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    Removing grips?

    I just got some oxford hot grips for my hyosung gt250r, as I do alot of morning commuting. So how do I get the old grips off???

    any ideas or experiences let me know, as i see this being a mission.

    cheers mateys
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    if dont' plan on keeping the old grips

    cut them off

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    yeah i dont mind chucking them, so the plan would be to stanley knife them off right? or wedge the scissors in and just snip
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    The left one is piss easy. just yank it off. Right one is a bit trickier because you don't really wanna damage the throttle slider workings. The standard grips are pretty tough plastic as opposed to a soft gel though. Be careful not to cut too deep.

    I found getting the new ones on was much tougher than getting the old ones off though.

    Good luck.
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    Grab a long skinny screw driver and slowly insert it under the grip. I then like to spray a bit of CRC down the gap between the driver, grip and bar. Then slowly work the screw driver around the grip - it will easily slip off and be complete. Move the screw driver clockwise on the right so the throttle is against the stop.
    Wipe off the CRC with meths and allow to dry before putting the new grips on.

    If you have a compressor a blast of air down the gap made with the screw drive in works too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riding LockedDown View Post
    yeah i dont mind chucking them, so the plan would be to stanley knife them off right? or wedge the scissors in and just snip
    Holy crap!!!!!!!have you wondered how they were put on????.......then reverse the process
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    i wana learn some good ways, cause i dont wanna yank the right one off and fuck the throttle up. But thanks everyone for your help, might give the screw driver insert then blast with compresser idea a go.

    cheers bra's
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    If you have access to a compressor with an airgun attachment, slip the nozzle under one end of the grip press the trigger and you can literally "float" them off completely undamaged for your spare parts bin.
    Went through the same exercise last weekend. Smeared the inside of each hot grip with some ados (grip or bar only not both) which made them easier to get on. Leave to dry overnight and you will find that even at full heat they will not move.
    My throttle slider had additional raised ribs on it to help hold the original grips in place. Hot grips being "non stretch" will not slide over these so if you have them as well you will need to file/grind them off. Definitely worth the effort and money though, best accessory I have ever bought.
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    cheers mate thanks heaps for the info...
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    just push a screwdriver up under the grib andwhip it around to pop the glue off the just pull the fooker off!
    use glue with the heated grips cuz as soon as they heat up they get lose

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    Compressed air works great as long as glue wasn't used to put them on.

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    well i wont be doing it at home, so dont wanna fuck it up at my mates and have to ride with fucked grips for 60km. haha. fucking cheeky KB'ers
    To be efficient, think, what is the most important thing to be done? and if your not doing it right now... Your being inefficient... from some legend of business

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    has anyone changed the grips on a daytona? Oxford Sports grip the way to go?
    really keen to change but since its my daily ride want make sure if there are any further tips so I don't fuck it up....
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    I just done a set on a SV1000 recently. The small screwdriver method works fine for removing the old ones...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zysIrfK__M

    The biggest problem i had was the ridge and contoured end on the Suzuki throttle. Had to file some plastic away to get the new heated grip to go on far enough without leaving a gap.

    Apart from that follow the instructions. The ones i had recommended to wire them into the power wire for the headlights that is running into the high/low switch. This way they will only be on when the ignition is on so you can't accidentally flatten the battery by leaving them on when you turn the bike off.

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    I see there are two products - hot GRIPS and hot HANDS...anyone able to compare and contrast for me please?


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