KOSO OK?

Anyone have any dealings with this company and their products, positive or negative? I stopped by the KOSO North America display at the NYC motorcycle show. They have some very nice stuff. I was looking at their heated grips and like the five position controller. Their Gear Indicator is also nice; small, and includes a programmable shift light. Link ==> KOSO NORTH AMERICA

I remember looking at this stuff a the Dallas show and thought it looked well made. Can't offer any more than that though.

I have considered a gear indicator at least so I wouldn't try to shift into 7th all the time. :sleep:


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Can't say, I have been running a GIPro DS on both of my bikes, and love them, BUT this one is less expensive, and adds the shift light if you want it.

Go for it & let us know. it is always nice for everyone to have some options that members have tried:-)

I think you will hate the hot grips as they look like Oxford heaterz.
Oxford grips do get very toasty and work well but 2 problems:
The grips are very large in diameter, even for me, big hands 12 euro xxl gloves.
The grips are very hard as in hard plastic and hurt hands after awhile.
Now, I tried to convince myself I would get used to them but finally had it with the Oxford grips
so cut them off with a razor blade last long ride.
Best bet is some nice aftermarket grips with cushion and standard diameter and use dualstar, kimpex, or moose stick on elements underneath them. I do that now but I still use a dial control pad with an led on/off indicator as I like like control pad/dial switch but hated the grips. I found just the grip control dial on ebay cheap and wired in my own harness to kimpex stick on heated elements.

Timmy and I were thinking the same thing. They are amazingly nice. They actually feel warm. The symtecs sometimes feel like holding on to eletricity more than heat. And the Koso comes with a 6 level selector. The rep said that for motorcycles you shouldn't need to go over 4 even with gloves.

Timmy did mention one problem. Since the heaters are embedded in the grips, what do you do when you wear out the grips? Spend the $60 for a new set?

I'm seriously considering them for the RWB. My dad's not going to be wearing them out anytime soon, and the grips need replacing anyways.

[image: View Post]DougFromIndy, on 31 January 2010 - 07:52 PM, said:

I think you will hate the hot grips as they look like Oxford heaterz.
Oxford grips do get very toasty and work well but 2 problems:
The grips are very large in diameter, even for me, big hands 12 euro xxl gloves.
The grips are very hard as in hard plastic and hurt hands after awhile.
Now, I tried to convince myself I would get used to them but finally had it with the Oxford grips
so cut them off with a razor blade last long ride.
Best bet is some nice aftermaket grips with cushion and standard diameter and use dualstar, kimpex, or moose stick on elements underneath them. I do that now but I still use a dial control pad with an led on/off indicator as I like like control pad/dial switch but hated the grips. I found just the grip control dial on ebay cheap and wired in my own harness to kimpex stick on heated elements.

Actually, I tried them out at the NYC bike show too, and they were thinner than I thought they would be. They're only slightly thicker than regular grips, and soft too.

It's kinda difficult to know how well they will work on a bike in the cold, after trying them inside, but they did get blazingly hot, and quick too! Don't know what their power source was in the display, that might play into things as well... I was impressed though!

Working 2 weeks at dealernews motorcycle tradeshow so if they are there I will check them out, its nice to have things all in a kit with a ready made wiring harness....just the Oxfords are a no good to me. I was thinking tightwad would make his first million on a better hot grip system, still waiting for someone. I think there is a market for plug-n-play hot grip systems tailored to specific bikes like the VFR.

Here's the basic heated grip setup I have on my 4th gen. It's the third bike I've installed inserts and troller on, and I love it. I've ordered the parts to put the same thing on the new bike, next weekend.

Grip heater inserts and 'troller from Warmnsafe.com

I saw the KOSO stuff at the PRI show a few years ago and was impressed. If I was building a streetfighter from a salvage bike and needed instruments, that's where I'd look first. Didn't see the gear shift indicator but the pics here look good.