Hi,
My 2015 650 XT had Oxford heated grips installed when I purchased it from its previous owner. I'm 99% sure that when I first got it, if I turned the heated grips on by pressing the "up" button on the control pad, they would stay on indefinitely, as long as the bike was running. Once I turned the bike off, the grips would automatically shut off after some short period of time (one minute, maybe?).
I took my bike in for its annual inspection about 9 months ago, and ever since getting it back, the heated grips seem to shut themselves off while riding, rather than staying on indefinitely, as they did before. I've not been able to detect a pattern of how long they stay on--it doesn't seem to be a specific amount of time--sometimes it seems like just a few minutes, other times, they'll stay on much, much longer. When I had my bike inspected, I'm pretty sure that the mechanic had occasion to futz with the battery and the connections on it--I forget exactly why, though. But it was right after I got it back that I started noticing the issue with the grips.
Any thoughts on what might be going on? Loose connection, I suppose could be the first thing to check for. Other ideas?
Doug
My 2015 650 XT had Oxford heated grips installed when I purchased it from its previous owner. I'm 99% sure that when I first got it, if I turned the heated grips on by pressing the "up" button on the control pad, they would stay on indefinitely, as long as the bike was running. Once I turned the bike off, the grips would automatically shut off after some short period of time (one minute, maybe?).
I took my bike in for its annual inspection about 9 months ago, and ever since getting it back, the heated grips seem to shut themselves off while riding, rather than staying on indefinitely, as they did before. I've not been able to detect a pattern of how long they stay on--it doesn't seem to be a specific amount of time--sometimes it seems like just a few minutes, other times, they'll stay on much, much longer. When I had my bike inspected, I'm pretty sure that the mechanic had occasion to futz with the battery and the connections on it--I forget exactly why, though. But it was right after I got it back that I started noticing the issue with the grips.
Any thoughts on what might be going on? Loose connection, I suppose could be the first thing to check for. Other ideas?
Doug
