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Offline gregripko

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Handlebar grip size
« on: February 14, 2013, 07:57:37 PM »
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Just wondering.... Would 4 1/2 inch length handlebar grips work? Or do they have to be a certain length as well....
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Offline bjbuchanan

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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2013, 08:24:31 PM »
4.5" will probably work. If they are too long just trim your throttle tube, it is only nylon anyway.

Most grips are similar sized in length so it will prob match right up
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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2013, 09:09:03 PM »
Was actually worried about it running short as I see a lot of grips 5 1/2 for cb550 on eBay
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Offline gregripko

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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2013, 10:58:27 PM »
Btw the throttle grips inner diameters I bought are slightly different....I'm a noob at this
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Offline neevo

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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2013, 12:27:05 AM »
Quote from: gregripko on February 14, 2013, 10:58:27 PM
Btw the throttle grips inner diameters I bought are slightly different....I'm a noob at this

Yep, one slides on the throttle tube (bigger one), the other straight into the handlebar.
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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2013, 04:04:19 AM »
The grips often come with a little foam plastic spacer to take up the gap. 
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Offline K5 Keith

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Re: Handlebar grip size
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2013, 10:07:27 AM »
I replaced my 5" OEM grips with 4 1/2" grips and found that my hand seemed to cramp up a lot. Soon after I switched back to a new 5" set and I'm happy again. I'm also using stock Honda bars which locate the controls and didn't care for the 1/2" that the bars extended beyond the grip end. I suppose if I had liked the 4.5s I could have cut the bar shorter though...

(75 cb750 with 400F bars)
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