Handle Bar Grips
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Handle Bar Grips
I am sure there is an answer somewhere in the forum, but so far I haven't found it.
My question to the group is "what model grips interchange?", I have a 78 and am just wondering about the options from a later model Goldwing, and maybe the grips from a 1100 or 1200 are no better, not like I dislike the ones I have, they seem to be the stock grips from 78, and pretty worn.
I put foam covers on them, but that almost makes them too fat for my stubby fingers in winter gloves.
As always, Thank You for any input.
My question to the group is "what model grips interchange?", I have a 78 and am just wondering about the options from a later model Goldwing, and maybe the grips from a 1100 or 1200 are no better, not like I dislike the ones I have, they seem to be the stock grips from 78, and pretty worn.
I put foam covers on them, but that almost makes them too fat for my stubby fingers in winter gloves.
As always, Thank You for any input.
Mike
Bakersfield
78 GL1000 Current Bike
2004 R1150R Sold
2000 Sportster Sold
1994 FXR Sold (should have kept)
84 1200 Aspencade Sold
80 1100 Standard (should have kept)
Bakersfield
78 GL1000 Current Bike
2004 R1150R Sold
2000 Sportster Sold
1994 FXR Sold (should have kept)
84 1200 Aspencade Sold
80 1100 Standard (should have kept)
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
Any 7/8 inch grip that is 6 inches long should work. Most common after market grips are only 5 inch so measure the length of yours for reference.
Check Randakk site as he has some great grips that fit perfectly.
Check Randakk site as he has some great grips that fit perfectly.
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The person with the most toys wins!
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
Thanks JD, I hate my fat foam grips too. Bought them cause I thought they would look cool, but even though I have a fat paw with long fingers the grips are too fat for my comfort.jdvorchak wrote:Check Randakk site as he has some great grips that fit perfectly.
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
I also am a fan of the Randakk Grips. Have them on both my bikes.
https://www.randakks.com/randakk-s-gen- ... grips.html
https://www.randakks.com/randakk-s-gen- ... grips.html
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
I've got these, they're really comfortable. I use to have them on some cafe bars that I use to have, those bars would kill my hands. After I put these grips on my hands wouldn't get tingly. I can't recommend the cafe bars but I can recommend the grips.
Those cafe bars must be for sadist.
Those cafe bars must be for sadist.
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
+ 3 on Randakk’s Grips. Put ‘em on 5 personal rides since 2011.Whiskerfish wrote:I also am a fan of the Randakk Grips. Have them on both my bikes.
https://www.randakks.com/randakk-s-gen- ... grips.html
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1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
1979 Yamaha XS750SF
Previous:
1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
- Steve81GL1100
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
I'm on my second, and probably last set of OEM Honda grips on my 81. They're nice and comfortable, and I like them except for one thing..... They wear quickly and the rubber starts to check & crack after a year. The first set I got, I thought maybe they were old stock. Second set, it starts to feel like it's just the way they are.
Next set will be Randakk's...
Steve
Next set will be Randakk's...
Steve
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1981 GL 1100 Standard, 81 Interstate bags, 84 GL1200 pegs, sometime National Cycle PlexiStar windshield
1996 BMW R1100R
2007 Piaggio X9 Evo500, wife's ride so she can keep up with the GL
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
Well it seems as if Randakk's grips are the favorite among the group, so Randakk's it is!
Thank You
On a side note, I just replaced the clutch and throttle cable with new Honda cables, and the PO had bent the part where the cable attaches to the lifting arm, kind of had me going for a while, thought the end of the cable was just stuck from corrosion, which there was very little of. I guess this would prevent the cable from disconnecting itself?
I don't know......
Thank You
On a side note, I just replaced the clutch and throttle cable with new Honda cables, and the PO had bent the part where the cable attaches to the lifting arm, kind of had me going for a while, thought the end of the cable was just stuck from corrosion, which there was very little of. I guess this would prevent the cable from disconnecting itself?
I don't know......
Mike
Bakersfield
78 GL1000 Current Bike
2004 R1150R Sold
2000 Sportster Sold
1994 FXR Sold (should have kept)
84 1200 Aspencade Sold
80 1100 Standard (should have kept)
Bakersfield
78 GL1000 Current Bike
2004 R1150R Sold
2000 Sportster Sold
1994 FXR Sold (should have kept)
84 1200 Aspencade Sold
80 1100 Standard (should have kept)
- luludog
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
+4 on Randakk’s.delling3 wrote:+ 3 on Randakk’s Grips. Put ‘em on 5 personal rides since 2011.Whiskerfish wrote:I also am a fan of the Randakk Grips. Have them on both my bikes.
https://www.randakks.com/randakk-s-gen- ... grips.html
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1971 CB175K5 - stock restoration http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 95&start=0
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1975 CB750K5 - stock restoration http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=40426
1971 CB175K5 - stock restoration http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 95&start=0
1972 CB350 - resto-mod cafe project http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=47429
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
If you're in colder weather, you can't beat cozy heated grips. Oxford makes some for $89. Has a slick control panel, and auto shut off if you leave them on and walk away.
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Re: Handle Bar Grips
+5 on Randakk grips. I have them on the 750 and the 1000. At first I thought they'd be too small a diameter and would be a tough thing to grip. Au contraire. The rubber is soft and 'sticky'. They're the best grips I've ever used. Very comfortable.
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Don't own a Vanagon
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