[Unreel]

I know when I took mine off I thought I was going to break the whole bar off. I'm pretty sure they load them with locktite. You have to ge a grip and break it free. Get someone to hold your bike so it doesn't go when the bolt lets loose. Good Luck.

Old enough to know better...young enough not to care.

 

[Flash Ahhh]

OK, I got some new grips and I am picking up some bar ends tomorrow.

Problem is, I can't get my bar ends off.

Are they reverse threaded? Or got a sealer on them?

I am turning counterclockwise.

So either I am turning the wrong way, they are super tight, or I am a weakling.

Also, anyone got any advice for changing grips?

Thanks

-Flash

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but habit" - Aristotle

 

[GreenEnvy]

They took some effort for me too, they are loctite'd in there if I remember correctly.

My new grips (harris ZX green ones) were slightly too long, they caused the throttle to stick, so I had to shave the end on em slightly, just 1-2mm.

-=Welcome To Canada=-

2002 Green 6R
1986 Gixxer 7/11

 

[Flash Ahhh]

OK, turns out the are lock-tite.

And the thread pattern is standard. "Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty"

I got the throttle side done. Still working on the clutch side.

The bar ends bots are soaking in cleaner for a while.

So far looks good.

-Flash

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but habit" - Aristotle

 

[Toaster]

If you haven't done so already, go get a set of 3/8" metric hex head bits. That way you can use your favorite breaker bar to bust those bolts loose without a prob.

-2000 ZX-6R.....

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[Flash Ahhh]

OK, all is well.

Got both bar ends off. Tons of Lock-Tite on them. I worked the stock grips loose with a wire and peeled them off. I kept them intact (Many people just cut them off with a razor blade) just in case I wanted to put them back on.

I installed the pro grips.

Came out real nice.

If you coat the grip and the bar with a little bit of soapy water, the grip slides right on.

Some grips need a glue compound, others do not.

Oh, heads up. Grips do come in left and right. The throttle side
grip has a bigger diameter hole. So don't try and put the smaller one on the throttle. LOL.

-Flash


"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but habit" - Aristotle