When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Is it possible to remove the stock left grip without messing it up so it can be reused? If possible I would like to remove and install on another set of bars. Can this be done?
2012 48. My friend suggested using a piece of coat hanger with a bend in it to be able to spin it while inserted between the grip and bar to break the glue loose. Said he found this method online but I can't find anything that doesn't involve cutting it off or damaging it. I am a bit hesitant to do this for fear of stabbing through the grip and damaging it but will if nothing else is suggested.
Last edited by Bowhunter8607; Apr 2, 2016 at 11:29 PM.
if it is harley grip, then it is not glued. it is just hold by the switch housing with a tab. Once you remove the two bolts on the housing, you can move out the left grip with no damage at all...
if it is harley grip, then it is not glued. it is just hold by the switch housing with a tab. Once you remove the two bolts on the housing, you can move out the left grip with no damage at all...
The factory, left grips I've removed from Sportsters, were glued.
I used a rubber strap wrench on the grip to break the glue bond. I just started at the controls and worked my way to the end of the bar until the whole grip was free and it came right off.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
Removing left grip?
