Well I managed to finish the job. A long screwdriver and some light spray oil did the trick of removing the grips. I have no idea how I’m going to replace these Apollo heated grips as they have a plastic tube between the bars and the grips. Probably have to dremmel them off. They work really well but I can’t use the Grip Puppy’s anymore that absorbed vibration and increased the grip diameter. They insulate from the heated grips so they render the heated grips useless.