What Bar Grips Do You Like?

Matchless · Mar 10, 2017

Andover GT grips suit my large hands perfectly. I have them on nine of my bikes. Super comfy for me, but a mate of mine hates them.

auldblue · Mar 10, 2017

Hi,

I like my hands on a pair of these.

Nater_Potater · Mar 10, 2017

auldblue said:
Hi,

I like my hands on a pair of these.

I think they sell these just down the street...

A buddy of mine found these on a menu when he was traveling abroad. 'Brings new meaning to "something got lost in the translation"

Les, thanks for the Andover link. It may rekindle a love for the stock grips with rubber compound that's something less than forty-three years old.

Nathan

nickguzzi · Mar 11, 2017

Mine are claimed to be TZ Yamaha. Nice and grippy for plenty of friction and the right size for me.
Tried many others. No plastic lasted long being too unpleasant, and the foam grips when they first cam out - useless - wore out before the end of one Eurotour. Changing grips as often as tyres... I think not.

drones76 · Mar 11, 2017

Mine has the same Gran Turismo's that have been on the bike since I got it and the bike had been in storage since around 1990.

Best ever handgrips for any bike were for my Goldwing from a company that specializes in GW stuff. Randakk.

gripper · Mar 11, 2017

Oxford grips are quite skinny for a heated grip and they do a short-ish one to allow you to get all your levers and honda switchgear on a straight bit of bar. The latest heat controller is the only one worth considering, the previous ones crap out. With a 3 phase alternator you can have lights and 75% heat and a charge to the battery (provided you keep above 110mph :lol: ) they are the only way to ride in the UK climate. I managed a 500 mile ride in a day, in August and the main reason I didn't give up, was the heated grips made it do-able.

batrider · Mar 11, 2017

The originals were the plastic ones.

robs ss · Mar 11, 2017

Reading Nater Potater's reply reminded me of something I found on my father's ES2 when I restored it.
It may also be helpful to others...
He had inserted a piece of 2mm (don't know what gauge?) wire between the throttle twist-grip and the bar grip to give something for your right fingers to hold onto. It works great - not having to squeeze so tightly to hold the throttle open.
It takes a little experimentation to find the "right" position for the wire to match your hand and the "usual" throttle position
Worth trying for older hands
Cheers
Rob

Fullauto · Mar 11, 2017

robs ss said:
Reading Nater Potater's reply reminded me of something I found on my father's ES2 when I restored it.
It may also be helpful to others...
He had inserted a piece of 2mm (don't know what gauge?) wire between the throttle twist-grip and the bar grip to give something for your right fingers to hold onto. It works great - not having to squeeze so tightly to hold the throttle open.
It takes a little experimentation to find the "right" position for the wire to match your hand and the "usual" throttle position
Worth trying for older hands
Cheers
Rob

See my post. Original Ducatj 900 SS and 750 Sport grips have a rib for this purpose and are soft. Very comfortable.

acotrel · Mar 11, 2017

I simply use small diameter motocross grips that have a square pattern on them. My throttle is quick action and the brake is one finger, so thumb under the twist grip and three fingers around it and forefinger operating the brake. My friend uses fat grips to absorb vibration - if you've got that much vibration - sell the bike.

GavinJuice · Mar 12, 2017

Progrip...No glue needed!

robs ss · Mar 13, 2017

acotrel said:
IMy friend uses fat grips to absorb vibration - if you've got that much vibration - sell the bike.

acotrel, I agree - but I have found bar-end weights to be useful in reducing the severity/frequency of vibrations.
The increased mass at bar end simply reduces the natural frequency of the bars - actually works!
...and it's not unsprung mass!
Cheers
Rob

ashman · Mar 13, 2017

robs ss said:
acotrel said:

IMy friend uses fat grips to absorb vibration - if you've got that much vibration - sell the bike.

Click to expand...

acotrel, I agree - but I have found bar-end weights to be useful in reducing the severity/frequency of vibrations.
The increased mass at bar end simply reduces the natural frequency of the bars - actually works!
...and it's not unsprung mass!
Cheers
Rob

I replaced my steel Euro bars with Renthal alloy bars in the same style, they are 6mm wall thickness compared to the steel bars at only about 2 mm thickness if your lucky, stopped all vibrations in the handle bars and payed about $15 more than the steel bars, no end weights needed and can see whats behind me without the mirror shaking.

Ashley

gortnipper · Mar 13, 2017

robs ss said:
acotrel said:

IMy friend uses fat grips to absorb vibration - if you've got that much vibration - sell the bike.

Click to expand...

acotrel, I agree - but I have found bar-end weights to be useful in reducing the severity/frequency of vibrations.
The increased mass at bar end simply reduces the natural frequency of the bars - actually works!
...and it's not unsprung mass!
Cheers
Rob

I got some Oberon 75mm Streetfighter mirrors with a built in bar-end weight.

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/aca ... rrors.html

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