Ducati Monster Forum

I've been looking around and haven't been able to find any comparisons between the two.

I like the look of the Lux better. However, the Sport looks like it might be more comfortable due to the padding placement. I've also read that the Sport grip wears down. I haven't read anything about if the Lux wears down. The Sport also looks like it might be thicker. Has anyone with the Lux noticed them wearing down? Does anyone have experience with both? Do you have one or the other, what are your likes/dislikes about them?

Lux
(http://www.rizoma.com/IMG/Prodotti/Big/GR213B.jpg)

Sport
(http://www.rizoma.com/IMG/Prodotti/Big/GR205B.jpg)

I have the Sport Grips and have no problem. You will need to eventually replace the rubber part as it wears, like all rubber grips wear. I cannot imagine spending the dough on the Lux grips and still being able to look myself in the mirror. Your hands cover the damn things while you are riding, so nobody can see them, unlike signals, pipes, etc.

There are next to no comparisons between the two because hardly anybody is buying the Lux grips. There are a lot of the Rizoma Sport grips on bikes out there so you see reviews of them. But they are at the upper end of how much a person should ever pay for grips, and some people believe they are still too much. A good set of gels cost under 30 bucks.

My bike had the Sport grips on it when I bought it.  I have mixed feelings about them.  I wear a XXL in most glove brands, and I guess I have pretty big hands.  The smaller diameter portion of the Sport grips causes me to have to wrap my thumb around my finger when i need a tight grip. My hands get numb sometimes and I wonder if the grip was a consistent diameter if I would have the problem. Of course, it could all just be my imagination, your results may vary. 

*Note on numbness: Happens with nearly all grips, especially if your bar ends do not have any significant mass (adding mass on the bar ends reduces bar vibrations). Another way to lessen the numbness is to relax your grip quite a bit, a death grip makes your handling go to pot. Additionally, squeezing your tank with your knees to support your weight rather than leaning on your hands, pushing against the bars will also help.

I have the lux on my bike and my friend has the sport. We bought ours separately but my reason was a mix of looks and the rubber texture. I personally think the lux looks better and I'm not a fan of the texture of the rubber on the sport. I suppose its irrelevant if you wear gloves but I had a dual propose some time ago that had that texture grips which traumatized me.
Either way, I have no complains about the Lux besides the price. Like Memphis said, your hands cover them. But I really do like them. As for the Sport, it seems to be a rather popular grip for a reason I suppose. My buddy swears by them as well. I have yet to see Rizoma make any crappy items but maybe someone knows something I dont.

[laugh] They do cost a mint don't they! Since I'm accustomed to the stock grips that's probably what I'll stick with. Problem is the stock grips surely cost a mint as well if purchased from Ducati. I had to buy a new exhaust clamp, $25 each. Hehe Ducati I love you.

personally i think the lux grips are the best! which is why i have them on my bike! the look the best and they feel good in your hands...

here are a few pics of my lux grips on the bike...

(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mrpleaseplease/monster/IMG_6274.jpg)

(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/mrpleaseplease/monster/IMG_6207.jpg)

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Again, if you are thinking "comfort" meets "budget" look at pro gels, etc. They come in at like $25 and are super comfy. You don't have to work with new cams and adjusting the throttle cables to make it work right, you just slick it up with hairspray or "grip spray" (nearly the same thing) and slide 'em on.

i didn't have to mess with anything to get the lux grips on. they went right on easy as pie...

a 10 minute install after i got the old grips off...

they don't connect using a cam for throttle cables like rizoma sport grips?

Compare to what?  Have you tried any others?

of course i've had other grips. and what i said is they LOOK the best! and they feel good in my hands. i never said they are the most comfortable. but since i think they look the best and they're comfortable, i give them a vote for the best grips! a grip that is more comfortable that doesn't look as good wouldn't get my vote. and if the lux grips just looked great and were very uncomfortable they wouldn't get my vote either. but these are a good combination of comfort and look!

Thank you for your replies.

Mash and aespi, you hit on my concerns about the Sport grips. The reason for getting new grips is because I would like something with a bigger diameter than the stock grips. I worry that the smaller diameter section would kinda of defeat the purpose. I don't have big hands though, so I might not even be off the rubber part. Which brings me to my second concern, the rubber. Is it spongy at all or is pretty firm? I think I would prefer a smoother texture than the diamonds, but maybe it makes the grip feel thicker.

ato memphis, you are right, the Lux are pretty expensive, but I'm leaning towards them. The Sport grips are probably the better value, and I could probably replace the rubber like 10 times for the price difference on the Lux. I did a quick search on the pro gels before typing this and not much came up. I'm not sure if they will have a bigger diameter than stock.  I'll try some more when I'm done typing. Is pro gel the brand?

mrplease, thanks for the pics. I agree they do look the best. If they were $50 more I would get them without thinking twice, but $100 more makes me a bit hesitant.


For those of you with the Lux grips, do you notice the difference where the solid rubber part stops and the aluminum/rubber part starts? It looks like the diameter gets a little smaller. I may be thinking about this way too much.

The brand is Pro Grip and I was talking about the Gels. A lot of people do prefer thicker grips, and I've even seen people using tennis wrap to thicken their's up some. The Rizoma rubber section is firm.

Again, the look of your grips is really a moot point - unless you are just posing at starbucks. Otherwise, if you are actually riding the bike, nobody sees it and you want something comfortable.

Make sure you are appropriately weighing costs with benefits:
Have you gotten levers to accommodate your riding style? Do you want them? Theirs plenty of money for levers if you don't get the Lux or another expensive "bling" grip.
What about suspension? If you save a little money on grips, you could respring your bike to your weight and make it handle considerably better - this may be the most prudent way to spend your money on a motorcycle ever. That, and brakes. And oil changes.

I've had the sport grips for a month and so far no issues.

But I've never had issues with cramping, despite my girly spider fingers.

no the lux grips don't get any smaller. they are the same diameter all the way. they are also a little bigger diameter than the stock grips.

i really think, since you do like these grips a lot, go ahead and get them! you'll wish you got them if you get something else. they are very comfortable to! its not like you'll be getting an awsome looking grip that feels like sh*t when you ride.

and about posing in front of a starbucks with my nice grips? what ever man. i guess i should take off my speedymoto sprocket cover to since it doesn't help with the function of my bike, right?

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Guess so since you were the one to mention it.

Guy's calm down, jeez we're only talking about grip's !!

Over the many years that i've owned and ridden motorcycles i've tried many brands of after market grips and to my mind the rizoma sport grips are spot on in that they suit my hands (i like the inner thumb grove has i only have three fingers on my left hand) and if we're talking bling well you have to admit it they do look the "dog's".

Oh well that's my 2cents  ;) ;)

 [coffee]

hey hey now, slow your roll. i was mentioning that if he wasn't dead set on the grips for their feel etc, but only thought they "prettied up" his bike, there's better ways to spend his money and see/feel the improvements. feel free to do whatever you'd like to your bike, bling sprocket cover or carbon fiber seat cowl, etc. Lord knows I've done it too.

I had the original Rizomas with the really soft rubber, they became deformed after one season so I put my Pro-Grip gels back on. 

But I've come across these recently, no first hand experience though...
but here's another less expensive route with color combos. 

Driven D 3 Gel Grips (http://moto-madness.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_276&products_id=837&zenid=401a17526e33dca3808db1a7e760fed1)

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I've had the Sports for the last two seasons and love them.  The Lux are kind of growing on me though... DAMN YOU RIZOMA!!

I did have one problem with them at the end of last season that wasn't too big of a deal, but was a bit of a PITA.  The glue that held the inner sleeve of the throttle to the grip itself snapped after a bit of cold weather.  I'm sure its not particular to Rizoma, but deserves to be mentioned.  I ended up bonding them again with either JB or something else that I don't remember and they are strong as ever.  Rizoma stuff in general is pretty bulletproof.  I have the reverse retro mirrors as well and they have been down in a crash, as well as subjected to city knockovers on each side once or twice and are still hot looking and totally unscathed functionally.

Their stuff isn't cheap but it's worth it!

I recently installed the Sport grips on a S2R1K.  The throttle cable cam I had to use to match stock was the one labeled for a 2 cycle?  And the way the cam was shaped, in the full closed/off position it bound internally, I had to do some mods to get smooth action in the first couple of degrees of rotation.

I do like the indentation on the Sports, it fits my thumb perfectly and find it more comfortable than my other bikes that have "cushier" grips.

Thank you for your responses. [thumbsup] I now have some info to make my decision with, and couple more options to consider.

I was debating between these two myself when I got my bike.  Went with the sport and don't regret it one bit.  They look a bit cheap compared to the lux in the pictures, but i assure you when you see them first hand they are 100% quality.  I'm not sure what you'd have to do to wear em down...im sure they would eventually but ive been riding hard on them since last season, and through the sun and rain, they still look like they did the day i bought em.  The rubber is firm, btw, not soft.  It still maintains the solid feel of the stock ones, just with a slight increase in diameter.