Now that I have my Hwy Pegs, I'm looking for that accessory item that
really stands out on most bikes... Kury Iso Grips. Is there a model that
will fit Lena?

I used the ones for a Goldwing, They also have a 7/8 handelbar but they are longer and give you more room for your hand. Also if you add a throttle rocker it wont get in the way of your hand.
You will need to sand the right side down to fit the new grip.

Sounds like the right grip for the job. I was almost ready to order the Kury
7/8" Universal grip, but I would imagine that it would have to be sanded down to, and be somewhat short. Why only the right side gets sanded down? Am assuming that it's the metal bar that needs sanding?

The metal bar on the left side is a perfect fit, The plastic throttle on the right side has to be sanded down and the tabs removed. You will understand whan you get the rubber grip off. If you want to add a throttle lock now is the time to do that to. Added alot to long rides, gives you the ability to relax the right hand/wrist .
Here is a link to a wright up about installing them
http://tinyurl.com/ve5ty

Those are better instructions than on the Kury site. It looks very doable,
as long as I don't get sloppy with the glue.

Thanks CC

Kury instructions:

http://kuryakyn.com/documents/installation/6180-21GL-0801.pdf

I actually didn't glue the right side. It fits so tight hasen't moved in 2 years.

Found Kury Iso Grips for GoldWings at WINGWORX.com a large Goldwing site
for $58, along with Stilletto ends for $35. The Stilletto ends will give Lena, sort of a "don't mess with me" or "bad" look. - LOL -

Now I can say Lena is part upper crust Goldwing.

I saw a set of helmet locks that I'm pretty sure were for the Kury grips.
They went on the ends of the grips inplace of the plug.
Looked pretty sharp.

I put some on recently and couldn't glue them either. Even after sanding and grinding down the plastic on the throttle it was very hard to get them on. The problem is when you'd twist it, the rubber would start to bunch up and come out of the grip. I finally got it on, it took quite a while. I took the end cap off and squirted some glue in that way. I stretched the throttle return cable in the process and had to adjust it a good bit afterwards to get the throttle to spring back like it should.

Thanks for the heads up DanL, will make sure I grind and sand down as far
as humanly possible.

Maybe CCspinner has some suggestion on how to avoid what happened to
you Dan?

NOt really just go slow and keep trying with out forcing. If you remove the end cover it will allow air to escape an dnot be trapped causing p[ressure to be built up.
Some people have also put something in the end to take up space so the end rubber is not soft sence the bars won't make it to the end of the grip.

If you want to get the grips on with very little difficulty spray some carb cleaner in side of grip not a lot and try sliding it on it should be a piece of cake.Then give it about 5 min and you are good to go......................

A little dish soap and water works well. The water evaporates and they stick fine. I glued my left Kury on but the right one was tight. I also have the helmet locks, they look great but your lid is upside down. I wouldn't leave the lid locked on for a long time or some rectal cavity might decide to leave a depost in it. Not a lot of respect left for others items in this world. I picked mine up @ Eastern Performance Cycles. The grips not only look good but the provide vibration dampening that I noticed immediately.

I just finished installing my Kuryakyn Iso-grips and Dually pegs. The clutch side grip was a piece of cake, the throttle side proved to be a challenge though. I sanded down the ribs on the throttle sleeve, but that grip would not go on all the way for a test fitting. I ended up having to remove the rubber inserts, and use a saw blade in my grinder to open these up before it would go on. Even with the extra work required, I'm very pleased with the final result :smiley_th . I thought i'd pass this on for anyone else attempting this in case they run into the same problem. See pic of final result below.

http://s93885328.onlinehome.us/dice/pegs-and-grips.jpg

Did you use the Goldwing Grips?

I don't think so, I went through my local Kawa shop and they ordered them for my model. The package says "Universal Iso-grip for 7/8" Bars", the Kuryakyn part # is: 6241. It was strange, the clutch side fit so perfectly, but the throttle side didn't have a chance of going on without some modification. But, I got out for a nice long ride yesterday, and these grips feel great.

Kuryakyn pn 6180 are the ones for the Goldwings that we use on our bikes. Same grip, just a little bit longer to give more hand room.

I used the Goldwing ones, Yes they are longer, nice if you ad a Throttle boss as I did.

Good to know for the future, I did notice that these are about 1/4" to 3/8" shorter than the stock grips. Thanks for the info Dianna.

Just found a pair of the 6180's on a motor sports site listed for $49. Called and they had to honor the price even though it was wrong. $7.50 shipping. They only had one pair left in stock. I'll bet they change the website soon.:)

they had to honor the price even though it was wrong. $7.50 shipping.
:smiley_th
They only had one pair left in stock.
:doh:

Good deal Fergy !! :rockon:

Got my Iso's yesterday so I put them on last night. Used my golf club grip tape and solvent after grinding off the tabs of the throttle sleeve. New grips slipped right on like they were greased. (hopefully they won't "slip right off" when I'm riding, but in my experience with golf club grips, they won't come off without a fight) I took the end caps off before mounting the grips. Of course, I got an idea of a cool mod while I had them off. Using some 3/4" conchos from Tandy Leather that are the Texas star ranger badge style in antique brass, I drilled out the center of the end caps just a hair larger than the back of the conchos and set them in the end caps, screwed on from the back with some epoxy for thread lock. I let them sit overnight so I haven't installed them yet, but they look pretty cool. I'll shoot a photo when I put them back on.
Here's a sheath I made for my best friend (he made the knife with the star concho in the handle) to match his knife. I used the smaller concho in the Iso Grip end caps.
http://www.vn750.com/photopost/data/500/medium/frankies_sheath.jpg

I got the 7/8" universal flame style Kury Iso Grips and didnt have to shave those tabs off throttle. Had to push back and forth a bit to get it on,but had it on in under a minute.Its on there tight,no need for glue.Had to glue the clutch side.

How in the world did you get the rubber to fit over those tabs? I can't imagine. Unless you are talking about the ribs that run the length of the sleeve and not the tabs on each end??? Maybe yours had already been shaved off??

How in the world did you get the rubber to fit over those tabs? I can't imagine. Unless you are talking about the ribs that run the length of the sleeve and not the tabs on each end??? Maybe yours had already been shaved off??

I thought you guys were refering to those ribs as tabs. Your right,I had no tabs
on mine, The bike had different grips then stock, guess someone did shave them off.

Whew! Ok, now I understand. The OEM grip is molded over those tabs so it can't slip off. Had to cut it off. Those tabs are like 1/8" thick flower pedals that flair out on each end. Would probably be impossible to get anything to slip over them.

Go for the ones for the Goldwing as suggested. I got the model that says it is for the VN750, and they where just a tad too short to completely fill the gap on the throttle side (wasn't especially noticable, but longer is better).

Yep, mine are the goldwingers. They are definitely long enough, just a tad longer than needed. 6180 is the part number.

I feel your woes. So far the best buy tool wise was my dremel. I used the cutting wheel to shave off all the ridges and cut the tabs off. I did have to trim off 1/4 of an inch of the grip end to get the grip on the throttle and even then it was a pain in the arse to slip them on. I had to ues a felt covered 2x4 to tap (yea thats a good word for it ;) ) the grips on to the bars and handel.

I thought about the Iso grips but since im painting the bike next month Candy apple red i went with these "street fighter" grips from the UK.

Nice grips,like them alot,will go great with your new paint.

yeah, those are pretty cool grips!
I'm telling ya, golf grip tape and solvent makes this job scary fast. And they're tight as heck now. They go on so fast and smooth, you can't help but think they will slide right off given the first chance. But they're on there strong.

I hadn't thought about that fergy, good idea, and my Dad builds custom golf clubs as a hobby, so I can get some of that stuff from him...:smiley_th

I saw a set of helmet locks that I'm pretty sure were for the Kury grips.
They went on the ends of the grips inplace of the plug.
Looked pretty sharp.


The Honda shop near my house has those. Very nice... If I didn't already have a set of custom bar ends on my Kury grips on the Nad, I would have those helmet locks...

What is a good filler for the empty end of the long Gold Wing grips? Possibly
a very wide wood dowel? or a piece of steel pipe cut to measurements, or
I'm sure the Ace hardware man will find something.

Is a Golf store the only place I can get some golf club tape?

What is a good filler for the empty end of the long Gold Wing grips? Possibly
a very wide wood dowel? or a piece of steel pipe cut to measurements, or
I'm sure the Ace hardware man will find something.

Is a Golf store the only place I can get some golf club tape?

Why would you need filler? My Goldwing ISO's have been on my VN750 for 5 years now with no filler or anything and no problems. The ISO's will not fall over with a little air in there.

I picked up some golf tape at Sports Authority. I think Walmart also might sell the stuff too.

Never needed filler. Two years now and they look good as new.And as BullDog said.. Just about any Sports Dept should have grip tape.

The Kury directions show thin electrical tape on the bare bar, have some tennis racket grip tape, will have to compare that to golf club tape, the tennis racket grip tape is really sticky stuff.

A couple of quick questions:

1) Golf tape and solvent? what's that all about, could someone elaborate?

2) Do you recommend taking off plastic 'petals' at both ends of throttle sleeve? obviously, taking off ones at the leading edge is a must, and I've done that. I'm wonderingt if I should leabve the ones on inner end on or not?

Thanks

Golf club grip tape is a double sided masking tape of sorts. The solvent is probably acetone, but I'm not sure. You put on the grip tape over the handlebars, pull off the coating, coat the tape adhesive with solvent, put some inside the grips and slosh it around and slip on the grips. They go on like greased lightning. Yes you should trim off the tabs on the inside end of the throttle sleeve, no matter what adhesive route you go.

Hm. Thank you for clarification - here's what worries me a bit in the whole scenario:

The grips I acquired are Kuryakyn ISOs for Goldwings. They have those rubber insets. Having personally witnessed tendency of acetone to matte and etch plastic and even melt through plastic cups and stir sticks, I must ask - has anyone run into problems with acetone vs rubber grip scenario?

Thank you.

Again, I don't know if it's acetone or not, but I'll say this. Golf club grips are rubber and I've never had one come off or get loose. Matter of fact, you have to cut them off after installing them this way.

I put the Goldwing sized ISO grips on my 750 with golf grip tape and they haven't moved in two years. The tape's adhesive is activated with lighter fluid. DO NOT use acetone! You can buy the tape at just about any good golf supply shop that sells golf club grips. Maybe it's also at Modell's or Sports Authority, but I can't guarantee it. Installation is easy, as long as you remove the two plastic tabs on the throttle sleeve. I ground them down with a dremel tool.

I'm not sure how it'd work for these grips, but there is glue made for grips.
You can check out one brand (by Scott) HERE (http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=7&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_17-6130).
I know it works great on dirtbike grips. It's only a small tube, good for one set of grips (might be enough for two sets)
Most bike dealers probably have it.

Well, I went out to buy golf grip tape, and laughed my heart out... the tape they have is water-activated, so no worries about acetone melting my rubber. Thanks for advice, everyone!

I have replaced several hand grips but also a few other things that I have used this "method" on...

Before putting the new grips on, poor some dish soap water into them and then on the bar; once this dries, it acts like a glue and holds to the bar. However, it is not "permanent" or leave a nasty residue.

Good luck!!

Just put on the left Kury grip. The Chrome Steletto ends really shine. Made one long slit in the grip to remove the old grip, then pulled off the old glue (wasn't much) used emery cloth to rough up the metal some, then solvent
to clean the bar. Did a trial and figured where I wanted the grip black rubber
pieces to be then used the Kury Cement and it came out great.

Now I am riding around with only one Kury grip while I decide which Throttle
Lock to install on the right side? Any suggestions?