down almost the whole plastic tube with tool then use a good amount of glue for extra security. Other options were buying an expensive aftermarket throttle tube and changing whole thing out so figured instead of doing that might as well change the stock one and if needed get it down the road.
Then again, who would take OFF heated grips after unless they stopped working in which case likely just replace anyways
Excellent thanks for sharing I have to fit these to my CBR600 f4i looking forward to toastie hands!
Glad you found it useful. Thanks for stopping by
content like this is really helpful...thanks
Thanks for watching and stopping by. These things always seem so easy to do but it's the little quirks on bikes that you don't get in the instructions of how to deal with...like the throttle side fitting on my 650 - Hopefully it will help someone out!
Replace that Philips screw with an Allen bolt if you want to avoid a nightmare when the head rounds off
Very helpful. Thanks for heads up.
Great video 🤩 thank you!
Very instructive video about how to install heated grips. I learn from it how not to do it.
I'd read about using tape and a torque driver, then seeing you using a ratchet with Phillips screwdriver bit saved the day! My bar ends where a pain to get off, though the method used here is great! The Throttle side took quite a bit of filing and knife work but in the end all the rest was fairly straight forward... Thanks for putting this up.
Hi Justin, glad it helped. These things often seem so easy when you read the instructions, but there are always unseen or unknown problems to overcome. I always prefer seeing with my eyes how something is done than just reading instructions!!
Oxfords make all other aftermarket grips look and feel like garbage. The Brits really did these right.
Very helpful
Outstanding.
Huge thanks for this, needed it to install mine on the CBR650R, you were right about that throttle grip though was a nause,
Thanks, very helpful.
Glad you found it helpful. UA-cam is always my first stop for seeing how people in the real world have tackled things rather than an A4 sheet of (often poor) instructions! Thanks for stopping by.
Great video. Very helpful. Just about to fit mine to a cb650f
Helpful thanks!
A good video, thanks for sharing. Disappointed with Oxford quality though, the cable connectors are rubbish, the pins push back out when connecting the cables! (their battery charger/conditioner connectors are the same poor quality).. I found fitting the throttle grip fiddly and a bit of a pain filing it down to make it fit .. 🙃😊. Well done for the video. 👍
ive just watched this to see your battery as i have the same bike when i took my battery out the terminals were marked opposite as this was a new battery fitted by honda main dealer should i notify them
Thank you so much i should have watched this video first before i started im 3 days into this with 90% of bike open nd i ruined stripped scratched so many things. But oh well i just wanted to say thank you
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
For anyone watching thinking of putting these on the newer CBR/CB650R you need to use a impact driver to remove them as the bar end weights are now inside the handlebar. The whole lot will spin even with duct tape.
i was still able to with a tape and screwdriver !
I went a little aggressive, taped , cloth folded and used a channel locks to hold. First one no issues . Second one SMALL nick as I was rushing and didn’t put the cloth around very end :/
Oh well just spun it towards the ground, problem fixed 🤣
You are supposed to test unit before glueing
Thanks. Great video. I’ve seen some people cut the old grips off with a box cutter or Stanley knife. Is there any reason you didn’t go down that route? Would seem to save a lot of time. Thanks.
Agreed never too much lube
Can you explain more on the battery sensing? They are not fitted to a switched live so will they run the battery down if accidently left on or if someone messes with while you are away from the bike? Will they switch themselves off if they sense the ignition is off?
They sense a drop in voltage from the battery and will then switch off. I don't know how reliable the system is though but I would think they are good given that Oxfords products are generally top notch
Old ass comment but will reply anyways, they have N energy saving feature as mentioned above . If don’t turn off after a couple minutes will turn off automatically
hi i am looking for heated grips for my cbr650f but when i look on line i see the bracket that holds the control box only has one hole to connect to the bars so could you tell me where you got yours as the look specific to our bikes thanks will
Just used what came in the pack from Oxford.
Help! My throttle isn’t snapping back after the install, did I sand down the throttle tube to much? 😅
Thanks for the video bud but where do you get that ram mount you clipped on to the left fork? Would you have the link to the product? Thank you.
RAM Mounts
@@sonics747 thank you
@@MiddleagedRider thank you
I just went to the local dealer and said "Please fit these!" But I'm lazy... wouldn't be without them now... although left pinky never stays warm!!
I must admit they were a touch more hassle than I'd hoped for - the throttle side fettling took the time - but i do enjoy doing stuff like this. Also I could fit them exactly as I wanted them not as something thinks I should have them! Hope your dealer didn't charge you a fortune in labour.
Middleaged Rider To be fair... it was an offer £100 supplied & fitted. But I wouldn't have attempted it anyway.
That's not too bad I guess and especially if you had no desire to do it yourself.
Hello mate. I seem to have an issue. When my ignition is turned off the controller is still able to turn on. How do I sirt this out. Cheers
That's not a problem, that should happen. If you have the Oxford grips with the "intelligent control unit" you should find that after a few mins the led light on the controller will begin flashing and then the unit will shortly afterwards switch off. The control unit has to sense a drop in the battery voltage to initiate a shut down and that will take a few mins to register.
think it would have been better if you removed the fuel tank and run it all along the stock cabling. Got my grips yesterday, so will be fitting them this weekend. Just waiting for my relay to be delivered.
Great video. Please beware of the cable ties. They are skin splitting sharp, cut then neatly if you can 🚑👍🧤
That’s what the manual recommends too. I was able to fish the wire from battery through a small opening right on side that had other wires/ harnesses. Swapped out connectors for proper water resistant ones, rubber sealed/ heat shrink. And then had lots of room to connect them near other wiring towards front of gas tank on side inside the fairing . Tucked away in a water tight spot but they’d be safe even if some got in there
Could it be powered by the aux port behind head light, rather than battery
Yes it can. I did this recently on my CBR650R using the accessory socket and it switches on/off with the ignition. You just need to buy the opposite plug and wire the Hotgrips to it first.
lots of super glue. Hope the heated grips don't have a problem. Removing it will be a fun video.
Why not simply cut the grips off, there cheap as chips, and I doubt anyone would try and put them back on, plus it’s easier to glue the inside of the tube, but a cracking job, and good video, thumbs up from here 👍
Thanks for your lovely comments. You're right, just couldn't bring myself to cut them!!! Great tip also about gluing the inside of the tube - sounds a much better way, thanks.
06:56 your "Trusty wooden mallet" may actually be rubber!
If in doubt give it a clout.
Does it matter?
Why didn't you just cut the old grips off?
Just in case I wanted to refit them, although thinking about it I would probably just buy new grips!
Use an airline to remove old grips....way easier than lubes.
Air Canada refuses to answer my emails.
Just use compressed air. Much easier.
The screw is a JIS not Philips
Why didn't you just cut the old handgrips off?
That's what i was thinking. And no cleaning up afterwards the wd40 or whatever.
Oh my good silicone oil no. Compresor and presure air is better
Maybe not everyone has a compressor ! Silicone oil spray sounds ok to me 👍
If you have 22mm bars don't get 22mm grips as they WON'T FIT!!