[SmokenJoe]

This is not complicated at all. 8mm allen wrench, philips screw driver and a thin flat blade.
COVER TANK (cautionary)
Start with uncliping the two wire harness from handle bar, throttle side only! Remove plastic end cap for allen wrench, pocket knife works well. Use a 8mm allen to unscrew from handlebar. Might take a good wrap to break it loose.
Remove three philips head screws. Two holding clam together, one holding cable clamp down.
Turn handle bar all the way to right and slide half housing off the bar. Other half just hangs there. Pull up on the grip to slid it out of clamp housing. Work cable knobs out of grip.
Install new grip to cable knobs and slide back into clam half.
Put clam back together making sure it slips together with no problems.
Wala...........done on right side.
Left is basically the same other than no wires to worry about. The grip should slide off easily. If not slip the thin flat screw driver in and spray with WD40. Twist and off it comes. You will not need the spacer that comes with the grips. Put super glue, comes with grips, on handle bar on the end and slide grip on quickly. Make sure you get it lined up where you want before gluing.
(mine is not glued as of now. Waiting for warmer weather.
Whole project took maybe 45min. (No beer break though)

 

[Chop Chop]

Great post Joe. I would put the glue in the grip so it gets pushed away from the controls not towards

 

[cambridge]

Very nice write up Smokin. Thanks

 

[soysaucer]

great how-to with pics as always joe, thank you!

i plan on slappin these bad boys on in the near future...
- biltwell inc. kung fu grips, the natural color, naturally

 

[mn stryker]

Great write-up. Thanks for taking the time to do this!

 

[mikoloe]

What? ? ?? no beer break Joe? I'm afraid your going to have to start all over again to get it right sir!

thanks for the write up...

 

[cambridge]

Hey Smokin. I'm going to get these grips also. Looking at ordering them from Phat. Where did you order them from?

 

[SmokenJoe]

Hey Smokin. I'm going to get these grips also. Looking at ordering them from Phat. Where did you order them from?

Got them from my dealer. He gives a 15% discount.
Grips are $85, footpegs are $42.50 and footpeg adaptors are $29.75.Plus tax of course.

 

[megatr0n]

Oh my f**** goodness, I feel like a fool. I had no clue how those grips came off. I have powder-coated everything I could fit in my oven, but the chrome grip ends have eluded me until now..

You are a life saver on this one. Great write up BTW

Thanks,

Josh

 

[notmighty stryker]

exactly what I was looking for! did you end up adjusting the throttle cable at all to get the cable off the old grip?

 

[SmokenJoe]

exactly what I was looking for! did you end up adjusting the throttle cable at all to get the cable off the old grip?

Nope, just turn the bars all the way.

 

[BrettRTR]

so any new grips should have the cable knob attached where you feed the throttle wires in? these I bought don't and they wont fit onto the black sleeve the original grip came off of. I am doing something wrong?

 

[notmighty stryker]

Nope, just turn the bars all the way.

sounds good, thanks! I had to install a new clutch lever bracket due to a broken mirror, what a pita!!!! Yamaha put Loctite on every **** threaded bolt its killing me haha.

 

[Macc22nj]

Just installed new grips, thanks to this thread was done with any issues.

 

[SmokenJoe]

so any new grips should have the cable knob attached where you feed the throttle wires in? these I bought don't and they wont fit onto the black sleeve the original grip came off of. I am doing something wrong?

Can you take a pic of your new grips or a link. You may have to use the stock sleeve if it's available. May not work with your new grips.

 

[BrettRTR]

Here's a pic of them Joe. Didn't realize I had to get some with the cable knob. I tried to slid these into the stock sleeve but no dice.

 

[Macc22nj]

Here's a pic of them Joe. Didn't realize I had to get some with the cable knob. I tried to slid these into the stock sleeve but no dice.

Got the same one but came with cable knob.

 

[BrettRTR]

I took a chance on these from ebay cause they were cheap. I guess I got my money's worth. LOL

 

[Macc22nj]

I took a chance on these from ebay cause they were cheap. I guess I got my money's worth. LOL

I got mine from ebay too.
www.ebay.com/itm/161209721052?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[BrettRTR]

Man, thank you so much for the link. Scrolled to the bottom and saw the chrome WITH the cable knob. You just saved my weekend.