pismocycleguy
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Mike,I had a few minutes while the Grandsons were watching TV so I escaped to the garage to install the grips on the 700 and 500.
I have used these grips on my XR650L and put a lot of road miles on them as well as dirt. They helped with the vibration of a big single and provide excellent grip without having to use a lot of grip pressure. This helps prevent arm pump when riding off road.
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Tape, grip solvent and glue remover.
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I do at least three sets of golf clubs every year so I do buy in bulk.
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I just cut off the old grips with a razor knife.
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There is a bit of glue to remove.
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I just wrap the tape like so. I always put a wrap on the end out of habit, it is probably not needed.
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I spray solvent on bar and inside of grip and them just slide on.
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When I removed the grip off the throttle tube I was surprised to see such a good design. There was no glue, the grip has indentations to fit into the ridges on the throttle tube and the grip also goes over both ends of the tube. Looked like a very good design. I cut the ridge off the outboard side to make installation of the new grip easier.
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I followed the same procedure on the throttle though. I should have pushed the grip a little further on though. Because did not I had to cut the end of the grip off so it would not hang up on the bar end. I did it correctly on the 500. The new grips are a bit longer but with care they will fit and not hang up on either side.
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My bike when complete.
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Cathy's
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I am not suggesting that this is the way it should be done. It is just the way I have been doing it for years and it has never let me down. I believe if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Cheers,
Mike
Nice write up with photos. I now know what to expect when I remove my grips. That Honda throttle tube is very unique to me. Never had a bike with grippers built into the throttle tube.
One question, is the tape you are using and showing just plain old masking tape? Or is it some specialized type of tape for installing grips?
Thanks again for the informative write up.
PCG