Aftermarket handlebar grips, any recommendations ?
I have a set of new standard ones spare if your interested.
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Our bikes have Oxford intelligent heated grips fitted.
:cheers:
I've just fitted another pair of Renthal grips. Hard compound this time. Missus face - when I asked to use her hairspray...
I e got the oxford grips as well Seth and there great :onya:
I fit grip puppies to every bike I have. Fit over the existing grip and add a lot of comfort. Add some girth to the grip and reduce pressure on the palm. Oh errr
Pussygrips on mine. Sound exact same as grip puppies. Much prefer the name for mine. 😀
Another one here who uses PussyGrips. Very good for me. I have used them on earlier bikes because the standard grips are just a little small in diameter.
I don't know exactly, maybe big hands but it feels good and palms rest easily on the foam, and fingers are relaxed when reaching/using the levers.
Oxford fat grips, much less pressure on the palm. :cheers:
I had some pussygrips on mine too. Took them off the blue, (still on the black) just didn't feel quite right, a bit fat. Could be the gloves adding to the feel as well I guess.
Hey just for a laugh, google pussygrips. I did, trying to find where to get them from. Bet you'll get some interesting results as I did.
Puppy grips over Oxford heated grips work fine. Makes the handle bar grip rather fat but much better for wrist and fingers.
Doesn't worry or overheat the Oxford grips. Have the same on my Vstrom with no problems.
Thankyou for your replys, i have recently removed heated grips from my gsx 1400, in many pieces in the bin, managed not to damage the throttle tube, but the raised edge on the end as been removed by whoever fitted the heated grips, standard type grips are a option and the puppy grips seem good idea. :cheers:
Thanks for the advice Col. The first site that came up dont sell them. Shall have another look at that site this evening just to make sure :onya:
I need something precisely like that.
I have renthal bars, and get sore palms when resting them against the grips for a length of time.
Thicker and softer grips would be worth a try.
So what are the options?
Pussygrips. (price?)
Oxford fat grips?
grip puppies?
renthal grips?
The grips I got came from Hkg, only a few $ all up. Fit easy and are fatter n softer to hold.
Think it was Ebay.
I've had the pussy grip style (foam sleeve) on for 2 years now & they are great.
Got mine from the local mca store for $10, which was their Emgo brand from memory.
Or splurge Mike and go on eBay :smile2:
After 3 years of having wrapped tennis raquet grip around the Oxford Heated grips it finally wore out. It was really comfortable and the heated gripstter worked just fine. So now l find the Oxford grips too small. Hands get tired, go numb, all those things you guys talk about.
Off to get 2 raquet grips asap. I like this method of building them up because the grips are still firm, just fatter.
I use cricket bat grip on all my bikes, £2 off ebay and just cut it in half.
Quote from: Sweaty on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 05:48 PM
Or splurge Mike and go on eBay :smile2:
he he a couple of bucks as compared to $20 here (https://www.adventuremotorcycle.com.au/pussy-grips-anti-vibration-motorcycle-grips.html) - and probably from the same production line in China....
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 02:01 PM
Hey just for a laugh, google pussygrips. I did, trying to find where to get them from. Bet you'll get some interesting results as I did.
Don't search for it on ebay - definitely NSFW :)
ebay "grip puppy" brand $30-$50. Pass.
Quote from: Sweaty on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 05:48 PM
Or splurge Mike and go on eBay :smile2:
haha yeah and wait 2-3 months for delivery. :doh:
Can get it from a Aussie Ebay supplier in a week or so for $11 too.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-Pair-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Slip-on-Hand-Grip-Cover-Foam-Anti-Vibration-Comfort-/192731477998?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10
Sweaty, i bought a chinese item couple of weeks ago, aussie delivery origin, took 2 days. Ive found if buying from China, long delivery, if same item from Taiwan, very quick. UK is quick, USA is slow. Australia is slow but bought a golf bag from WA, 22 hrs.
@Sweaty cheers :onya: done.
Here's me posting about fitting a new set of rental grips. Must be an age thing (57) - every time recently I rode the 14 my wrists are starting to be increasingly painful. Confirmed last week when I rode my other bike back to back with OEM Suzuki grips.
Just ordered a set of Oxford fat grips - hopefully this will make things easier. And seen several references to 'grip puppies'. They are now on the radar... age - catches up with us all eventually... :whistling:
Quote from: Basil Brush on Friday, 22 May 2020, 08:08 PM
Here's me posting about fitting a new set of rental grips. Must be an age thing (57) - every time recently I rode the 14 my wrists are starting to be increasingly painful. Confirmed last week when I rode my other bike back to back with OEM Suzuki grips.
Just ordered a set of Oxford fat grips - hopefully this will make things easier. And seen several references to 'grip puppies'. They are now on the radar... age - catches up with us all eventually... :whistling:
Grip Puppies are absolutely brilliant - swear by them - makes holding those bars just much more comfortable
Honestly I'd never heard of them. I'll see how I get on with those fat grips.
Grip puppy's for me too ,just makes it easier for my hands to wrap around :onya:
Asked Mrs Notty if she would like a pet - Grip puppy's ordered !! :)
I feel sorry for all of you's.
Do I assume all you guys don`t wear gloves? If so, you`re mad, but at least i`d sympathise with your dilemma!
However, if i`m wrong, then I must have stumbled upon the perfect combination by accident:-
Heated Oxford grips (perfect warmth & diameter), and either summer leather gloves or winter leather lined gloves :onya:
Whats the problem? Call me a silly old fool (you don`t absolutely have to incidentally), but i`ve been riding bikes (wearing gloves!!) since 1975 and never had an issue with standard grips......and believe me, if you can bear the standard `70`s Kawasaki S & H series grips, everything else is really comfortable! :rolleyes:
DP, have always worn gloves, wont ride without them. A bit warm in Summer but thats how it is. I went to fat foam grips in early 80s, was much easier to open those 40 mm Dellortos. Have had them since. I also use a throttle rocker, much less finger fatigue. Agree those old 70s bikes sure had bad skinny grips. Earlier Pommy ones were worse, sticky in Summer, no grip in Winter.
Have said this before. I have tennis racquet grip wound over my Oxford heated grips. I don't like spongy grips and my hands don't get so numb.
I always wear gloves, wont ride without them.
Grog, interesting to read that you use a `throttle rocker`. They and `cramp busters` have very mixed reviews, the most common issue being that they can impede normal throttle use. Having never ridden with one fitted i`m wondering whether you find yours awkward at all?
The older I get the worse the numbness in my wrists/fingers becomes, especially in the colder weather, however, there is no doubt at all that my heated Oxford grips really help :onya:.
This fatigue problem is likely to get worse the older i get (coming up 62), so eventually i`ll be looking towards fitting `electronic cruise control` - anyone here have `ecc` fitted? Or is it an impossible mod to fit to a`14?
Missed that DP......l use what you call a throttle rocker. Have used it for years. Even did a track day with it on. You do need to get it positioned right, don't use it all the time but its there when you want to. You can just use it when you want a rest. Saves my wrists and hands cramping.
Good investment and easy to remove if you don't like it :onya:
Thanks Kiwifruit, worth considering for the future then......and as you say, the positioning of it is critical in relation to throttle response & control. :cheers:
DP, i hardly know its on there. Never impedes throttle use.As said, correct position is critical.
Simple throttle lock work just fine for me :cheers:
Had one on my FJR worked fine, tried to fit it to the 14 not the same setup, but will fit one later.
throttle rocker is about $995 cheaper than fitting cruise control too :)
As for thickness of grips - its a very individual thing, depends on the length of your palm and fingers. I'm sur ethat for me thicker than standard would be useful. I've no need for heated grips at all though.
DP - wouldn't dream of riding without gloves.
Anyway, fitted the fat grips. I cannot believe the difference. The rentals were so thin you could feel the ridges of the throttle tube. Madness. I also have another year old Suzuki thats fitted with OEM grips. The thickness is identical. Perfect, now Im getting on. :salute: