Replacing grips, a little too late to ask for a how to?

[Danvitt]

Well got em on. Don't ever try this unless you have a lathe and even then you have to take it down until basically there is no evidence of the knobs left on the tube. This weakens the tube so that the grip squeezes it to tight which in turn puts friction on the bars so it don't turn freely. To fix this you gotta sand more, which weakens it more, which take less pressure from the grip to squeeze the bars. Not really a winning situation.

I've beat em up quite a bit, stuck a wrench though the rubber parts on the end to yank them back off repeatedly and my butterfingers dropped them a few times so there most likely no chance of returning them. I'm going to use them until i order the new ones. Hopefully they fit because man they look way better than stock.

 

[1olbull]

Or just get the ISO Grips for the Rocket. They are a direct replacement for the stock grips and you keep your OEM throttle grip intact as a spare (the cable tabs have been known to break. Don’t ask me how I know). Universal or multi fit accessories are never a good idea.
Kuryakyn ISO Grips With Accent Rings Chrome #6236 Honda/Triumph | eBay

I mostly agree, Richard, but I have had those Kuryakyn ISO Grips before.
They work fine and are an easy install.
The Biltwell are also an easy install and (IMHO) are a better fit into the palm of my hands.
This provides more grip with less squeeze.
Also at $17 versus $73 a no-brainer for me.

 

[1olbull]

Here's a pic of the linkage he's talking about

That protective cover is restrictive for getting hands in there to remove the cable ends, so I temporarily removed it (2-10mm head bolts) to facilitate the job.

 

[1olbull]

Well got em on. Don't ever try this unless you have a lathe and even then you have to take it down until basically there is no evidence of the knobs left on the tube. This weakens the tube so that the grip squeezes it to tight which in turn puts friction on the bars so it don't turn freely. To fix this you gotta sand more, which weakens it more, which take less pressure from the grip to squeeze the bars. Not really a winning situation.

I've beat em up quite a bit, stuck a wrench though the rubber parts on the end to yank them back off repeatedly and my butterfingers dropped them a few times so there most likely no chance of returning them. I'm going to use them until i order the new ones. Hopefully they fit because man they look way better than stock.

Very nice mod job done!
Sure hope that mastic doesn't go away in the hot sun like mine have done a few times . . .

 

[1olbull]

Ok cool, indeed i did not inspect the cables near the body only lazily looked around the controls thinking it was the grips. Good looking out!

Main adjust is at the throttle body.
The grip screws are for fine tuning the adjustment.
I maintain at least a sixteenth gap to insure full off.

 

[Claviger]

Just offering this one more time as people seem put off by it.

Rizoma Sportlines are a 100% direct bolt on, and the small pyramids to grip work great.

They also never fade in the sun, my 8 year old Rizoma sports on my Daytona.

The only warning is, if you death grip your grips they will murder your hands because they’re hard (solid metal).

 

[Danvitt]

Just offering this one more time as people seem put off by it.

Rizoma Sportlines are a 100% direct bolt on, and the small pyramids to grip work great.

They also never fade in the sun, my 8 year old Rizoma sports on my Daytona.

The only warning is, if you death grip your grips they will murder your hands because they’re hard (solid metal).

At first I didn't like the look but they started growing on me the more I kept checking them out. Then I wasn't sure if the one's I did find would work. Happen to have a part number of what you used?

 

[Claviger]

GR233B

Listed for a Boneville, but dead nuts fitment.

 

[CanberraR3]

I mostly agree, Richard, but I have had those Kuryakyn ISO Grips before.
They work fine and are an easy install.
The Biltwell are also an easy install and (IMHO) are a better fit into the palm of my hands.
This provides more grip with less squeeze.
Also at $17 versus $73 a no-brainer for me.

Agree they’re not for everyone but I really liked them and cost was less important than quality. Scorpion grips are almost identical to ISO grips, much cheaper and in some ways better (softer rubber) but don’t last as long. You get what you pay for. Each to their own.

Well got em on. Don't ever try this unless you have a lathe and even then you have to take it down until basically there is no evidence of the knobs left on the tube. This weakens the tube so that the grip squeezes it to tight which in turn puts friction on the bars so it don't turn freely. To fix this you gotta sand more, which weakens it more, which take less pressure from the grip to squeeze the bars. Not really a winning situation.

I've beat em up quite a bit, stuck a wrench though the rubber parts on the end to yank them back off repeatedly and my butterfingers dropped them a few times so there most likely no chance of returning them. I'm going to use them until i order the new ones. Hopefully they fit because man they look way better than stock.

Interesting. Some may recall the time that TC broke his throttle cable and had to ride from Strahan to Hobart with his throttle working backwards. His mishap was a direct result of his trying to fit non-specific ISO grips and he’d had the exact issues mentioned here, both before we left and again on the road when his throttle kept sticking. That’s where the cable broke from all the ‘work’ he was doing to fit and try to fix the problem. This is why I reckon the only grips to get are ones with the throttle tube already fitted inside the grip, whichever brand or style you go for.

 

[Tal]

I installed the iso grips on 3 different bikes now including two rockets....easy as...
The right side slide right off and the left side you run a narrow screwdriver under neath the rubber and squirt CRC or similar under to get the glue free, twist and pull and its off..clean the bars completely and go ahead and install the new ones.
I never sanded anything, no need, the grips just slide off the bars.