What‘s everyone using for handlebar grips. Looking to replace mine on both bikes and looking for decent grips that will help dampen vibration through the bars.
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Best handlebar grips
- Thread starter bosco659
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Unfortunately, my favorite is no longer being made, Sunline Grand Touring grips .....
But I am quite liking the cheapo Banggood grips I put on my '83. They seem to be pretty good at absorbing the vibes .....
But I am quite liking the cheapo Banggood grips I put on my '83. They seem to be pretty good at absorbing the vibes .....
Fitted these to my XS1B, replicas of GP type grips which were replicas of Beston type grips, whatever that means.
They look very similar to the XS1 originals (from the photos I've seen) and only cost £8.
If handlebar vibration is getting to you, try altering their resonant vibration frequency by fitting bar end weights.
They look very similar to the XS1 originals (from the photos I've seen) and only cost £8.
If handlebar vibration is getting to you, try altering their resonant vibration frequency by fitting bar end weights.
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For vibrations I have had good results with large diameter rubber foam type
like that
https://www.tradeinn.com/motardinn/sv/hashiru-rubber-foam-grip/136432727/p
I also have damper weigths in bar ends on stock handelbar 1980
Perhaps not the best looking or holding on to .But vibrations are history.
like that
https://www.tradeinn.com/motardinn/sv/hashiru-rubber-foam-grip/136432727/p
I also have damper weigths in bar ends on stock handelbar 1980
Perhaps not the best looking or holding on to .But vibrations are history.
I like the Biltwell Renegade or Recoil. It's a bit fat and barrel shaped. The safety wire groove is a nice touch on a cafe racer.
Was thinking about weights in the bars. I have bar end mirrors so I need something I can recess into the bar end about 2-3”.
Oury grips. These grips killed almost all the vibes on my bike. If you need weight recessed a lot of people use leadshot. Buy a big bag of it and just pour it in your bars. Add more, take some out, fine tune it how you like
Vibration through the bars has pretty much disappeared by using the weighted end Standard bars.
What I found problematic with the stock style grips is the need, for me at least, of double gripping to get to full throttle. I don't know how to explain it more than the radius to utilize the full turning of the throttle is to start out with your hand uncomfortably bent down on the initial gripping......either that or shifting the grip when higher revs are achieved. Doing XSJohn's (RIP) bs34's throttle mod helped with those carbs, however the 38's can't be modded as such. I found that the style that Grewth posted above to be perfect.
In summary?
Weight yer bar ends and get fat grips......problem(s) solved.
What I found problematic with the stock style grips is the need, for me at least, of double gripping to get to full throttle. I don't know how to explain it more than the radius to utilize the full turning of the throttle is to start out with your hand uncomfortably bent down on the initial gripping......either that or shifting the grip when higher revs are achieved. Doing XSJohn's (RIP) bs34's throttle mod helped with those carbs, however the 38's can't be modded as such. I found that the style that Grewth posted above to be perfect.
In summary?
Weight yer bar ends and get fat grips......problem(s) solved.
I also run these, Emgo GT grips. They're available in a few different colors and transparent as well.
https://www.common-motor.com/honda-...I6VVmxVp-yKUAlWLQefixmri4WYw0BFoaArELEALw_wcB
Not everyone's cup of tea but these are MY favorites, go on all my bikes that don't have factory heated grips.
couldn't have done the Iron butt on madness without them.
colorado siligrips, pick the softest compound.
OH crap the website is inactive, good thing I stocked up.
couldn't have done the Iron butt on madness without them.
colorado siligrips, pick the softest compound.
OH crap the website is inactive, good thing I stocked up.
Oury FTW. I run them on all my vintage bikes.
Where did you buy those? With my bar end mirrors I’d have to cut the ends of the grips off. Do you see any problem with doing that?
Fortnine is a Canadian distributor. Those grips are within my link.
Fortnine also sells the Motion Pro Grip End Cutter. It seems you have a one stop shop!
https://fortnine.ca/en/motion-pro-grip-end-cutter-3-piece-set-08-0335
Fortnine also sells the Motion Pro Grip End Cutter. It seems you have a one stop shop!
https://fortnine.ca/en/motion-pro-grip-end-cutter-3-piece-set-08-0335
Thx. A bit expensive for me for a one time use tool. On the left side, if I smack the end of the installed grip against the handlebar end with a rubber mallet, would the handlebar cut the end of the grip out. Throttle side is a bit trickier.
I have a set of gasket punches that might do the same thing as the Motion Pro kit. I’ll have a look.
Thanks for the links and giving me the idea.
I have a set of gasket punches that might do the same thing as the Motion Pro kit. I’ll have a look.
Thanks for the links and giving me the idea.
This one but it only goes to 1”.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Gasket-Punch-Set/11-pc-Gasket-Punch-Set-(Blue-Point)/PGH8A
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Gasket-Punch-Set/11-pc-Gasket-Punch-Set-(Blue-Point)/PGH8A
Sharpen the end of a crap handlebar tap grip into that?
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I've used a knife before to cut off the ends for bar-end mirrors. I suppose that is a bit bush league compared to a punch of some sort.
