So with the temps dipping down into the 30s (except this week....wow, 70s for the last 3 days.....looking at 60s most of the next week) our "yard wheeling" has been cut down to short runs and then warm up sessions.

Was ordering some handguards from Rocky Mountain and noticed these cheapy TUSK grip heaters for $20....figuring I wasnt out much I ordered a couple, one for me and one for my boy.

BEST $20 ever spent. They were actually well made, better then I expected. Install was easy and work great. I guess we will see how they hold up but I dont forsee a problem, they seem like solid units.

I just leave em on high while my ATV warms up then flip over to low and ride.....the heat is nice.

My sons LT80 is already running a headlight setup on a stock stator.....so we are testing the limits of the battery with both the headlight and the heaters on (the headlight is 25 watts....the heaters another 25 watts or so). Im guessing any ride consisting of a hour or two with both on would kill the battery.....but hes 8 yrs old so I couple hour ride in the cold and dark is unlikely.

Good stuff, I definitely feel like I got my $20 worth.

Right away I ordered a nicer set for my road bike (Symtec brand, also labeled Dual Star - $35). These have a few advantages over the cheaper TUSK heaters. One being that they do NOT use a resistor to waste power on the low setting like the TUSK heaters.....they actually have two heating grids in each grip panel. They also send take into account the throttle sleeve and use different panels right and left to make sure they heat up the same. Of course on ATVs with a thumb throttle this isnt necessary.

I didnt get the thumb warmer.....didnt think it was necessary at this point.

 

buddy has these on his Griz.... He swears by them.