Grips

[SteveST1300]

After reading the posts in all farkled up I was thinking about my farkles and wondered what types of grips you all might be using.

[TZMNDVL]

I just installed ProGrip 719 Black on Black they seem comfortable. I've only been out for about an hour or so with them, but they seem to transmit less vibration than the stock grips.

[ncflashman]

I'm in the process of putting the BMW grips on mine. I'm having a really hard time getting them over the dual-star heated grips. But I got them from Chicago BWM part numbers:

32721458395 left
32721458396 right

The one that I have partially on feels a lot more comfortable but we will see.

By the way, does anyone have any good suggestions on getting the grips on. I worked for about 2 hours last night pulling the clutch one of about 90% but I'm almost scared to try the throttle one now!

[georgeorge]

If you have an air compressor, take an air blownozzle and stick it under the lip of the grip and blow......the grip will, for lack of a better term, "float" on a cushion of air and move very easily. You can remove them or install them like that.

Brian

[wjbertrand]

By the way, does anyone have any good suggestions on getting the grips on. I worked for about 2 hours last night pulling the clutch one of about 90% but I'm almost scared to try the throttle one now!

Good god man, you must be trying to put them on dry! Lube them up inside with some hair spray, they'll slip right on. Not only that, but the hair spray should stay wet long enought to finely adjust their position. Once dried the HS will serve as an adhesive and keep the grips in place. I put the BMW grips on over the Symtec heaters this way with no trouble what so ever.

Some rubbing alcohol works almost as well and the tacky nature of the rubber grip material will tend to keep them in place but I've noticed more of a tendency for the grips to twist and creep as compared to the HS method.

[ncflashman]

Good god man, you must be trying to put them on dry! Lube them up inside with some hair spray, they'll slip right on.

THANKS !!!!! I couldn't get the clutch one back off but I was able to roll it down a little and get some HS up in there and it went on the rest of the way real easy... I then had the confidence to do the throttle. Took less than 5 seconds one handed to get it on. Man I should have just asked last night before I started ...... THANKS THANKS THANKS :D

[deedward]

I installed the BMW grips using the hair spray method. Piece o cake! Much better than the stock grips too. :03biker: :)

[steve3b3]

I use the Hondaline heated grips.
My wife gave them to me as a Christmas present. :D Watta wife!
I've had the bike out in Feb, the temp gauge read 27 deg, and my fingers were toasty-warm!

Steve

[curmudgeon]

It may seem like overkill, but I usually ask the group how to do something even though I feel confident. I hate to reinvent the wheel, and in almost all cases somebody has done this before me. Thanks to Jeff and the rest of the group I used hairspray instead of alcohol that I have used in the past. Grips slipped on super easy, and were secure in a very short time. I seriously considered the Honda grips, but decided I'd prefer to be able to chose the grips.

Phil :biker:

[Hitcher]

Daytona All Season Hot Grips.

[EdsST]

I replaced the stock grips with ones from BLACK RUBBER CUSHIONED HANDLEBAR GRIPS from JC Whitney part number ZX062985U - the good part was they were only $6.95 and sound like the ones wjbertrand got from BMW (actually fat in the middle towards the ends they get thinner). The downside (which really isn't is that you have to cut the ends off as they are made for non-weighted handle bars). They are much more comfortable than the stock.