I recently installed the ubiquitous Kuryakyn ISO grips on my 2009 Road Glide with throttle by wire. The install was straightforward and went off w/o a hitch. I have noticed now however in the last two weeks of riding the bike that I have maybe an 1/8 of an inch or so of "slop" laterally on the throttle side grip. By laterally I mean the grip will move back and forth sideways on the bars. I have checked and re-checked all my fasteners and I know the TBW sensor on the very end of the bar engaged with the grip like it should because operation of the throttle works just fine. I called Kury tech support and the guy I spoke with simply said "our tolerances here at Kury are not as tight as the Moco's so you should expect some slop." Um, excuse me, but WTF kind of answer is that?

Anyone else with this situation? While it's not the biggest deal in the world I can feel the grip slipping back and forth sideways when I ride (especially over bumps, washboard ripples, etc.) I'm a little less than thrilled with the sensation.

Thanks for any help or insight.

Curt

 

Mine were dealer installed and I don't have that issue on my 09 Ultra.

I'd check with your local HD dealer and ask if they had that issue with any other installs.

 

Sounds to me that he's telling you that his product is a POS versus other possibilities that are out there.

My guess is something isn't installed right. I don't like the ISO grips, but I know a lot of people love them. Did you follow the instructions to the letter?

 

I have to laugh because I did the same exact thing and the fix was so simple that I felt stupid.

The whole control (switch housing) on the handle bar will move left to right and you simply have to loosen the screws and pull it left until you take up the slack and tighten the screws back.

It simply slipped right toward the end of the handle bars when you had the screws loose and you did not realize it.

You will love those grips.

Hope this helps out.

 

Can you loosen your switch housing that holds the grip's lip and move it forward slightly to take out the slop?
No issues with my Iso's at all.

 

First of all, good for you on doing it yourself! Hopefully it will give others encouragement to DIY as well.

I had the same problem but took the slop out by moving the switch housing toward the center side of the handlebars. It fixed it.

The *ss at Kury that gave you that answer should be fired.

 

Same here...easy fix.

 

mine is fine too.

 

Thanks for the advice guys. Sounds like an easy fix. I'll try to move that housing in tonight when I get home from work. I appreciate all the quick feedback.

 

Same here dealer installed and no issues. I hope you get it worked out, keep us updated.