Heated grip failure

ShakeyBMW · May 6, 2016

Noticed my left grip was not heating this morning. Obviously I'll bring it to the dealers attention but apart from loose connections, is there anything else I should check?

Is this a "typical issue"?

peterh · May 6, 2016

ShakeyBMW said:
Is this a "typical issue"?

I had this on an 05 GS and was then told that left hand failures are more common than right hand - the speculation then was that this was because the left had weight/pressure put on it when mounting on the centre stand. :nenau

ChazzyB · May 6, 2016

peterh said:
I had this on an 05 GS and was then told that left hand failures are more common than right hand - the speculation then was that this was because the left had weight/pressure put on it when mounting on the centre stand.

That could explain my left-hand heated grip still works. I don't pull on the bars to put it up on the stand. Being a short-arse, the bars are too high for me to pull on with any effort, so just standing on the stand tang heaves it up.

ShakeyBMW · May 6, 2016

Canbus conundrum?

I'd agree with you if the bike was any age but I'm still running it in.

... And oddly, it all worked fine on the way home tonight :nenau

Y7 JMM · May 6, 2016

Your lucky to get any heat from either grip!
Mine are crap.

ChazzyB · May 6, 2016

Y7 JMM said:
Your lucky to get any heat from either grip!
Mine are crap.

If you can't feel the heat, it's your gloves are too good, insulating you.

blues n twos · May 8, 2016

My left one stopped working along with the cruise control switch. I had complete new switch gear fitted under warranty and Alls well now.

Jon

ShakeyBMW · Jun 26, 2017

At the 6000 mile service the dealer picked up a fault code on the grip and it has been replaced under warranty

Mr Bean · Jun 26, 2017

JB will be along shortly to tell us how reliable they are on 1150's and how shite the are on 1200wc's in comparison.

Hairyweasel · Jun 26, 2017

Y7 JMM said:
Your lucky to get any heat from either grip!
Mine are crap.

Mine are that hot that I can't run them on full.

roadrunner · Jun 26, 2017

Over my 4 GS's I have owned, the grips usually fail at some point. I have replaced about 3 grips. Consider them a consumable

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