Ducati Monster Forum

Anybody replaced the stock handgrips with aftermarket ones? Is it easy? Looking for recommendations, tips/tricks etc. for doing so.  Pics are great as always!

http://www.progrip.com/default.asp?tip=2&ite=gri

happy with them

on both the monster and the sbk

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/bobspapa/100_1664.jpg?t=1218556821)

+1 on the progrip. I have the triple gel grips on my S2R1k and they are great...

Plus, they're cheap...

I also run the Gel Pro Grips. Not a big deal to install, just be careful with the throttle side if you use grip glue and have to trim to fit (you most likely will)

All I had to do with the grips was cut a hole for the bar end weights...

Okay my second stupid question of the day.  Are all grips universal?  If not, what size do I need to get?
I think it is 7/8 but I am not for sure.

Just installed a pair of progrip superbike gels (open end #780). Great fit; perfect length with no trimming at all. You can easily remove the throttle tube assembly and bring to the store to match up a set of grips.
My throttle tube has a dish "cone" shape where it meets the control. It also has a little ridge at the opposite end of the tube. The grips I got accomodated both the dish and the ridge. Many of the throttle grips I saw just had a flat doughnut like the clutch side, those wouldn't have fit well. Also some were a little too short.

bars should be 7/8.

i think most everything is, with the exception of harleys, and maybe a few of the more enormous japanese cruisers.

rizoma billet grips too

I have s set of these Oury Road Grips. VERY comfy, fat and grippy.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Group?catalogId=10111&storeId=10101&sku=12130G

ive got these in black on my black 2006 speed triple....

http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=264&products_id=84

love 'em and took 10 minutes to install,
the left grip was tight, had to drift it onto the bar with a block of wood....

I was going to try the compressed air trick to get mine off, will let you know how it works when I get home in a couple weeks

If you are going to go to the work of replacing the grips, think about adding in heated grips at the same time.

http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Rider/heated_grip_kit.htm [thumbsup]

carman, the compressed air trick is how bicycle mechanics install grips on bikes when they assemble them.

In my previous life I have exploded a few and fired a few off a set of bars like a bullet.

Do any DMFers have the pricey Rizoma Lux grips? If so, post some pics  ;D
(http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/images/5%20-%20Universal%20Other%20Parts/Handlebars,%20Risers,%20and%20Grips/GR213GripsAllColors.jpg)

You can get regular grips and slide these over them.  I think they look the business and provide comfort.

http://motorcycleparadise.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-grip-puppies.html (http://motorcycleparadise.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-grip-puppies.html)

would heated grips still work well with rizoma's billet grips?

slide a nice long flat head screwdriver up the old grip and spray in some WD-40, then penetrate a little more, lubricate, then gently rotate, pull and voila! the grip comes off...no knife or compressor needed.

i fitted rizomas a few weeks ago - very nice. had to drill a new hole for the throttle pin so the grip lined up with the end of the bar, but otherwise easy job. took about 15 minutes. feel great, look v hot.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/2705967249_2f7709d13b_m.jpg)

progrips are teh happy  :)