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This is for DRIVEN RACING D-Axis grips but is similar for any grips:
Installation is easy:
1.) Remove the handlebar end weights. Wrap the weight with electrical tape and hold with pliers if the hex head bolt won't come loose easily.
2.) Cut off the stock grips with a razor blade or razor knife. Clutch side is glued on and a bit harder to remove. I peeled it back, which worked well.
Throttle side isn't glued on because the throttle tube has a whole bunch of raised rectangles on it that fit in the indentations on the inside stock grips.
3.) Shave off the 3 plastic tabs at the end of the throttle tube with a single-edged razor blade/razor knife. They make it too hard to get the new grips on all the way.
4.) Spray some Windex, or similar, inside the new grips.
5.) Slide them on. When the Windex dries, it acts like glue. Mine didn't slip around once dry.
6.) Replace the handlebar end weights.
NOTE: if you get the Driven D-axis grips, leave the alloy rings on them when installing. Also, I replaced the stock bar end weights with TST's bar ends/sliders ($18.50)
Cheers!
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Installation is easy:
1.) Remove the handlebar end weights. Wrap the weight with electrical tape and hold with pliers if the hex head bolt won't come loose easily.
2.) Cut off the stock grips with a razor blade or razor knife. Clutch side is glued on and a bit harder to remove. I peeled it back, which worked well.
Throttle side isn't glued on because the throttle tube has a whole bunch of raised rectangles on it that fit in the indentations on the inside stock grips.
3.) Shave off the 3 plastic tabs at the end of the throttle tube with a single-edged razor blade/razor knife. They make it too hard to get the new grips on all the way.
4.) Spray some Windex, or similar, inside the new grips.
5.) Slide them on. When the Windex dries, it acts like glue. Mine didn't slip around once dry.
6.) Replace the handlebar end weights.
NOTE: if you get the Driven D-axis grips, leave the alloy rings on them when installing. Also, I replaced the stock bar end weights with TST's bar ends/sliders ($18.50)
Cheers!
