From mikecoan@sprynet.com Wed Feb 26 12:10:21 1997 From: Mike Coan To: "'Kelly Cash'" Subject: RE: Electric Gloves, Chaps/Pants Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:05:38 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First, I never understand wearing heavy gloves with heated grips. Not much gets through them. If you buy gloves from the same source as the vest or liner then they should match heat. They would use one controller and then a mini controller for the grips. But it is possible to us the same controller for all but will the grip have a same relative heat as the clothing. Mike HTTP://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/mikecoan Home of the famous HEAT-TROLLER Heated Clothing Controller -----Original Message----- From: Kelly Cash [SMTP:kelly@kondor.Corp.Sun.COM] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 9:00 AM To: mikecoan@sprynet.com Subject: RE: Electric Gloves, Chaps/Pants > I know you guys go nuts when I push our product but I don't want you to > buy junk. I just finish our new mini controller designed for heated hand > grips and soon will have the grips. They are really nice together. I am > not sure if they fit the GTS since it seems our hand grip is a little longer > than normal. As soon as the first grips come in I will test it in one of > my bikes. Naah, I don't mind you talking about your product. From the sounds of it, it really is a good product. And there are so few products for bikes, and fewer that are really built with the rider's best interests in mind. Question- Will heated handgrips benefit a rider wearing heavy winter gloves with thinsulate/goretex? If I ever DID get the grips and a vest, would I need a heat-troller for each? Or does the same heat setting for gloves work out to the right setting for the vest? (Of course, now that I'm in California instead of Virginia, my needs for heat have diminished greatly) -K ========================================================================= Mr. Kelly Cash Desk: 415-614-6568 Sun Microsystems Computer Company FAX: 415-614-6590 1080 Marsh Road, MS MPK05-101 Email: kelly.cash@corp.sun.com Menlo Park, CA 94025 Alpha Pager: 2649241@skymail.com ========================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------- From karenvs@postoffice.worldnet.att.net Wed Feb 26 18:02:39 1997 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:52:25 -0800 From: Roger & Karen Van Santen MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Wilson CC: Richard Lanouette , "gts-1000@mbnet.mb.ca" Subject: Re: Heated Grips Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Robert Wilson wrote: > > Thanks for the tip Richard Lanouette, I just ordered two grip heaters for > CAN$10.70 each (US$8.00) & will find a better switch & wire them in myself. > I just LOVE pulling off the grips, it is SO much fun (and then putting them > back on after I add the thickness of the heaters will be even more fun.). > > It's nice to know I don't have to spend BMW$200 for a pair of heated grips : > ) > Robert If you have an air compressor, it's quite easy to remove and reinstall hand grips. After removing the bar end weights, blast air under the grip. With a cushion of air, the grip will "float" off --or on. If the grips were installed with adhesive, you'll need to slip a thin flat screwdriver under the grip to break the bond. Roger Van Santen ----------------------------------------------------------- From richardl@bigfoot.com Wed Feb 26 21:15:10 1997 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:56:21 -0800 From: Richard Lanouette MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "gts-1000@mbnet.mb.ca" Subject: Re: Heated Grips Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by access.mbnet.mb.ca id XAA01587 Mike Coan wrote: > > Are these grips or grip wraps? > It is a sheet about 4" x 5 " about the size and tickness of a postcard (maybe more) there's a element on it with two wires coming out. It's flexible (again like a postcard). It's some work but worth it to put it under the grip. -- _ _ Salut ! Richard _- O O Venez me visiter à : http://www.connectmmic.net/users/richardl/ ----------------------------------------------------------- From richardl@bigfoot.com Wed Feb 26 21:15:10 1997 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:56:21 -0800 From: Richard Lanouette MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "gts-1000@mbnet.mb.ca" Subject: Re: Heated Grips Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by access.mbnet.mb.ca id XAA01587 Mike Coan wrote: > > Are these grips or grip wraps? > It is a sheet about 4" x 5 " about the size and tickness of a postcard (maybe more) there's a element on it with two wires coming out. It's flexible (again like a postcard). It's some work but worth it to put it under the grip. -- _ _ Salut ! Richard _- O O Venez me visiter à : http://www.connectmmic.net/users/richardl/ ----------------------------------------------------------- From dream@pacbell.net Thu Feb 27 02:08:32 1997 From: "D.R. McClellan" To: "Mailing List GTS" Subject: A Gripping Read :-) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 01:52:02 -0800 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Thanks for the tip Richard Lanouette, I just ordered two grip heaters for > CAN$10.70 each (US$8.00) & will find a better switch & wire them in myself. > I just LOVE pulling off the grips, it is SO much fun (and then putting them > back on after I add the thickness of the heaters will be even more fun.). > > It's nice to know I don't have to spend BMW$200 for a pair of heated grips :) > Robert $200 -- Ouch! Hey, here's an easy way to remove hand grips: Shove a long soapy nail (An ice pick works better, but a nail isn't bad.) between the grip and the bar. Squeeze some liquid dishsoap into the gap on one side of the nail. In a second or two, the soap should come back around to you on the other side of the nail. At this point, remove the nail and let the soap do it's stuff. You can massage it if you like to speed things along, but if you wait a while, the grip usually just slides off. Use a bit of caution on the throttle side, some are kind of fragile when a nail gets involved. Use a *little* soap on the inside of the new grips to get them on. The soap will dry out in a few hours, and they'll be as solid as ever. _ o Later, _ / = > Don _ (_)==(_) ----------------------------------------------------------- From Neelin_Wilson@MBnet.MB.CA Thu Feb 27 13:28:44 1997 From: Neelin_Wilson Subject: Re: Heated Grips To: mikecoan@sprynet.com (mikecoan) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 15:05:07 -0600 (CST) Cc: gts-1000@MBnet.MB.CA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I hope so, they are sold as snowmobile handlebar heaters :) Robert mikecoan writes: > > Being only 3 amps can it really heat through the grips? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Lanouette [SMTP:richardl@bigfoot.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 11:56 PM > To: gts-1000@mbnet.mb.ca > Subject: Re: Heated Grips > > Mike Coan wrote: > > > > Are these grips or grip wraps? > > > > It is a sheet about 4" x 5 " about the size and tickness of a postcard > (maybe more) there's a element on it with two wires coming out. It's > flexible (again like a postcard). It's some work but worth it to put it > under the grip. > > -- > > _ _ > Salut ! Richard _- O O > > Venez me visiter a : http://www.connectmmic.net/users/richardl/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------- From richardl@bigfoot.com Thu Feb 27 15:49:34 1997 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 18:27:43 -0800 From: Richard Lanouette MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "gts-1000@mbnet.mb.ca" Subject: Re: Heated Grips Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by access.mbnet.mb.ca id RAA02311 mikecoan wrote: > > Being only 3 amps can it really heat through the grips? > I don't have the amp rating, but yes it does. They are sales as snowmobile grip warmer. On thing, ther perform better with thinner gloves, the heat get transfer easily to the hands. _ _ Salut ! Richard _- O O Venez me visiter à : http://www.connectmmic.net/users/richardl/ -----------------------------------------------------------