Tools needed:
• A course and fi ne fi le for smoothing the throttle slider tube
• Glass paper for cleaning the handlebars
• Cable snippers or pliers
• Standard motorcycle tools to remove the seat, fairing panels and battery connections
C: Fitting and Wiring Instructions for Motorcycles
Your Oxford HotGrips are designed as a replacement for the handle bar grips already fi tted to the
motorcycle. Hotgrips will fi t onto most motorcycles that use 22mm or 7/8” Ø handlebars. The grip has
an open end to allow for the bar end weight to be refi tted without the need to trim the grip. If the end
of the Hotgrip does need to be trimmed to ensure that a bar-end weight can be fi tted without fouling
the Hotgrips, then it is advisable to trim up-to the point show in the diagram below. This ensures that
the heating elements do not get cut.
Model: OF693
Model: OF696
The left and right grip are different sizes:
One is designed to fi t over the left handlebar and has an internal diameter of approximately 22mm.
The other fi ts over the throttle slider on the right handlebar and has a diameter of approximately
25mm.
D: Fitting Procedure
1. Remove the existing handlebar grips.
2. Clean the left handlebar ensuring that the bars are smooth and free of glue and residue.
3. The bar should measure a consistent 22mm diameter.
4. If the HotGrips do not slide on easily, check if there is any excess rubber on the inside of the grip
which may have seeped through the expansion slot during manufacturing. If so, use a long fi le
and gently remove the excess rubber with the edge of the fi le.
5. When the right grip is removed there is a nylon throttle slider underneath. This may need to be
removed and any raised areas smoothed off to ensure that the diameter is a consistent 25.6mm.
This often involves fi ling off the raised ridges that were formed on the throttle slider.
Trim length here
Trim length here
Oxford Hotgrips instructions v.7 switch - 10/12/08
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