Re: Gel Grips for SV

Believe it or not, faster than a dremel, use a regular metal
file. Seriously one or two strokes of the file will wear the
ridge right off! Again, the ridge is useless. If those that don't
know, the ridge is not along the body of the sleeve, but it
rings the sleeve, like if you tied a piece of string around the
grip, right near the thumb/forefinger area.

V


----- Original Message -----
From: "James Reazor" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Gel Grips for SV


> 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?
>
> 5 min a Dremel should take care of that ridge. If you want anything
> other then Suzuki factory grips, that's probably your only option. That
> or keep the grips and get better gloves.
>
> -James
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