THE WORLD'S FIRST AND BEST HEATED GRIPS
In 1976 Jim Hollander started work on the first heated handgrips. It was his
5th and final year as member of the U.S. ISDT team for off-road
motorcycles, and he was the top American Trophy Team rider at the Austria
6-Days.
The weather was frigid. Jim knew that warming fingers on engine fins was not
the best solution to frozen hands. So he started making heated grips to use
in the 6-Days races.
So Jim went back to school for a Mechanical Engineering degree. He turned a
homework assignment into a hot handgrip design that would stand up to the
rigors of the International Six Days Trial. By 1981 he had developed a production
heated grip.
In 1982, the Top American ISDT rider Jeff Fredette used his limited edition dirt
bike model of HOT GRIPS® throughout the demanding event held in
Europe.
HOT GRIPS® quickly becoming the snowmobile industry's largest
selling accessory. The product line has expanded to include motorcycles, ATVs,
and snow-throwers. People have also installed them on skid-steers, bulldozers,
forklifts, and the control sticks of airplanes.
Today Jim Hollander is the owner and president of HOT GRIPS® Mfg.,
Inc.
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