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BigDaddyP77

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Question about grips
« on: August 09, 2008, 10:14:57 AM »
Well, after owning my first bike for a month, I got my first taste of wet riding.  Had to go 22 kms to get to work along a fairly windy hwy.  needless to say i dumped the bike going around a corner.  I was gonna replace the bars and grips over the winter but now i HAVE to do it.  I've been lookin around and found a cheap set but there is 2 lengths. 5 3/4" and 5 3/8"   does the length matter? I'm a newb when it comes to bikes but as long as it fits the 7/8" bar the length shound't really matter. I also snapped a front turn signal mount and lost a mirror.

martino1972

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Re: Question about grips
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2008, 10:16:45 AM »

Offline spdiii

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Re: Question about grips
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2008, 10:20:58 AM »
You may want to measure the length of your throttle tube and then puchase grips slightly shorter. you don't want the grips catching on the cable/switch housing.
Nick
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