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Duc Fever
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« on: August 12, 2008, 07:52:55 AM » |
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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!
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« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2008, 08:01:14 AM » |
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NAKID
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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2008, 09:36:22 AM » |
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+1 on the progrip. I have the triple gel grips on my S2R1k and they are great...
Plus, they're cheap...
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2008, 10:21:47 AM » |
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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)
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« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2008, 12:27:56 PM » |
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All I had to do with the grips was cut a hole for the bar end weights...
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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2008, 12:34:21 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2008, 11:53:32 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2008, 03:51:16 AM » |
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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.
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. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2008, 03:54:20 AM » |
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rizoma billet grips too
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« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2008, 03:55:57 PM » |
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Carman
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« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2008, 07:18:44 PM » |
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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
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Carman
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jesse370
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« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2008, 07:40:26 PM » |
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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.
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