Handle bar grips?

[Ritchiritch]

Mine need replacing and just wondered is it a one size fits all job or are they a specific size ?

[Mincehead]

Generic sizes in all honesty, although some American bikes, Harleys etc, use 25.4 mm (1") bars. Most bars are 22mm (7/8") on all other makes.
Foam grips or the older style ballon grips (bulge in the middle) tend to be my favoured choice.

[meensy]

Renthal do different compound grips about £7 I think.

[Barbancet]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone fitted heated grips?

I'm toying with the idea, but might just stick the horrible looking, but effective, Oxford Hothands on.

steve

[Mincehead]

Plenty of members have them fitted, some are pretty good too and hardly look any different to any other grips. I recently saw some on a Harley that were adjustable by turning the bar end, very trick.

[Barbancet]

Thanks, Mince.

I've got them on my Triumph , & they're a Godsend when the weather is like it was last Monday.

I'll give them a go.

Any preferences anyone?

[Mincehead]

A pal swears by these:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/5838 ... ies/Tech-7

M&P list 5 types:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productsList.asp ... ted%20grip

If you click on the blue text of each item then hovver your mouse over the images you can zoom in to them. I like M&P, great company and always good prices too.

Ooops forgot, for Ritchiritch:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/products/Bars-And-Footrests

Loads there to choose from.

[jjmoto]

trx grips seem really short to me, i bought 125mm ones & had to cut about 5mm off the ends

[Barbancet]

A pal swears by these:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/5838 ... ies/Tech-7

M&P list 5 types:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productsList.asp ... ted%20grip

If you click on the blue text of each item then hovver your mouse over the images you can zoom in to them. I like M&P, great company and always good prices too.

Ooops forgot, for Ritchiritch:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/products/Bars-And-Footrests

Loads there to choose from.

Thanks again.

I'll have a look.

cheers

s

[Barbancet]

I got the Oxford heated grips fitted on Saturday bought from http://www.racevisors.co.uk/category/ox ... rips-muffs for £74.99 including delivery. I was a bit concerned about finding a switched live & was going to tap into the brake light switch, but on looking under the seat, I found a brown wire with a cartridge fuse which had been snipped. I've know idea what it was attached to, but happily it turned out to be a switched live.

I hooked it all up & did a dry run before glueing the grips on.

Yesterday morning I had a moment of mild panic thinking that I hadn't checked it with lights/indicators etc working. I fired it up & checked everything. All was working & there was no smoke, so I suppose I must have got it right first time.

Result! Warm hands on arrival at work.