Soft, hot, quick grips! - Tenere 700

Three great mods in one project. Why settle for what you get in a kit when you can, for less money, get quick throttle, soft grips and heat the way you want it.
In this video I trash the OEM Yamaha heated grips (now discontinued by Yamaha) and make it quick throttle, heated grips with Progrip soft touch.
The grips
saynotoslow.nz/products/progr...
Heaters
www.amazon.com/Kimpex-Handleb...
Throttle roll
torc1racing.com/products/defy...
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Equipment that viewers often ask about
Rearview mirrors from Rally Motor
www.rally-motor.nl/epages/835...
Navigation equipment Carpe Iter
www.thorkracing.com/carpe-nav...
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[@enduromotorradtouren]

Best of three worlds - hopefully, Robert. Depends on a test ride. Your video shows clearly how individual a bike needs to be to get the most out of it. All the best, Günter from Nürnberg/Germany

[@steffen145]

Got the Grips already ordered & on the way, now the hand guards, mirrors and heat pads are also on the way ^^ love your content! Keep riding!

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks 🙏

[@allenhuling598]

Great how-to video, Rob, thanks!

[@swensoniusz]

Robert great job and the steering wheel looks cosmic

[@matthewjames4268]

Keep the mods coming Robert. Just paid for my tenere last week but decided to leave it with dealer for now. They have heated storage. I'll start collecting the most necessary mods while it's there.

[@NomadSweden]

Well I think congratulations are in order :)

[@matthewjames4268]

@@NomadSweden Thx!

[@MK-mu6if]

Thanks for well done tutorial.

[@Getting-On]

Exelllent Video, some great tips and upgrades.

[@michaelmclarney1994]

Thanks, great upload and very useful! I like heated grips but not how some of them feel in my hand. This way, i can custom make heated grips to suit me 👍

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks :)

[@achidoki21]

great one! Thanks

[@bradsanders6954]

I used a stick on grip heater element, that came with a big piece of shrink wrap tubing for the left grip, as the insulator. The aluminum bar sucks heat from grip...............it was a little bit of a pain to get it stuck right but it all worked great! A throttle grip goes on the left side over the shrink wrap.

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks. The kit in this video came with two plastic handles. Then the element and soft grips. So there is insulation from the bar

[@stepheneldridge6998]

Nice how too video 📹 Rob, you should definitely feel the benefit of the grips. I put ( wrestled!) Grip puppies over my OEM heated grips and A, there is still plenty of heat, and B, it's much more comfortable, not just grip wise but somehow my arm position is better. It's a good idea to clean and grease the throttle tube occasionally. I also fitted an Atlas throttle lock, which I was nervous of using but it's brilliant on long road trips. Cheers, Steve

[@NomadSweden]

Cheers. Yes I missed throttle lock on the long turkey trip for sure

[@tshansen]

Hmm... interesting, I really like the grips from the Daytona heated grips, but the throttle response is a little bit long on the World Raid as well, I see some are changing it with a R6 throttle. Always nice to spend time in the mancave doing stuff to the bike. I'm making my ready for winter storage this weekend. No more riding this season. Great video Rob, and thank you for the links. Cheers 🔥

[@Jerry_T]

Indeed long travel on the stock throttle. Do you have an idee if the r6 throttle tube is the same length? Any idea on the part number?

[@tshansen]

@@Jerry_T i have not done any research on this yet, so i have no info for you! But will do as soon as i Get it

[@ADV-T7]

Awesome work, i wil try it on my T7 one day)

[@dalenewman6733]

Hi Robert. Nice to see you trying out cheaper alternatives (Chinese heating elements). Sometimes, enough is enough! Great channel, lovely bike... Maybe one day I'll trade in my 1993 Africa Twin.... just maybe 😊

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks :) The vintage AT is not easy to give up. You can add bikes though :)

[@matthewtoes6433]

Hair spray works a treat to get them Soft grips on DRY'S solid then just Nip EM up with a bit of wire

[@ShonkyProductions]

Great video. I use the same setup on my bikes but I find it better to use 2 x sets of grips, that way you can put 2 x throttle grips on the bars so that they fit easier and are the same diameter. I use the 2 x clutch side grips on my mountain bike.

[@NomadSweden]

Cool thanks

[@leonidasnx]

Nice bike!!

[@score-graffix5694]

Nice tutorial! Possibly a hint on the cables on the throttle side: the cables might be rubbery and might not slide well against the throttle cable housing - slipping a piece of PTFE (teflon) tubing (slit open to put around) as well as cutting a small notch into the grips might aide in keeping the throttle from getting sticky as well as keeping the heater element cables from rubbing open (thus shorting in the wet) ;-)

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks for the tips 🙏

[@helderneves91]

Hello could you post a picture of the mod? My cabes are sticking lol

[@terryhobart]

We are putting a small hole in the big part of the grip (inner end) on the throttle side & then zip tying the the wires to the grip. One of our guys had his wire break & short to the throttle cable frame. Shut the bike down (drained the battery).

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks for the tip!

[@NK-dl2nc]

I used symtec foil heaters in the past and they were good although the left side spent most of its energy heating the bars! I never got on with the foam grips as found them too short and the raised section hurt my thumb and gave me blisters so I ended up filing them down. I have used progrip rally grips for years now and find them excellent and you can wire them for extra security. No longer bother with heated grips as they don't keep my finger tips and tops of my hands warm which are the parts that get cold. Heated gloves are a game changer.

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks for the input

[@bradsanders6954]

Using the gloves with lithium batteries? Or plug into bike?

[@NK-dl2nc]

@@bradsanders6954 I plug into the bike via a heated under jacket. I was dubious about it at first as I thought it would be hassle but it's fine and the gloves I chose are not bulky like some. I just find the gloves far more effective than using heated grips.

[@StreetMotorriders]

Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic video. Success for you my friend 👍

[@Holyforrest]

Sorry to crash the party, but the Torq1 throttle tubes sucks. If you buy the standard ones, you have to peel and carve the rubber off with a lot of effort. The tubes is very short, and especially the clutch side. I’ll try to melt/glue some old tube on it, to make them longer, but we will see how it goes 😅 The cams didn’t make it so much better than the original tube. The best cams was cam B (have to grind some plastic of it to make it fit) and cam T. Maybe i will try out the R6 tube instead, and hope that it works better 😄 Thanks for the effort to help us out though 🤗

[@Roger_Gustafsson]

Ordered grips for my old 625. Vibey bike no joke. 😂✊

[@steveh545]

cool. i was doing the same thing yesterday, except trying to tame/delay the initial power. Sort of the opposite problem you have. I get too much gas right off the bat. I also forgot to make the hole for the bar-ends too, lol.

[@NomadSweden]

Haha I was not the only one. Feels good.

[@samhill3496]

Hair spray works well to help get grips on and when it dries they stick well. Makin' Bacon. What about that. A barbieque. Good job Robert. Twist the grip RTW. Come on over when it warms up again. You have some miles on it now, so how is the clutch. Time to change it? Recluse Clutch.

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks! I have not checked the clutch (plates) yet but as long as it feel good I think I will leave it. I have the parts to change it on the shelf. Recluse is cool but on my shopping list.

[@NK-dl2nc]

Having watched your video I decided to order the same throttle kit. My grip was a barstad to get of the tube! Also it says that the ends knock out. They don't. You have to cut them. What throttle cam did you use? I found cam B was the largest and would give shortest travel but it wouldn't fit in the throttle housing. I ended up using cam T which has made negligible difference. I wonder if the R6 tube would have been the better option?

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks. I have to check whick one i used but i want to use a bigger one if it fits so lets stay tuned

[@lowshow8414]

Nice vid and explaining of how to do it 👍 Can you give some information meanwhile how the heating is working with that grips? Is it also warm at low? Greetings from Germany (here is also cold and i want to do the same heating as you did 🙂 )

[@NomadSweden]

I find the heating works well on these grips 👍🏻

[@defylifeadventure]

I used to use Symtec heat panels on my bike. They were always very good. Never ran foam grips though, doesn't the foam insulate you from the heat more than rubber grips?

[@NomadSweden]

They should insulate more, but the heat I get is good from the setup.

[@UndCon]

The problem with heated grips is in the design of the entire cocpit. The right handle, and heaters attach to the plastic tube, not the handlebar itself. The left handle everything attaches to the handlebar. That means the left one always waste power heating the handlebar: Solution is to buy 2 sets, use throttle handle on both sides but make sure left one cant rotate as the throttle does. Workarounds include isolation between heater and handlebar, but that makes it bigger in diameter as well.

[@NomadSweden]

I used screw on grips on left side also so its the same on both sides 👍🏻

[@bradsanders6954]

The work around, is a piece of shrink wrap tubing between left grip and bar, and a throttle grip goes over the shrink wrap.

[@andrejcels5227]

Hello. nice experiment with handles and heating. I would like to hear after a while how long the Chinese heating will last, and how it has proven itself. A question for you. I see you installed a steering damper. where did you buy it and how much did it cost? And one more question, what are your new buttons on the steering wheel? what are they for?

[@NomadSweden]

Hi and thanks. The grips are warmer than the old grips I had, but lets see how they last. The steering stabilizer I bought here tripleclampmoto.eu/products/yamaha-t700-steering-damper-kit-by-tripleclamp-moto The buttons are for the navigation system www.thorkracing.com/carpe-navigation/

[@alanseery4458]

Awesome video. Unrelated question, what are the 4 button switches beside each grip for?

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks. Navigation system Carpe Iter. Check links in description

[@sissou.6817]

Hello Nomad Sweden, I see you have the Terrain Command GenII... The fact of having one on the left and one on the right rather than both on the same side is not too penalizing ? Are you able to take full advantage of the tablet ? I received my Terrain Command and I hesitate to do like you or put everything on the left with CEV modules.

[@NomadSweden]

Hi! I did this setup because the indicators and light switch would be too far away. Having them together would be nice but this setup works very well too and I have adapted to it.

[@danamoose1234]

Sorry if I missed this but what are those red black and blue buttons on each side of the bars?

[@NomadSweden]

Controller buttons for my navigation. Chech my video on DMD2

[@ridgebackrhodesian]

Good video and tips. Please could you let me know what mirrors you have fitted. Thank you.

[@NomadSweden]

Check description for links

[@wolfmanwolfman4551]

👍👍👍

[@b053]

If you still have the Oxford heated grips controller you can use that to control your new ones as well. Just connect your new heating elements to where your old grips connected and Bob’s your uncle!

[@NomadSweden]

Nice. But I didn't have oxford. I had Yamaha OEM with integrated controls.

[@redknight7817]

Hi, have you done this personally? The Oxford grip controller puts out a higher wattage than the supplied switch. Any issues with the wires or pads getting too warm?

[@b053]

@@redknight7817 yeah I had this setup on my Africa Twin CRF1000. Ohms law: P=U*I I=U/R P=(U*U)/I I.e the Oxford controller does not put out a maximum wattage (power), it can regulate the power fed to the heating elements but the maximum power drawn (at 100% setting) is always dependent on the resistance of the heating elements and the battery voltage. So, as long as the controller has a higher power rating than the heating elements you connect, you will be fine. I didn’t have any problems with the setup for the year or so I used it. I was worried about the cables coming loose from the film like material but I secured them extra with kapton tape and cable ties.

[@redknight7817]

@@b053 Amazing! Thanks so much… Ill get this done now ASAP!

[@patrikferming31]

Hej. Tack för en bra video👍 har köpt mig ett par rallygrepp till min T7. Men hur fick du på dem? Extremt tight.

[@NomadSweden]

Ja det var tight. Tog ett tag men det var bara jobba. Satte man påhandtags värmen så blev de lite mjuka.

[@sroyk778]

Hi Please make a detail video about your side mirrors the setup looks great and those moto gp buttons

[@NomadSweden]

search for mirrors on our channel :) also DMD2 for the buttons. Videos are there

[@elionh4532]

What kind of glue did you use for the foam grips?

[@NomadSweden]

I asked for long drying grip glue in the shop

[@ScaniaAdventure]

Snyggt jobbat Robert! Jag har själv velat byta till softgrips länge men inte kommit till skott. Upplever du att värmen fördelas lika över hela greppet?

[@NomadSweden]

Tackar! Ja med begränsad testning så känns det jämnt. Nästan så jag är orolig att skumgreppet ska smälta 😊 🥓

[@lkmjd9624]

Did you installed a cruise control on your T7 and if so, how did you do? Any recommended device?

[@NomadSweden]

Sorry no. But I wish I had 😊

[@ruileal5574]

Robert you should have gone with the heat demon under grip heaters. Much better heat that than the Chinese ones. I've used the Chinese ones on other bikes and they pale in comparison. Beware also they shunt extra heat through the wires when on high and tend to melt wires!! Heat demon use a second foil for high setting. I also use an R6 oem throttle tube that gets the same results. Popular mod for the bike as well as MT07 etc.

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks! I tried these now and the heat is at least much better than the Yamaha OEM headed grips. Let's see how they hold up.

[@ruileal5574]

@@NomadSweden ya I had the OEM Yamaha one they were no bueno..lol..

[@1wdAdv]

Hi Robert, before I fit those grips I would be very curious to hear about your experiance now after using the grips sometime. Did they reduce any buzz for example?

[@NomadSweden]

I like the grips because theyre soft and always grippy even in wet. Downside is perhaps diameter of grip increased some. They reduce vibrations if any

[@1wdAdv]

@@NomadSweden 👍 Thanks Robert, I will try them out.

[@OrangeOlo1]

Hi Robert, I have recently joined your channel - great (and funny) stuff you have here. I may have missed it - but what are these two sets of buttons (4 - 2xblack, red and blue) next to each of your handles?

[@NomadSweden]

Welcome! It's controllers for navigation and roadbook

[@OrangeOlo1]

@@NomadSweden Got it. Thanks a lot

[@Rrrrrrricky56789]

Pretty curious about your first thoughts about the Honda Transalp!

[@NomadSweden]

Honda makes quality bikes for sure. The new Transalp is a bit more street oriented but I guess they have aimed for that market. Since I want more offroad its not for me. Thanks 🙏

[@hansvandermeulen7066]

Great video again. I was thinking of installing the OEM Yamaha heated grips on my World Raid until I saw your video so I ordered the stuff you installed. But how did you connect the heating pads to the battery? Directly to it or via another connection (and what connection/cable)? Thanks :)

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks. The heating kit comes with cables and switch so in the end you have two bare ends that needs to connect to the ignition power. You can buy connections that fit, ex this one www.off-the-road.de/en/tenere-700/electrics-lighting/141429/power-output-adapter-yamaha-tenere-700?c=156

[@hansvandermeulen7066]

@@NomadSweden thanks for the swift response :)! Gonna order the part 🦾

[@MrKaly4nia]

Hi Robert@@NomadSweden . Great thanks for the video! One question, if I may ask - do you have any idea, if it is possible to connect the heating kit to the OEM heated grips's cables? Those are already wired to the battery so I was thinking if not to connect the new ones somehow to the original connectors... Thanks!

[@Greggspies]

Bit late now but I found Oxford heated grips really hot, and the software switch them off after stopping when you gas up

[@NomadSweden]

Hello. I use the Oxford heated handle on my black tenere, and am very happy with it. / Seymor

[@JoaoMarreiros8]

Hi Robert! What do you think about this setup after using it for a while?

[@NomadSweden]

It works very well 😊

[@henriktorsby]

Hello Nomad! Do you like the acerbis handguards? Have you mounted it with expander inside, and without original steeringweights? Brgds Henrik

[@NomadSweden]

Hi. Yes they are great and take all the beatings. I have no weights and I bout them from off-the-road.de who has a T7 version that screws right in to the original threads.

[@henriktorsby]

@@NomadSweden Thanks a lot for your answer 🙏

[@lasseeneroth8189]

Koppla du handtagsvärmarna direkt till batteriet ?

[@NomadSweden]

Nej till tändningen

[@sevketdan4444]

Nomad hodja free aahaaa

[@NomadSweden]

Translate?

[@d.Cog420]

What a cool idea. Would you lose throttle travel at lower speeds though when you might need it for more technical stuff? I wonder if anyone makes an elliptical one which is normal at low speeds then shortens as you open her up??

[@NomadSweden]

I feel its good also in low since its not so drastic. Oval wheels could work and I think they exist

[@d.Cog420]

I grabbed those soft grips you linked too and thanks for that. Do you get a kickback? If not I'll do the buy you a coffee thing.

[@NomadSweden]

@@d.Cog420 no kitback here. Just happy to help 👍🏻

[@artworld9799]

Soft, hot ,quick for work! Great video👍👍👍 Thanks dear friend💐💐 greetings🤝🤝

[@NomadSweden]

Thanks!

[@richardbisset8323]

Great video. I have that throttle now .what letter wheel did you find best A has cone on it ?

[@NomadSweden]

Actually I don't remember but I can check. However I want it even quicker, so I will try a larger wheel than the one I chose. But I do like the change, so it's a good mod.

[@richardbisset8323]

@@NomadSweden thanks for your reply. Be good to no what one is the best one for the t7 .

[@NomadSweden]

@@richardbisset8323 Yes I will try another. But it all comes down to personal preference

[@hanzo52]

What brand is the "screw on grip" which you used on the left side?

[@NomadSweden]

Same as on the right side 😊 one kit had two grips

[@bradsanders6954]

@@NomadSweden So you peeled the left grip off its plastic tube, to put the heating element on.

[@NomadSweden]

@@bradsanders6954 yes 👍🏻 same as on the throttle side

[@helderneves91]

Hello, do you remember the letter on the throttle cog?

[@NomadSweden]

Not at the moment. Sorry but i picked the wrong one. Will use a larger size

[@helderneves91]

@@NomadSweden I ask because I put the biggest cam, and I feel that the cables are rubbing against the inside of the shield. If you turn the handlebars to the left/right, the throttle return cable gets a little bit stuck. It's just that the other cams seem to me the same size as the original...

[@NomadSweden]

@@helderneves91 I see. Will have to test myself first

[@The_Hat_Tim]

Nice modification, I am considering foamies as well. I did get a bit annoyed by you checking your watch every minute or so. Gives me the impression your absent to the task. (Like as I'm dealing with one of my teenagers). But maybe I'm getting old 😉🙃

[@NomadSweden]

Haha thanks. Actually i see the camera viewer in the apple watch and I control the camera from it. I need to learn not check it so often

[@The_Hat_Tim]

@@NomadSweden No worries, I assumed somethin'like that. Btw, is there a link somewhere for the Rally calender?

[@NomadSweden]

Advcalendar.com ?

[@CikaStory]

👍👍👏👏💪💪

[@enricobononi8655]

Mmm that heated grips cables won't last long....I won't put much confidence in them

[@NomadSweden]

Ok let’s find out 👍🏻

[@ljuborajictt]

😜👍👍 🖐

[@serdarkeskin985]

Türkçe çeviri neden yok

[@NomadSweden]

There are subtitles for many languages including Turkish.

[@serdarkeskin985]

Evet bütün diller mevcut Türkçe hariç Türkçe yok