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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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Cool Newbie Question
New guy from Illinois ,2006 Sportster 883.
Question? How does one remove the hand grips on a Sportster?
Might sound dumb but I can't figure it out.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Cut them off with a knife, you can't keep them for reuse.
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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Welcome from Nevada!! You cut the left one off. The right one you carefully remove being careful not to lose the brass ferrels. A good service manual will be of great help to you.
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Hi my mum won't let me have a knife!LOL
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Hello and welcome to the forums. Never replaced them on a Harley, but on a metric I just sliced them off.

 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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Welcome from Virginia. I agree with getting the service manual. It will save you lots of $$
 
Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Thanks for the info on removing hand grips. The forum will be my guide. I do have a
Clymer's maintenance repair and troulbleshooting guide but does not tell how to remove hand grips.
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how ya doin?....instead of cutting it you could try heating it up (the glue)...then when you're done making a big mess, cut the damn thing
 
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