XR 2021 Heated Grips Poor

[PaulS1000XR]

Rode my new 2021 XR today, really liked it but heated grips seems poor, even worse than my old XR.
Is this normal?

[the bartender]

on my '20 the hottest setting is too hot to use for anything other than a few minutes.

[Molsal]

My grips are too hot on setting 3 as well , usually have them on 2 for a while then down to 1 as they get a bit uncomfortably warm.

[herveyw]

7.5" of rain over the last two weeks, I finally managed to get out today to test my new heated vest, 8C/45F.

The heated vest was awesome, the heated grips on my 2020, not so much.

I'm with @PaulS1000XR.

[PaulS1000XR]

Thats one for the dealer to sort out when I go for the running in service

[herveyw]

Originally Posted by PaulS1000XR

Thats one for the dealer to sort out when I go for the running in service

Mine goes in first thing tomorrow morning, it'll be 34F/1C according to the weather forecast, so I expect I'll be asking them to check them...

[PaulS1000XR]

Originally Posted by herveyw

Mine goes in first thing tomorrow morning, it'll be 34F/1C according to the weather forecast, so I expect I'll be asking them to check them...

let us know what they say

[Mab1067]

hmmm, might be a bit cynical here. However probably be along the lines of "well sir, they are within the 5 to 10 degrees tolerance. Thats what the manual says. Therefore there is nothing we can do. Not allowed to change output as we dont have the GS911 or software that allows us to do anything."

Which is not much use if your using bike through out winter at say 4 degrees. That extra bit that can be adjusted would make one mighty improvement.
Had a similar issue with K1300S, traded in a 13 plated with brilliant heated grips for 16 plate and heated grips were awful.

[herveyw]

Originally Posted by Mab1067

hmmm, might be a bit cynical here. However probably be along the lines of "well sir, they are within the 5 to 10 degrees tolerance. Thats what the manual says. Therefore there is nothing we can do. Not allowed to change output as we dont have the GS911 or software that allows us to do anything."

Which is not much use if your using bike through out winter at say 4 degrees. That extra bit that can be adjusted would make one mighty improvement.
Had a similar issue with K1300S, traded in a 13 plated with brilliant heated grips for 16 plate and heated grips were awful.

Probably.

Rode again today, 6C/43F most of the time, grips mostly on #3. Maybe I'm imagining things, or the isolation is really affecting me, but I swear the heat in the grips changed depending on how fast I was going: go faster, get hotter grips?

[PaulS1000XR]

On my 2019 XR the dealer adjusted the grips heat via a software setting they could access - after that they were noticeably better, but not what you would call hot.

The bike management system does reduce or turn off power to the grips if low RPM to avoid draining the battery