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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: heated grips bar sizes etc blah blah doing my head in. |
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who's got heated grips?
im thinking of getting the oxford ones but i dunno my bar size.
are they the same as normal or are they like renthals, eg different!
and i've lost my ruler _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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Craig E Inspector
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Costa Del Bentham
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Ross some one in my club has the oxford ones fitted to there gts 125, i think there a straight swap, anyway what do you need them for i thought you were man? _________________ POGUE MAHONE SC
Black GT 125
RUNNER 125 SOON TO BE REALLY FAST |
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soulman
Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 14 Location: DARLINGTON
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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got some heated grips for 22mm bars same as oxford, made by gtmoto as sold in halfords for sale £30 got 2 pair one for my gts and 1 for our lasses bike if interested pm me for details |
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CheekyThomas Guvernor
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Most bars are standard size of 22mm so dont panic...
Even the Renthal fat bars taper down to 22mm for the grips... there is the odd machine with different size but nothing main stream... last one i saw was a harley... and if i remember right, the new oxford grips come with an adaptor tube for them now as well.
Just watch which oxford ones you get... the older style with the big mechanical button are a safer bet really, although the control is huge... the newer ones with the electronic switch is a little weird at times as it features a auto cut off when the voltage gets low, which means they often dont work unless wired direct to the battery, and occasionally switch off in use
If you want them ones, be selective how you fit, where you fit and solder the connections. |
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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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Craig E wrote: | Ross some one in my club has the oxford ones fitted to there gts 125, i think there a straight swap, anyway what do you need them for i thought you were man? |
bloody freezin mate!!!
-5 today on the way home from sunderland
my hands were killing!
cheers, i can't get the grips off becuase the bolts on the bar ends are seized on. i wish they'd copper grease em before they put them on. bloody nightmare!
gonna have to drill the head off the bolt on the throttle side. should be easy enough to wire up, i'll run them directly from the battery terminals like i did with my horn. _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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MikeHolland Inspector
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 150 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: |
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The left side is 22mm. The right side is 26.2mm because of the throttle sleeve. Just to complicate things, the throttle sleeve has a small ridge around the far end, but you can easily file it off.
Mike _________________ Vespa GTS250 Vintage Red |
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CheekyThomas Guvernor
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Thats grip size not bar size... both bars are the same size. But yes one grip is bigger than the other as it has to go over the throttle tube. |
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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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after 20 minutes of shouting and swearing at the bolt i finally drilled it out with a hammer drill.
got teh grips on, theyre alright but the throttle is sticking a little so am gonna have to re position them abit. _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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Craig E Inspector
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Costa Del Bentham
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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F*#cking hell you dont do things by halfs do ya? a hammer drill jesus that a tad drastic aint it? at least you got it off _________________ POGUE MAHONE SC
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RUNNER 125 SOON TO BE REALLY FAST |
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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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it was proper anoyying me!! i only drilled the head off the bolt then pulled the weight off, then twisted the rest of the bolt out with mole grips.
i wosh they'd copper em up. _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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Craig E Inspector
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Costa Del Bentham
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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copper slips ace i use it on all my nuts and bolts
it's proper bo' i tell thee!! _________________ POGUE MAHONE SC
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RUNNER 125 SOON TO BE REALLY FAST |
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soulman
Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 14 Location: DARLINGTON
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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what size were there when u got ends off and will the oxford heated grips fit |
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suit scoot Inspector
Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 451 Location: Costa del Redcar.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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soulman, theyre 22mm. normal bike grips.
bit of an arse to it but theyre on now. _________________ revolution deathsquad! |
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dougl65 Sargeant
Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 82 Location: Wanstead, London
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Suit I've got the Oxford grips too and they're great! Mounted the controller on top of the LHS brake fluid reservoir cap with double sided automotive tape. Had to make a cut out in the cap to let the wire through. |
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