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| reelinfeele | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 32 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Jun 2014 - 21:24 Post title : Bars and grips | | | Hey all, new storm guy here. First 1200 miles under my belt. Love the bike, love it. Im looking to change the bars and grips. Just looking for advice. Bars are 1" right?
Standard harley size. Grips, who makes a grip with the throttle tube installed, or do i just slice the old grip off? Looking to go with a more straight, drag bar like z bar.
The standard grips are extremely hard, would like something a little more cushy.
Thanks all.
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| rabbi | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 926 | | Location | : | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 22 Jun 2014 - 22:58 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: reelinfeele) | | | I have the Avon metric air cushion grips which are great.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 22 Jun 2014 - 23:13 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: rabbi) | | | Kuryakthingy ISO grips. 35000 miles and no problem.
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| essbjay | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 328 | | Location | : | Melbourne (ex Lowestoft, UK), VIC, Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Jun 2014 - 02:27 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: reelinfeele) | | |
Kury Iso grips on the Thunderbike NZ T-bars....
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| Dags | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/11/2013 | | Posts | : | 468 | | Location | : | N.S.W, Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Jun 2014 - 07:38 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: essbjay) | | | Fitted a set of Arlen Ness Deep Cut Chrome grips, sourced from Indian/Victory dealer, part No: M-1052, they come with spacer for the lateral movement.
T bars are on my list.
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| bnz433 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,842 | | Location | : | Clifton Park (Upstate), NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Jun 2014 - 11:14 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: Dags) | | | Ditto on the Arlen Ness...but for your Storm, go with the deep cut blacks. I have a pick here someplace.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,404 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Jun 2014 - 22:20 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
Kuryakthingy ISO grips. 35000 miles and no problem. |
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My Iso grips only lasted three months before breaking a piece out of the slot where the pull cable locates, this I believe was caused from that sharp edge in the throttle housing, since modified with a dremel type tool. I repaired the grip a while back which is holding , now just waiting for Mat to tool up for his design in alluminium.  
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| reelinfeele | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 32 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Jun 2014 - 16:40 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: Leethal) | | | so, from what I gather, any harley grip will work.....??????????
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| bnz433 | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,842 | | Location | : | Clifton Park (Upstate), NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Jun 2014 - 03:02 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: reelinfeele) | | | Ummm...not to my knowledge. The Arlens I have are for a Star (Yamaha) cruiser.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,404 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Jun 2014 - 05:56 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: reelinfeele) | | | Check Fast Eddy's website for the Iso grips.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| rabbi | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 926 | | Location | : | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Jun 2014 - 06:20 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: reelinfeele) | | |
reelinfeele wrote:
so, from what I gather, any harley grip will work.....?????????? |
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No, Harley grips are different, you need metric grips.
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| essbjay | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 328 | | Location | : | Melbourne (ex Lowestoft, UK), VIC, Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Jun 2014 - 14:49 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: rabbi) | | | Bump
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| jumboswart | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 26 | | Location | : | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 30 Jun 2014 - 08:45 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: essbjay) | | | Fitted he Avon metric grips this week end, straight swap after cutting off the left hand grip. Works great did 900km over the week end and no tingling in my hands.
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| silverfish | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 191 | | Location | : | Joburg, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 30 Jun 2014 - 15:53 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: jumboswart) | | |
jumboswart wrote:
Fitted he Avon metric grips this week end, straight swap after cutting off the left hand grip. Works great did 900km over the week end and no tingling in my hands. |
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Hey Jumbo,
Are you the guy that has the tricked out Speed trip and went to E.T. with Mike over the long weekend on the blacked out storm?
If so I'm the guy with the silver T"bird that showed you the Avon grips on my bike at the hotel!
Cheers!
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| Jimbo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 25/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,032 | | Location | : | Queanbeyan, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 30 Jun 2014 - 21:26 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: silverfish) | | | Bump!
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| superhawklgt | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/07/2014 | | Posts | : | 23 | | Location | : | Worc, Ma, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Jul 2014 - 03:23 Post title : Re: Bars and grips (Re: jumboswart) | | |
jumboswart wrote:
Fitted he Avon metric grips this week end, straight swap after cutting off the left hand grip. Works great did 900km over the week end and no tingling in my hands. |
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Any walk throughs on how to change the grips?
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