Install Handgrips
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From: Ellenwood, GA - The Ghetto Part
RE: Install Handgrips
Let me add to these:
ORIGINAL: vharrig
Let side can either be glued on or depending on type can be slipped under the housing and it will stay secure.
The right side, Install first because if grips have a pattern, you can easily twist left one to match right one. Don't ask me how I know this.
You will need to loosen the housing, rotate the throttle and disconnect the cables,
Easier to do if you loosen your throttle and idle cables up first as Biggzed said.All you have to do is move rubber boot on each, turn the nut down and the long metal piece until everything is loose.
by pushing the brass holders through the old holes.Little advice here: Before you start this procedure, stick some paper in the holes you see in the housing. These holes are just big enough so if you do drop the brass ferrules and they don't hit the ground, they will go into the housing. And if they do happen to drop to the ground, they can bounce/roll in any direction 5 - 10 ft. from your bike. Again, don't ask me how I know. [:@]
Once you have the old grip removed, you can take needle nose pliers and starting with the cable farthest from you (turning grip clockwise) connect that one first, then turn throttle counter-clockwise and connect the other cable. Be careful not to pinch any wires. they should be secured by a little plate and you shouldn't have any trouble. The tricky part is getting the brass holder around the ball and sliding it into the holes on the grip.
Make sure you remove paper I mentioned earlier.
Once your done, make sure when you turn the throttle it goes back to the idle position.Just retighten the same nuts you loosened earlier, twist throttle and make sure it returns to its normal position quickly and you're good to go.
IF for some reason you pinch the wires under the housing, you will know imediately when you put your turn signal on. You will pop your fuse.
Take your time and you should be fine.
Let side can either be glued on or depending on type can be slipped under the housing and it will stay secure.
The right side, Install first because if grips have a pattern, you can easily twist left one to match right one. Don't ask me how I know this.
You will need to loosen the housing, rotate the throttle and disconnect the cables,
Easier to do if you loosen your throttle and idle cables up first as Biggzed said.All you have to do is move rubber boot on each, turn the nut down and the long metal piece until everything is loose.
by pushing the brass holders through the old holes.Little advice here: Before you start this procedure, stick some paper in the holes you see in the housing. These holes are just big enough so if you do drop the brass ferrules and they don't hit the ground, they will go into the housing. And if they do happen to drop to the ground, they can bounce/roll in any direction 5 - 10 ft. from your bike. Again, don't ask me how I know. [:@]
Once you have the old grip removed, you can take needle nose pliers and starting with the cable farthest from you (turning grip clockwise) connect that one first, then turn throttle counter-clockwise and connect the other cable. Be careful not to pinch any wires. they should be secured by a little plate and you shouldn't have any trouble. The tricky part is getting the brass holder around the ball and sliding it into the holes on the grip.
Make sure you remove paper I mentioned earlier.
Once your done, make sure when you turn the throttle it goes back to the idle position.Just retighten the same nuts you loosened earlier, twist throttle and make sure it returns to its normal position quickly and you're good to go.
IF for some reason you pinch the wires under the housing, you will know imediately when you put your turn signal on. You will pop your fuse.
Take your time and you should be fine.
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RE: Install Handgrips
ORIGINAL: davzdorado
Biggzed? How do you like the Renthals ? I have a buddy that is always talking about them.
Thanks,
Dave.
Biggzed? How do you like the Renthals ? I have a buddy that is always talking about them.
Thanks,
Dave.
ORIGINAL: Biggzed
I just put the PM Renthals on my Road Glide
I just put the PM Renthals on my Road Glide
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From: Vermont
RE: Install Handgrips
Squeeze the brake lever and put a cable strap eyelet or small piece of cardboard between the lever and the lever bracket (to keep the brake lever from returning all the way back to its normal position) so you don't mess up the front brake light switch.Keep it that wayuntileverything's back together.
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RE: Install Handgrips
On an Ultra I would recomend just paying the money to get it done. I've done about 10 grip changes on other bikes. when I did my ultra, somehow I screwed up the cruise control. That costs about 120 bucks to fix. I have no idea how I did it. Usuallygrip changes are simple.
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From: Charlotte, NC
RE: Install Handgrips
Don't ask me how I know this, but the small bottle of glue that comes with the Kury ISO grips is stored in one of them for shipping. If it is in the right grip, it is the perfect size to slide inside the handlebars when you install the grip. You might not realize that until you have the right side totallycompleted and need the glue for the left side.
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RE: Install Handgrips
what woodchuck said :Squeeze the brake lever and put a cable strap eyelet or small piece of cardboard between the lever and the lever bracket (to keep the brake lever from returning all the way back to its normal position) so you don't mess up the front brake light switch.Keep it that wayuntileverything's back together. i changed out the roadking grips and noticed this in the manual just before starting to close things up..would have torn the brake light switch...
and that would suck because it would take you a while to figure it out..and always cover the front fender and the gas tank with several towels...so when you drop a screwdriver / screw / nut/ bolt etc. you do not get a scratch/dent on the tank or fender to remember.
and that would suck because it would take you a while to figure it out..and always cover the front fender and the gas tank with several towels...so when you drop a screwdriver / screw / nut/ bolt etc. you do not get a scratch/dent on the tank or fender to remember.
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From: Vermont
RE: Install Handgrips
ORIGINAL: Ravens35
On an Ultra I would recommend just paying the money to get it done. I've done about 10 grip changes on other bikes. when I did my ultra, somehow I screwed up the cruise control. That costs about 120 bucks to fix. I have no idea how I did it. Usuallygrip changes are simple.
On an Ultra I would recommend just paying the money to get it done. I've done about 10 grip changes on other bikes. when I did my ultra, somehow I screwed up the cruise control. That costs about 120 bucks to fix. I have no idea how I did it. Usuallygrip changes are simple.
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RE: Install Handgrips
I did the same thing vharrig did, just removed the switch housing rotated the throttle in each direction and used needle nose pliers to remove the cables without having to loosen up the cables. Installed the new grips and used the same procedure to re-attach the cables. If you have very little slack in your cables then you will definitely have to loosen your cables first before you try and remove them from the right side grip. Not only that, but if you loosen the cables first it will much easier to remove and re-attach the cables. I had enough slack in mine to do it without having to loosen the cables. However, I had to be carefulto notpinch any wires in my switch housing andnot tocrimp the thin inner cable.
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