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Jan 13, 2021 | 11:23 AM

John Pilot

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Help with hand grips?

I would like to install bar end mirrors on my 2017 Roadster but I am having a hard time finding hand grips that will accept these mirrors. So far I have found only one and that is Harley's own Diamond Back Hand Grips. I'll buy these if I have to but I would rather not. They have absolutely no cushioning whatsoever. They're just bare metal. When I talk about appropriate hand grips for bar end mirrors I'm talking about hand grips with an open end so that the mirrors can be inserted "into" the handlebar. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Jan 13, 2021 | 11:58 AM

chopper_man

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Is the roadster a throttle by wire bike? If so, not sure how bar end mirrors would work.

Jan 13, 2021 | 12:12 PM

John Pilot

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No, Sportsters do not have fly by wire. It's just old school cables.

Jan 13, 2021 | 12:33 PM

eighteight

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Quote:

Originally Posted by John Pilot

No, Sportsters do not have fly by wire. It's just old school cables.

buy the grips you like and open the ends up ?

Jan 13, 2021 | 01:36 PM

johnny_bravo00

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Motogadget Hard and soft grips V
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...rip-soft-grips
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...aluminum-grips

Jan 13, 2021 | 01:37 PM

Pugslycat01

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Originally Posted by eighteight

buy the grips you like and open the ends up ?

When H-D came out with bar end mirrors for the XG's that was exactly what the instructions said to do. You could get the grips from the Street Rod, which came with those mirrors stock, but for anything else you were just told to cut a hole in the end of the grips of your choice.

Jan 13, 2021 | 03:47 PM

templeofdank

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Just cut a hole in the end of whatever grips you want. I did that with some Odi x Vans grips, and a later set of biltwell grips. X-acto or any razor blade will cut the grips just fine.