Just got a OEM heat grip set mounted. I have a VFR 800 from 2010. The grip set stays on even with removed ignition key. Is that normal - and what about draining of the battery?
The dealer postulate that that is normal on a new Honda and to have the ignition controlling on/off would be a costume made feature. Is that right?
[image: View Post]ThomasNielsen, on 26 April 2010 - 08:24 AM, said:
Just got a OEM heat grip set mounted. I have a VFR 800 from 2010. The grip set stays on even with removed ignition key. Is that normal - and what about draining of the battery?
The dealer postulate that that is normal on a new Honda and to have the ignition controlling on/off would be a costume made feature. Is that right?
How did you get a 2010 800? Its a new model year and they are 1200? Are you sure its not a left over 2009?
Custom made feature to have the grips come on with the key and off with the key? Thats rediculous! They must switch off with a switch if thats the case. I would hate that since a nudge on the controller could have you stranded on some backroad with a dead battery, at lunch or at work? I would rewire it myself if that were the case and switch it off and on by the licence plate power, thats what I used for my orginal Do-it-yourself heat grip project.
[image: View Post]ThomasNielsen, on 26 April 2010 - 08:24 AM, said:
Just got a OEM heat grip set mounted. I have a VFR 800 from 2010. The grip set stays on even with removed ignition key. Is that normal - and what about draining of the battery?
The dealer postulate that that is normal on a new Honda and to have the ignition controlling on/off would be a costume made feature. Is that right?
Did the dealer do the install? This sounds pretty horrible if that is the way they are designed. I cannot possibilty imagine that it would come that way by design, but rather a faulty install.
[image: View Post]HispanicSlammer, on 26 April 2010 - 08:51 AM, said:
[image: View Post]ThomasNielsen, on 26 April 2010 - 08:24 AM, said:
Just got a OEM heat grip set mounted. I have a VFR 800 from 2010. The grip set stays on even with removed ignition key. Is that normal - and what about draining of the battery?
The dealer postulate that that is normal on a new Honda and to have the ignition controlling on/off would be a costume made feature. Is that right?
How did you get a 2010 800? Its a new model year and they are 1200? Are you sure its not a left over 2009?
Custom made feature to have the grips come on with the key and off with the key? Thats rediculous! They must switch off with a switch if thats the case. I would hate that since a nudge on the controller could have you stranded on some backroad with a dead battery, at lunch or at work? I would rewire it myself if that were the case and switch it off and on by the licence plate power, thats what I used for my orginal Do-it-yourself heat grip project.
He's in Denmark. Over there they consider the year of a bike, to be the year it was first registered. The manufacture date could be anything.
Sounds to me like his heated grips were installed wrong. They should turn off with the bike. However I do know Honda makes some grip kits that have something that shuts them down while the bike is running, if the voltmeter drops too low. Maybe the dealer is counting on this as a failsafe? If so I still don't like it and I would change it if I were you.
Hi there. In Europe this years VFR 800 is white with a black stripe. The bike _is_ made in 2010 in Japan. My is from late 2009 but registered in 2010. When you sell the bike a buyer would probably look for the manufactory date. I would even tough a lot of dealers at first would like to make first registration count. :pinocchio: