Yamaha WR250R and WR250X Forum

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

Where best to tap into a constant live to feed a GPS?

SteveT · Veteran Member

Just had a quick look at those Symtec grips. Interesting. Are they any good? Is it relatively easy to fit your nice soft grips over the wires?

-- Edited by SteveT on Tuesday 1st of January 2013 04:48:49 PM

SteveT · Veteran Member

Buy a Sat Map. Easily run all day on one charge. No need for a feed. Simply brilliant bit of kit.

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

SteveT wrote:
Buy a Sat Map. Easily run all day on one charge. No need for a feed. Simply brilliant bit of kit.

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Much too easy Steve - life is meant to be a struggle wink

I also have to think of a supply for heated grips (guess who forgot to fit the Symtecs whilst he was fitting the Dakars disbelief ) but that would need to be switchable. Am tempted to tap into the headlight feed as that only becomes "live" when the engine is running - which is a nice touch.

Brian

SteveT · Veteran Member

Heated grips? you Devon boys are going soft!!

I was reading a topic on where to take a feed for heated grips recently. (Can't remember where - might have been Nat TRF).

Anyway, the feed to the headlight was suggested as a suitable point. In that particular installation, on an Enduro KTM, it was suggested that the connection should be switchable so that EITHER headlight OR heated grips were on at any one time. I think the reason was because (being a race machine) the output from the generator might not support both together. As you have a dual sport bike, with a decent size battery and (presumably) decent generator output, that wouldn't be a problem. So, yes, headlight feed seems a good one.

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

The Symtecs on my TTR325 are probably in the top 5 best "extras". If you ride your bike any distance on the road in the winter they are a life saver. I prefer to ride the TTR than trailer it to trail ride start point and it's nice to get there with toasty warm hands wink

The pads fit easily under the grips (especially when lubricated with Trish's hair spray biggrin ) and the wires don't get in the way. I use their rocker switch fitted into the headlight shroud but for the WRR installation I will probably mount the switch in their bracket - see here

I bought a few sets of Symtec pads and brackets just before Christmas so can do you a good deal if you want to do the deed wink

Brian

Adam · Member

I have recently fitted the Symtec grips on my ttr and can second Brian's recommendation, really great piece of kit, the only slight problem I have had is that when they get hot the grips seem to slip a little on the heat pad on the handle bar. In the instructions it suggest using jb weld I think to secure the grips. Brian's top tip was to use hair spray but I had neither to hand so just used a little slight soapy water.

-- Edited by Adam on Wednesday 2nd of January 2013 07:55:24 PM

SteveT · Veteran Member

I bought a few sets of Symtec pads and brackets just before Christmas so can do you a good deal if you want to do the deed

That sounds like a good idea. Two sets possible? One for me, t'other for my brother.

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

SteveT wrote:
I bought a few sets of Symtec pads and brackets just before Christmas so can do you a good deal if you want to do the deed

That sounds like a good idea. Two sets possible? One for me, t'other for my brother.

PM sent Steve - that leaves me with just one more pair if anyone else is interested?

Brian

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

Adam wrote:
I have recently fitted the Symtec grips on my ttr and can second Brian's recommendation, really great piece of kit, the only slight problem I have had is that when they get hot the grips seem to slip a little on the heat pad on the handle bar. In the instructions it suggest using jb weld I think to secure the grips. Brian's top tip was to use hair spray but I had neither to hand so just used a little slight soapy water.

The hairspray dries out and sort of sticks the grips on. I am just wondering if the soapy water isn't drying out and allows the grips to move when its heated by the pads?

Brian

SteveT · Veteran Member

WR250Rfan wrote:
Adam wrote:
I have recently fitted the Symtec grips on my ttr and can second Brian's recommendation, really great piece of kit, the only slight problem I have had is that when they get hot the grips seem to slip a little on the heat pad on the handle bar. In the instructions it suggest using jb weld I think to secure the grips. Brian's top tip was to use hair spray but I had neither to hand so just used a little slight soapy water.

The hairspray dries out and sort of sticks the grips on. I am just wondering if the soapy water isn't drying out and allows the grips to move when its heated by the pads?
Brian

I think Brian is right. That's also why one shouldn't use soapy water to fit tyres to rims. When they get wet out on the trail, they are likely to slip, or at least put the rimlocks under test! For tyres, I use wd40 without problems.

WR250Rfan · Veteran Member

It took me a long time to get around to it but I am determined that the WRR should be properly trail ready for the weekend with a possible test run on Friday.

I realised that a source of power and a mount for the GPS would be kinda useful biggrin

Having taken the battery side cover off it didn't look easy to find a suitable power source so I took the headlight unit off and, in doing so, I realised that the sidelight was always on with the ignition. It was simple enough to remove the terminals from the sidelight connector block and piggy back in a feed for the GPS on a pair of new terminals:

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