My heated Honda heated grips have just failed on my ST1300, they are installed with the quartet harness, the control switch lights up 1-4 green leds as normal but no heat on either grip and no audible engine note change when switching the grips on, charging system seems normal. Ideas anyone? Not started to investigate yet, just wondered if someone has seen these symptoms before and can pinpoint the probable failure, thanks
Honda Heated Grips Failed
- Thread starter sky.high
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Honda discontinued their heated grips due to many failed units.
The way I look at heated grips, is your attaching something that could fail onto your bike. If you use heated grip liners, if/when they ever fail, you now have normal gloves
The way I look at heated grips, is your attaching something that could fail onto your bike. If you use heated grip liners, if/when they ever fail, you now have normal gloves
My ciccle is not graced with heated grips but.........if the controller is illuminating as normal and both grips are cool then I would put my money on the single wire that leaves the unit prior to Splitting to two. That's if indeed that's what happens with the wiring. From what Mr Heath said does that mean if one fails both go out?
If so then it could obviously be a fault elsewhere in the circuits.
Good luck with your trouble shooting.
Upt'North.
If so then it could obviously be a fault elsewhere in the circuits.
Good luck with your trouble shooting.
Upt'North.
Nashcat
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As John H. mentioned above, check the bullet connectors. They’re easy to get to, being accessible below the dash, near the handlebar mount. Being wired in series, if one wire or grip is bad, neither will work.
When my grips failed, I used the Symtec heaters, under BMW grips, reusing the factory control and bullet connectors, but wired in parallel instead of series.
John
When my grips failed, I used the Symtec heaters, under BMW grips, reusing the factory control and bullet connectors, but wired in parallel instead of series.
John
When my OEM grips failed, it was a wire coming out of the throttle grip.
Replaced them with Oxford Adventure Grips, and all has been well with the Hondaline controller for a couple years.
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/heated-grip-replacement.157639/
Replaced them with Oxford Adventure Grips, and all has been well with the Hondaline controller for a couple years.
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/heated-grip-replacement.157639/
Series wiring means that if one wire breaks in the circuit, the whole shebang ceases to work. If the connectors and visible wiring is ok, it could still be a wire inside the grip heating element. If this breaks, then both grips stop working.
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sky.high
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Thanks to all for the diagnostic info, I'll report back once I get her undressed. Living in the frozen north I've not found a glove capable of extending our riding season anything like heated grips can!
ST Gui
240Robert
I have the other side of that coin so far – heated gloves. My hands get bone chilled at 50ºF once the bike is moving. I can't imagine actual cold weather.sky.high said:
Nashcat
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No need to get her undressed. You can check the connections, just in front on the handlebar mounts, without removing anything.
John
One word... electrics... you'll wonder why you didn't get them sooner.
Not in the north, but in the frozen plains once the mercury drops so low I need both. If just the grips I'll have 1st degree burns on the palms and frozen knuckles.
scootac
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J
One word......failure.
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sky.high
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Fixed! One of the bullet connectors to the left side heater had worked loose, checked both side gave them all a good push back in, taped up and good to go, thanks for all the help and suggestions, where would we be without electronics!
ST Gui
240Robert
One word – congratulations! 
Well done. Glad you found the problem.