Need info/help on installing new grips

[georover1]

Ok here is a possible dumb question. I need new grips on my '99 . The old ones are getting thin. I have heated grips but can i just buy new grips like the ones you can get at any motorcycle shop? The reason i ask is because my local dealership (who are a bunch of     :asshat  IMO) qouted me $80+ install for grips.  I explained that i just need the outer rubber. Is it just me or is that a little steep for two pieces of rubber. What are the rest of you doing?

Thanks

[apache]

Sure $8.00 for grips and $75 per hour to labor over them. My 97 has the stockers slid over the grip heater strips. other than overall length cause some differ any of them otta be OK. I use rubbing alcohol to make things slippery for putting them on.

[georover1]

Sure $8.00 for grips and $75 per hour to labor over them.

No. $80 for the grips plus install. They said it would be around $140 total. Anyway I'll just try and find the correct size at my local MS. Thanks for the rubbing alcohol tip.

[TigerTrax]

Go to Dual Star and buy the $30 grip heaters. ( not the ceramic resistor kind for gosh sakes )



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[apache]

$80 for grips? yikes. wadda they think your ridin a Harley?

[Mudhen]

Go to Dual Star and buy the $30 grip heaters. ( not the ceramic resistor kind for gosh sakes )



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I agree.  For $30, they work awesome!



Add $8.00 to that for the grips and $5.00 for the grip cement (if you don't want to use hair spray or something else to stick them on).

[georover1]

That is a good price but i already have factory heated grips. I just want the outer rubber grips that will work with my heated assembly. I dont want to cut mine off and then have a hard time finding an aftermarket grip with the right inner dia. I would like something like these http://street-bikes.ridegear.com/cgi-bi ... ?E+scstore (http://street-bikes.ridegear.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/shop/Street_Grips/F-4421_Dual_Density_Road_Grips_724.html?E+scstore)  Maybe i'm just going to have to cut the rubber and see whats under there and measure the diameter.

[ArizonaKid]

I had the same problem on my 02 BMW K1200RS and after trying to fabricate replacement rubber parts I finally gave up and bought OEM heated grips and took the big hit in the pocket book, but they work!  They're easy to change out yourself, so an option is to simply buy them from your dealer and install them yourself.  The electrical connections are easily accessible after removing the fairing and dismantling the grips themselves is an easy task with standard tools.   Go for it!