anti-vibration grips?
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Redfish-Joe
Senior Member
They look good and have a good feel to them. Now, just got to ride a little. They are about 1/4th inch longer than the stock grips. I don't see a problem with that.
johnkarlfl
Active Member
Mine are still stock, just reading to find what ones are the best.
Custom Chrome foam grips work good for me. Changing to poly bushings helped also.
Biggest change was getting bars adjusted to my hands/arms. Am installing slight pullback risers shortly. Seems I was always pulling on grips/bars and thumb/2 fingers would start tingling/numb feeling, just leaning forward a couple of inches taking strain off wrists and feeling will come back. Will see.
wilks3
Biggest change was getting bars adjusted to my hands/arms. Am installing slight pullback risers shortly. Seems I was always pulling on grips/bars and thumb/2 fingers would start tingling/numb feeling, just leaning forward a couple of inches taking strain off wrists and feeling will come back. Will see.
wilks3
Cyclops has the right idea for preventing numbness and cold fingers, without any cost...just simply do not GRIP too tightly...in fact I "hook" my fingers around the grips to just contact my thumb. Try this the next time you have cold hands, ease the tension around the grip and if you "were" holding on too tight, you will feel a rush of warmth as blood circulation gets to the inside of the hands, this area should not be cold anyway as it is out of the airflow.
Don't feel bad, gripping too hard is a common "habit"...racers learn this trick so they have better "road feel" with improved throttle and control response. The great Eddie Lawson was asked why he did not have any wrist and carpel tunnel hand problems after multiple heat race weekends after 10 years into his MotoGP World championship campaign...he does lots of physical conditioning, but simple hand/wrist stretching exercises before the race by pressing the hands back with the opposite hand..."pancake flexing"! Try it...it works!
Don't feel bad, gripping too hard is a common "habit"...racers learn this trick so they have better "road feel" with improved throttle and control response. The great Eddie Lawson was asked why he did not have any wrist and carpel tunnel hand problems after multiple heat race weekends after 10 years into his MotoGP World championship campaign...he does lots of physical conditioning, but simple hand/wrist stretching exercises before the race by pressing the hands back with the opposite hand..."pancake flexing"! Try it...it works!
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Redfish-Joe
Senior Member
Went for a little ride today. The grips felt good. A little larger than stock. The knurled surface of the grips were somewhat "sticky" to my winter gauntlets which have suede palms. Once I got accustom to the feel of the "stickiness" against the suede, I must say I really like them.
JBC2565
Junior Member
I have to agree with wilks3 about changing to the poly bushings.
Noticed a little "play" in my bars and changed the bushings.
Still have stock grips but helped my hands changing them.
Pretty cheap and easy job to do with good results. (Search the forum for handlebar bushings)
Noticed a little "play" in my bars and changed the bushings.
Still have stock grips but helped my hands changing them.
Pretty cheap and easy job to do with good results. (Search the forum for handlebar bushings)
Your almost sound negative!
I think one of the best parts of Harley ownership is customizing your bike. If you do it for looks or comfort it's still a Harley Davidson.