Blackened Hands from BMW

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Installed the BMW grips over the symtec heaters.. Works great but I've got black dye all over my hands after every ride.. Anyone else have this problem? Dan
 
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I occasionally get black dye on my hands too but from the gloves I would think. Never thought it could bleed through from the grips.
 

Mark

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My deer skin gloves show lots of black from the BMW grips...
But, I'd rather have black palms than not use those grips!
;)

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Interesting..Dont wear gloves. The black seems to only happen when the heats turned up. Guess the black dye will begin to run when the grips are heated.. I wonder if BMW uses a different grip(part number) for bikes that have heated grips. Gonna check it out.
 

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I want to seriously suggest that you wear gloves when you ride, you would be amazed at how badly a hand gets damaged at even t a 5 mph fall.
 

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I used to ride my old CM400 without gloves on nice days...until I got a June bug in my finger. Ouch! I picked pieces of exoskeleton out of my skin and had a wicked bruise from an impact with an insect. Wear gloves.
 

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If its cold enough for heated grips, why wouldnt you use gloves? Not to mention the safety aspect. This from a guy who used to ride in cutoff shorts, bare foot...Ok so Ive changed a bit over the years..
 
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