Price is Important! Installation of a Non OEM Grip Heater on MT-09 Tracer [Weekly Review]

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Installed it on my MT-09 Tracer and it was warm...

As the weather is getting colder, I've been thinking about installing a grip heater since my fingertips tend to get cold easily as I'm a motorcycle addict with terminal cold. But every Tracer's blog says "Yamaha's stock grip heater is warm" or "easy to install". I know that, but it's too expensive! (20,000 yen).

So I quickly eliminated it from my list of candidates (though there are other reasons besides price) and asked the clerk various questions as I lined up at the store, and he said, "There are many, such as DYNA and EFFX, but Kijima is the warmest," so I took his word for it and bought this product. I'm satisfied to see that it's half the price of the genuine product. 

I know this is a long preamble, but I want to talk about some of the important points and how I devised them.

• The grip length of the Tracer is 130mm (just a little bit longer), so be careful! The grip length of the Tracer is 130mm.
• When removing the grip end, a 12mm hex wrench is required! You need a 12mm hex wrench to remove the grip end.

[Installation]

Basically, it was almost identical to the stock installation shown in other people's blogs.

• Remove the knuckle guard (don't lose the washers and other small parts!)
• Connect the wire with the baffle and set the level to MAX for about 5 minutes to warm up the grip.
• Remove the bar end with a 12mm wrench.
• Screw the compressor or percuri between the grip and the handle and blow, then twist and pull the grip off.
• If there is glue on the handle, clean it up with percuri and let it dry.
• Put the heat-resistant adhesive such as Cemedine Super X2 on the base of the grip and screw it to the handle to fix the position of the cord.
  *Be careful not to let the cord hit the lever when the throttle side is fully open.
• After deciding the angle, let's start wiring.

[Wiring]

Note that the wiring is completely different from the stock wiring from this point on (my wiring may not be helpful, so I'll give a brief explanation.).

• I thought it would be better to put the coupler and relay in the place of the fuse box where it can be protected from the rain, so I wired it up and it looks like the 4th one.
• I might as well have put a waterproof cover on the coupler and put only the relay with the fuse in it in the fuse box location.
• The positive power supply is borrowed from the wiring of the rear brake with the electra tap of the attachment. I borrowed it from the wiring of the rear brake.
  The minus round terminal is bolted to the metal part by body grounding.
• It seems to be safer to buy a relay and to wire it from the battery because the electra-tap may become the trouble of the electric system depending on how to use it, and the power consumption is large.

[Trying it out]

• The gloves I use are a pair of synthetic fur-lined winter gloves that cost less than 5,000 yen at Mikurin and a pair of summer inner gloves from Komine (because I sweat a lot).
• When I was driving, I used a pair of synthetic leather winter gloves that cost less than 5,000 yen at Mitsurin, and a pair of Cominet summer inner gloves (because I sweat a lot).
• If the temperature is around 5 degrees Celsius, the palms of your hands will be sweaty at level 5 (because you are cold?). It's not cold at all.
• If the temperature is below 4°C, it is cold, but there is no problem with braking.
• If it's colder than that, your hands will slow down, but it won't matter what equipment you have.

☆ Tracer's name isn't in the fitment section, and apparently they didn't have a track record of fitting it, but it operated successfully and gave me a cheap, comfortable ride! The stock one seems to be much easier because it has a lot of advantages such as the temperature level can be adjusted on the monitor and the wiring is just plugging in the coupler. If you are wondering whether to put an external grip heater on your tracer, I hope you can refer to it.

There is a washer at the red circle, so don't drop it.

If you remove the nut on the lever side of the guard, it becomes free like the first picture, so it is easy to work.

The cord is short and difficult to maneuver, but there is no problem with the range of motion, so it's good for now!

I screwed up the fuse box location so it looks unsightly... don't let this happen to you guys!

I actually peeled off the vinyls and stored them in the cowl, the two cords are the driving recorder and the grip heater.

It's a little hard to get the right blinker out.

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