I'm afraid this is something more serious. While trying to rewire the heated grips, one end of the ceramics resistor broke off from the wire right at it's body. Can I buy a new resistor anywhere or I am completely screwed? (I was thinking of soldering on the wire again, but there is nothing left at the resistor's body, just a shiny dot where the connection used to be...).
Instead of using a resistor, use a universal turn signal flasher. I have a mechanical(thermal) one on my KLR, works well, quite frugal. I would think those solid state ones will last longer, but the cheap mechanical one just keeps on a trucking.