The last ones i had ( think a little older) were oxford ones had a analogue 'volume' control, and a push on/off switch, the guy who fitted then wired them straight (well through a fuse) to the battery so i had to add a relay to stop me leaving them on!!!, the later ones i helped a mate fit had an 'auto off', which didnt seem too keen to switch off (cant remember the make but think oxford) so again another relay. I did find even on summer days i had them on there lowest setting, if i didnt on longer rides my hands used to get stiff.
So far as oxford products go i had a clock/temp gauge from them, not too expensive maybe £20, which failed within a month, when i called them, i was told 'well its a cheap item what do you expect', well actually i expect something i buy to work!!! Would have returned it but as my parents bought it for me i didnt want to run the risk of offending them by asking for the recipt ( they are older).
So convinced myself, job for this week, buy/fit hotgrips and need to get round to fitting usb charger as well.
Should be wired through ignition really, so when you switch off they go off too.
I bought mine about 4 years ago for about £25-£30, but they're still going strong now, and i use them a lot.
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
I cant remember which circuit i used for the relay 'switch' feed, but seem to remember it was something that if my 'added relay' fried it wasnt 'push the bike home time', i did notice the other day halfrauds are selling relays with build in fuse's, keeps things a lot more tidy i guess.
One to watch out for - I bought myself a set of the cheap (£25) Dr Bike heated grips after seeing them recommended around various bike forums.
These grips were excellent to start with, and certainly kept my hands warm...until the left grip failed about 1.5 months after I got them.
Bought them from J&S, who replaced the left free of charge, and all was good, until about a week later when the right grip failed.
tl;dr Unless I got a bad batch, the £25 DR Bike grips start really well, but tend to stop working pretty quickly!
(27-04-13, 12:06 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=riz link=topic=7019.msg72164#msg72164 date=1367060537]
A few years ago my mate used wind deflectors on his FJR, not sure which bike they were meant for but the fitted his fine. He never used to have a problem in the winter, where i used to get cold thumbs and little finger with hotgrips.
With a standard fairing they don't fit, otherwise i'd have had hand guards years ago. :\
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Just stick them on for winter, and take them back off for summer? You'll just need to be careful when making tight turns that you don't smack your fairing, but it's not that hard! 
(09-05-13, 12:48 PM)JoeRock link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=7019.msg72166#msg72166 date=1367060785]
[quote author=riz link=topic=7019.msg72164#msg72164 date=1367060537]
A few years ago my mate used wind deflectors on his FJR, not sure which bike they were meant for but the fitted his fine. He never used to have a problem in the winter, where i used to get cold thumbs and little finger with hotgrips.
With a standard fairing they don't fit, otherwise i'd have had hand guards years ago. :\
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Just stick them on for winter, and take them back off for summer? You'll just need to be careful when making tight turns that you don't smack your fairing, but it's not that hard!
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The levers/bars/cables are only about 1 or 2cm away from the fairing without anything now, so they simply will not fit!
More people are born because of alcohol than will ever die from it.
(09-05-13, 12:48 PM)JoeRock link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=7019.msg72166#msg72166 date=1367060785]
[quote author=riz link=topic=7019.msg72164#msg72164 date=1367060537]
A few years ago my mate used wind deflectors on his FJR, not sure which bike they were meant for but the fitted his fine. He never used to have a problem in the winter, where i used to get cold thumbs and little finger with hotgrips.
With a standard fairing they don't fit, otherwise i'd have had hand guards years ago. :\
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Just stick them on for winter, and take them back off for summer? You'll just need to be careful when making tight turns that you don't smack your fairing, but it's not that hard!
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Ahhhh, but i can be particularly stupid at times and would forget within a day.
(09-05-13, 01:12 PM)riz link Wrote: [quote author=JoeRock link=topic=7019.msg74904#msg74904 date=1368100114]
[quote author=darrsi link=topic=7019.msg72166#msg72166 date=1367060785]
[quote author=riz link=topic=7019.msg72164#msg72164 date=1367060537]
A few years ago my mate used wind deflectors on his FJR, not sure which bike they were meant for but the fitted his fine. He never used to have a problem in the winter, where i used to get cold thumbs and little finger with hotgrips.
With a standard fairing they don't fit, otherwise i'd have had hand guards years ago. :\
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Just stick them on for winter, and take them back off for summer? You'll just need to be careful when making tight turns that you don't smack your fairing, but it's not that hard!
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Ahhhh, but i can be particularly stupid at times and would forget within a day.
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Hand muffs are the answer then....I'm having a De ja vu moment thinking we've discussed this before :lol
Opinions are like A**holes, Everyone has one. Some people seem to have more than one though which is a bit odd.
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