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DuggleBogey
Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 326
Age: 44
Location: Middle Tennessee
Points: 1086
Registration date: 2010-06-05
 |  Subject: Grip Puppies  Sun May 29, 2011 8:00 am | |
| Okay, the Grip Puppies. Love them.
What do you think? Keep them whole or cut them down?
Opinions welcome. |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2164
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Points: 3061
Registration date: 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Sun May 29, 2011 8:05 am | |
| I had to cut about .625" off the ends to allow them to fit to length perfectly over my stock grips.
Get the .875" diameter size for our bars.
Can't ride without them. |
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trouble1100
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 176
Age: 55
Location: Plum Pa
Points: 1012
Registration date: 2010-04-30
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Sun May 29, 2011 8:30 am | |
| I did trim about 1/2" off of the 5” grip that is too long for the Silverwing. They will compress so do your trimming on the long side and install with the trimmed side inboard.
I used the old bicycle installation trick and used hairspray for a lube. Hold the grip with the end covered in your palm, spray in to the grip and slide over the stock grip. You have a few seconds to adjust the grip and can ride in within a half hour. |
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hobbydave
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 23
Age: 42
Location: Buffalo Grove, IL
Points: 421
Registration date: 2011-05-04
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Sun May 29, 2011 11:51 am | |
| I cut about 1/2" off as well. I used soapy water on both grip and bike, then just slipped them on. Took 5 min. to install. I love them! Good Luck! |
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Meldrew
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 602
Age: 61
Location: Cumbria, England UK
Points: 1163
Registration date: 2010-11-16
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Sun May 29, 2011 1:55 pm | |
| I'm distictly underwhelmed with mine and am thinking of cutting them off, I installed Grip Puppies because of the reviews on here. My own view is it takes longer for warmth from the heated grips to reach my hands, and I'd get more heat through with them off. I'm also sure they are the cause of the cramping of the forefinger and thumb that I now get to my right hand. I didn't suffer from this with my 650 Burgman, or three previous maxi scooters. Grip Puppies are basically just a thicker version of the foam Grab On Grips that I stuck on a couple of two-stroke MZ's in the late 80's and early 90's. |
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buddy19520
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 286
Location: Cornelius NC
Points: 1129
Registration date: 2010-02-27
| | Subject: Be careful if they get wet Tue May 31, 2011 5:12 pm | |
| | trouble1100 wrote: | I did trim about 1/2" off of the 5” grip that is too long for the Silverwing. They will compress so do your trimming on the long side and install with the trimmed side inboard.
I used the old bicycle installation trick and used hairspray for a lube. Hold the grip with the end covered in your palm, spray in to the grip and slide over the stock grip. You have a few seconds to adjust the grip and can ride in within a half hour. |
I did the same things on my mtn. bike. If you got the grips wet, the hairspray would loosen up and let the grip slide. Got real tricky on a rough trail when your grips slipped! |
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trouble1100
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 176
Age: 55
Location: Plum Pa
Points: 1012
Registration date: 2010-04-30
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:23 am | |
| | buddy19520 wrote: | | I did the same things on my mtn. bike. If you got the grips wet, the hairspray would loosen up and let the grip slide. Got real tricky on a rough trail when your grips slipped! |
I was thinking the soapy solution that others have posted would prove to be a slippery problem if the grips got wet. I’m on my third set of puppies soon to be four on my other Honda with nary a slip of the grip using the “Aqua Net” trick. |
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buddy19520
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 286
Location: Cornelius NC
Points: 1129
Registration date: 2010-02-27
| | Subject: Re: Grip Puppies Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:22 am | |
| Still got my can of AquaNet in the garage! |
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