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Offline briancwynn

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Looking for brown leather grips
« on: July 31, 2014, 10:25:07 AM »
Why is this thin grip style so hard to come by? I believe brooks grips work if you bore out one to fit on the throttle side. Is there another manufacturer I am missing? Even the brown rubber style is limited.  I'm thinking there is more to this than stocking levels.
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Offline flybox1

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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2014, 10:31:48 AM »
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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2014, 11:32:05 AM »
Leather grips are often custom. Find a leatherworker in your area and have some made that lace along the bottom. Pretty simple product.



You could always just use leather bar tape (Brooks makes very high quality) and safety-wire the ends.
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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2014, 11:37:32 AM »
I like that lace the end one for sure.  Here are the ones i am looking for.
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Honda CB750 1978 K
Stock Carbs w/ Pods
125 main jets, stock slow, and 2 shims on the needle (equal to about raising it one clip)
M-unit
Bike broken down to bare bones and slowly put back together (except for the engine)

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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2014, 02:40:54 PM »
those are natural rubber.
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--Evan

1975 CB750K "Rhonda"
Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

She's a mix-matched (former) basket case, but she's mine.

CB750 Shop Manual (all years), searchable text PDF
Calculating the correct input circumference for digital speedometers connected to the original speedometer drive

Offline briancwynn

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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2014, 03:06:21 PM »
Yes and how do I get them. I do like the leather ones as well.
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Honda CB750 1978 K
Stock Carbs w/ Pods
125 main jets, stock slow, and 2 shims on the needle (equal to about raising it one clip)
M-unit
Bike broken down to bare bones and slowly put back together (except for the engine)

Offline evanphi

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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2014, 05:32:35 PM »
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--Evan

1975 CB750K "Rhonda"
Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

She's a mix-matched (former) basket case, but she's mine.

CB750 Shop Manual (all years), searchable text PDF
Calculating the correct input circumference for digital speedometers connected to the original speedometer drive

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Re: Looking for brown leather grips
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2014, 05:49:58 PM »
Linus bicycles come with leather grips. I can attest they are nice and soft yet durable. The only thing I don't know is whether bicycle grips are 7/8". If they're not, they're close. You can always call the people at linus -- it's one of those happy companies where the people are really helpful (in my experience).

http://www.linusbike.com/products/linus-leather-handgrips
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