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Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:11 am
by yamaha_george
Oh well its spring time and time to start tarting up the bike for the season.
The original grips are a bit naff so was thinking of getting replacements ANYONE care to recommend a make / type, hopefully a bit more cushioned BUT NOT foam based.!
colours must be red/black maximum, all black preferred
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:35 am
by trifgeorge
I bought these handlebar grips.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWNX%3AIT
I don't know how soft are they because they haven't arrived yet, but i like the color.
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:44 am
by yamaha_george
T_G,
let me know how you get on please although at 5" wide and what looks like an inch each end being made up of alloy /plastic I am worried about hand width. I have some real ape groper width hands <BG>
On quite another tack I watched Top Gear last night where they visited Romania and took 3 super cars to some hiway in the mountains that was a fantastic twisty twirly piece of tarmac built by the not so fantastic dictator in the middle of no where. You should go ride it , no traffic and corners that Rossi fans would love
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:56 am
by trifgeorge
I will go there this summer if i will have money for gas.
I will let you know how the grips are, but i think that it will take a while for them to reach to my door as they are coming from China.
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:18 pm
by floridaorangeboost85
did you see the top gear where they have the evo going down the mountain in the snow racing skiers? that was my favorite one..
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:19 pm
by jallen
yamaha_george wrote:Oh well its spring time and time to start tarting up the bike for the season.
The original grips are a bit naff so was thinking of getting replacements ANYONE care to recommend a make / type, hopefully a bit more cushioned BUT NOT foam based.!
colours must be red/black maximum, all black preferred
I have got heated Hein Gericke grips on mine currently. But prior to that it had Motrax grips on which were nice and grippy with a bit of cushioning due to the layered design.
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:39 pm
by sweekster
I've got Pro Grip Gel grips on the 1k. Same as these...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PRO-GRIP ... 2283wt_939
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:49 pm
by rotortech
YG,
Most sport bike grips are 125 - 127mm long. For some strange reason the FZR grips (stock) are 135mm long. If you buy 125mm grips there will be a gap unless you move your bar mounted controls. If you look around you will find 135mm grips that will fit nicely. Some folks use a little foam spacer to cover the exposed portion of the bar. I like the stock grips and they fit well.
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:53 pm
by floridaorangeboost85
wow i feel like a retard, i put that last post in the wrong spot!
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:40 pm
by yamaha_george
floridaorangeboost85 wrote:wow i feel like a retard, i put that last post in the wrong spot!
F,
don't worry we all do that from time 2 time <BG>
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:43 pm
by yamaha_george
rotortech wrote:YG,
Most sport bike grips are 125 - 127mm long. For some strange reason the FZR grips (stock) are 135mm long. If you buy 125mm grips there will be a gap unless you move your bar mounted controls. If you look around you will find 135mm grips that will fit nicely. Some folks use a little foam spacer to cover the exposed portion of the bar. I like the stock grips and they fit well.
Yeh I spotted that from Sweekster's post something to watch out for
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:48 pm
by reelrazor
I like Scott Slimgrips.
Re: Handle bar grips
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:23 pm
by Cafe Racer
What do you know... I like the Renthal Kevlar Dual Compound. A little pricey...$$$ but they are pretty damn good so far.
http://www.youtube.com/user/calspeed1#p/u/0/FI3K8ZplUMs
Miguel