Re: Gel Grips for SV

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Leslie Kian wrote:

> There has been a lot of discussion about heated grips in the past.
> I was wondering about plain old gel grips to reduce vibration and
> fatigue through the hands.  I purchased a pair and they felt great,
> but they did not fit over the ridge in the throttle.  I come to find
> that the SV's (or all Suzuki's?) have an extra 'lip' of plastic on
> the throttle.  The vendor told me that most folks grind down that
> extra plastic.  This sounds like a klugy way around having gel grips
> that are made for the SV throttle.  I much prefer hearing from my SV
> brothers and sisters on the listserv....any guidance for this rookie
> on improving the grips for my 05 SV?

Why not grind down the lip?  sure, you'd be modifying the stock
parts, but that's what you'd do if you installed a jet kit or
cartridge emulators or a shock or installed heated grips or...

Suzuki is the only manufacturer who puts that lip there.  Honda,
Kawasaki, Triumph, Yamaha, BMW, Ducati and ....  well, none of them
have problems with their grips falling off.  Grip glue or hair spray
(Aqua Net is best) work really well for getting grips on and keeping
them there.

        -Will

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