heated grips off the fuse box??

[Simon UK]

Hi, i've just picked up some heated grips and i'm a bit stuck about wiring them in as i have no idea when it comes to electrics.

the bike is a k3 750, and the grips are protected by a 5amp fuse,

Can i take a piggy back connection direct from the wires coming out of the fuse box and which system would i be looking at taking it from, i think i've a few choices of 5 or 10 amp wires coming out of the fuse box.

[BareKat]

If I recall correctly there are spare power connections on the stock harness... I'll have to check the service manual after work... someone else may be able to give electrical details in the interim.

[DreKat]

If I recall correctly there are spare power connections on the stock harness... I'll have to check the service manual after work... someone else may be able to give electrical details in the interim.

There is a set of wires that should lead to know where because some Kats came with a fan for emission perposses and other Kats did not.

[Simon UK]

without pulling the loom apart where about would i find them? i'm assuming somewhere towards the front?

[Wild-Bill]

There's a pair of accessory wires under the front fairing, to the right of the headlight. I wouldn't use those for your grips, however. Instead, use them to drive a relay and take power through the relay directly from either the battery or the thick, red wire at the starter solenoid.

[Simon UK]

cheers for that, any idea what colour these wires will be?

[ThAzKat]

cheers for that, any idea what colour these wires will be?

right off the top of my head, brown and light green under the tank or up toward the headlight. There are a few unused wires along the harness but be sure not to overload the curcuit!
I personally would run it straight to the battery with a fuse link. that way if that fuse blows it only effects the grips and nothing else on the bike.

[Wild-Bill]

Brown and green sound right. Like I mentioned before though, use them to drive a relay, not to drive the heaters directly. Less likely to blow the wiring and you'll also have more current to drive the heaters efficiently.

[Simon UK]

ok thank you guys, i think i'll be going with a relay option, cheers for all the help

[hardlydangerous]

Use a relay and pull the power direct from the battery
the trigger for the relay could be easily tapped into the 3rd light or taillight, something that comes on with the key

[Wild-Bill]

Use a relay and pull the power direct from the battery
the trigger for the relay could be easily tapped into the 3rd light or taillight, something that comes on with the key

You mean like the accessory wires next to the headlight?

[randyt26]

I ran a piggy back fuse block ,look here http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=a...fuse&_osacat=0 you just replace a fuse and this thing adds another hot with a fuse. I got ground from the little middle headlight. working great for a year now.
Randy

[hardlydangerous]

You mean like the accessory wires next to the headlight?

Accessory wires on mine have power all the time... for the clock

[Wild-Bill]

Ah! My pre doesn't have one of those. The accessory wires go dead when I turn off the ignition.

[ChrisInTexas]

I know this thread is a few months old, but wanted to chime in. I recently purchased some Track Side heated grips from Cycle Gear and put them on my Kat 750. They connect directly to the battery and have their own inline fuse. They are a little longer than the stock grips so I had to Dremel out the ends to allow the end weights to go up inside a bit. But, they work great and are reasonably priced. I can now ride for hours in cold temps wearing only regular riding gloves instead of those big North Pole looking ones, makes it much easier to work the controls also.

Here is the URL for them:

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=5000&L2=4&L3=&L4=&item=PRC_A99-00010