fly by wire grip change out

[psychocircus]

Originally Posted by SciFiGuy +1 on that. Just follow the instructions and don't forget to use a shim for the brake lever. A piece of cardboard works fine. this is the 2nd time ive heard this shim deal... i did my grip swap and didnt shim anything and all works fine, i think the biggest thing is take yer time and watch whats going on while yer putting things back together. could you post a pic... curious

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[captjon37]

Pointy point missed above.

You don't have to have TBW grips just reuse the sleeve on the throttle side and you can use any grip you want and yes use the shim on the brake lever or you could snap off the brake light plunger switch without even knowing right away.

[psychocircus]

Originally Posted by captjon37

Pointy point missed above.

You don't have to have TBW grips just reuse the sleeve on the throttle side and you can use any grip you want.

the shim thing... my buddy totally fugged his RG when he did his grips on his 05, i did mine before he told me to shim the brake lever but i had no problems with mine. everything works fine...

[captjon37]

Better to use that tip and not need it. It cost nothing and takes 2 sec to do. Changing out that tit is a bit@h.

[psychocircus]

im not saying its not good to do, i just didnt know bout it and double checked after my bud told me about his ordeal and mine was fine.. guess i lucked out

[Jinks]

Originally Posted by captjon37

Pointy point missed above.

Back in the salad days when none of us had any money I knew a guy that broke the ball off a lever. No spare money, but aluminum is soft so he just filed the rough end down. A few weeks later on a minor go-down that didn't cause any other real damage, that lever punctured his lung. We got him to the hospital before the punctured lung filled enough to crush the other one. But not by much.

I know they're an appearance statement, but I've been a little resistant to pointy parts on motorcycles ever since. Just me, no offense to others.......

[captjon37]

Point wasn't missed by me. I'm with you on that one.

[Fewe]

I had never heard about the shim for the brake lever when I changed mine out. Lucky also I guess. Make sure you put on the throttle side grip first and try it out with all your gloves for comfort before you glue the clutch side grip in place. I put Kury Pilot Grips on and slid the throttle grip on and it was fine with my half gloves, but when I tried it with my winter gloves with gel pad palms it was very uncomfortable. I flipped the grip over and it was just right. Once the left grip is glued it cannot be adjusted. Also, the TBW grips are easy to change, especially when compared to the cable style. Changed my grips in less than 30 minutes including trying different gloves, took me almost an hour to change Wifey's with throttle cables... what a nightmare!!!

[papifun]

KJK... how about some photos to post for us all to see and learn... ill buy you a beer !!!

[bignateLA]

When I changed mine the housing was too close to the grip and when I would open the throttle the pressure from the housing wouldn't let it close fully, if that happens to you just loosen the bolts & wack the housing with a rubber mallet to give it some space.