Premium Member wessie Posted April 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 9, 2015 After a mention elsewhere on this site, I fitted a set of Grip Puppies which cost £13.49 from Amazon I like them. They were easy to fit, slipping over the OE grips. They will work with heated grips too. Just lube them with a bit of soapy water and slip over the existing grips. I put on a pair of gloves which made the job much easier as they gripped the soapy grips better. Just twist the grip until it slides into place. I rinsed them off, let them dry and went for a ride. They achieve what I hoped they would i.e. increase the diameter of the grips which suits me as my joints are a bit worn from using computer mice and keyboards for over 3 decades. You need to recalibrate throttle use at low speed as they change the gearing slightly but after the first couple of T junctions all was well. An added bonus is the nice feel of the foam. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lawrenceofsuburbia Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 After a mention elsewhere on this site, I fitted a set of Grip Puppies which cost £13.49 from Amazon I like them. They were easy to fit, slipping over the OE grips. They will work with heated grips too. Just lube them with a bit of soapy water and slip over the existing grips. I put on a pair of gloves which made the job much easier as they gripped the soapy grips better. Just twist the grip until it slides into place. I rinsed them off, let them dry and went for a ride. They achieve what I hoped they would i.e. increase the diameter of the grips which suits me as my joints are a bit worn from using computer mice and keyboards for over 3 decades. You need to recalibrate throttle use at low speed as they change the gearing slightly but after the first couple of T junctions all was well. An added bonus is the nice feel of the foam. I've been using these for some years, and highly recommend them. I was pleased with the almost total lack of vibes through the 'bars on my recent test-ride, but since I have a spare pair of Puppies I'll install them anyway - the slight extra diameter adds comfort to otherwise skinny grips too, as on my BMW, IMHO. L of S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyeod Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yep..had them on the VFR and will get them for this bike as well. As soon as I can pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks for the link Fitted today size is spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyeod Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Just installed the puppies and a throttle boss. Yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgo Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Just put these on my Tracer. Only used the bike for 2 one hour runs since but it seems to have cured the vibrations that I suffered at town riding speeds so seems like a good, cheap addition to my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member peporter Posted June 23, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted June 23, 2015 15-20 mm looks to be about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.....YMMV (Your Measurements May Vary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgigharbor Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Does the 5 inch ones fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted July 17, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2016 Does the 5 inch ones fit?the Amazon listing I quote says 9cm but I just measured mine - they are 5 inch or 12.6 cm This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berryber Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Put mine on with hair spray a couple of weeks ago. Very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Order66 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Just got mine on this week, might be the best $11 I've spend on this bike so far. s e t h 2015 FJ-09 (The Me Bike) - CalSci, RAM, Shad, Givi, CrampBuster, Grip Puppies, GoPro, my custom Garage Door Opener Mod 2014 Valkyrie (The We Bike) - Too much to list, and no one on this forum cares anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I have a pair of these in a drawer that haven't been put on yet. Do you think it's possible to put heated grip elements over the original rubber grips and then the grip puppies on top of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjobart Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I put them on every bike I own, I have used a dozen pairs. They allow me to ride all day, even with arthritis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjuster Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I have a pair of these in a drawer that haven't been put on yet. Do you think it's possible to put heated grip elements over the original rubber grips and then the grip puppies on top of that? Done this for years. Works GREAT. The trick is you want to buy ATV or Snowmobile heated pads, not motorcycle ones. The ATV ones are both the same. The motorcycle ones have more heat on the clutch side, and less on the throttle. This is because motorcycles have the clutch grip directly on the bar, and the throttle side has the throttle tube insulating the heater from the bar. As you can imagine, steel or especially aluminum on our bars, radiates heat away from your hands very fast. So to try and keep the heat you feel equal, the motorcycle heater pads are always a compromise. BUT, when you put the ATV/Snowmobile ones over the grips, the grips insulate the heat loss completely, so you want them to be the same. Here is what I do: Clean off the stock grips with windex or whatever you clean your bike with. Most of us wear gloves, so the grips are generally pretty clean, and don't have lots of hand oils. IF your ATV heater grips have an adheasive back, wait to peel it off till you figure out how you want the pad placed. I put mine so the "gap" is between my palm and fingers in the space NOT used by my hands much, if at all. This puts the heat where your hand can use it. Note where the wires go, and get a small drill bit that's just slightly larger than your wires. I put a section of self sealing marine grade shrink tube on the wires right up to the heater pad, and about 5 inches or so. this helps to hide the wires since it's black, and protects them from wear, as your throttle wires will move/rotate. Once you figure out where the wires go, drill two small holes in the grip, near the base of the grip and bar, but only so far as to allow you to pass the wires through, not drill into your controls or bar etc. Pass the wires, and position the heater pads where you like, THEN pull the adheasive, and stick them to the stock grips. It will NOT generally stick very well. No big deal. The glue helps to keep it from rotating when it's held in place by the next step. If you have a large marine grade, self sealing shrink tube that will just go over your grip and the heater pad, use that. It's the bomb. If NOT. No sweat, use quality electrical tape, and STREATCH it as you wrap the heater pad tight to the stock grip. Overlap slightly for each flight of tape, and I go over it twice, with small overlaps so the grip does not get too thick. The heater pad is not going to slip now ever. Take your grip puppies, and either heat them up with a heat gun, or put them in a plastic cup in water. Microwave for 1.0 min. This will heat up the water and the puppies, and make them easy to slip onto and over the stock grips, heater pads and tape/shrink tube. I've used hair spray before, but it's not really needed, the grip puppies don't slip when they dry off. (And they really don't absorb water, but can get wet. The are closed cell foam.) Dry them off, or let them dry if you used hair spray. I use that time to route the wires, hook up the switches etc. NOTE: Leave a nice curl of loose wire on the throttle side, I leave it on the underside, where you can't see it, and use zip ties and any stock routing to run the wires. The loose curl of wire is there to allow you full throttle rotation. I've found wrapping the wire about 3 times around a pencil or pen gives you a nice curl effect, and the wire will spring back when you use your throttle that way, or just leaving a loose inch or so is all you need, the throttle does not turn that much really when you measure it. Then ride and enjoy the larger soft grips, and heat when you want it will be plentiful and often TOO much on high unless you are riding up to the North Pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozi Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I too have been riding with grip puppies for a few years. I took a different approach to installing them by using compressed air. Sort of created a balloon with the grip and worked them onto the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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