The one on the left. I have fat hands.
Help me pick new grips
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Grips are more about feel. I don't care what they look like. So, I have no idea.
Well I have had avon grips before and liked them but never had the air cushion ones.
I have been using the HD "Grips" for a year and a half and nearly 10000 miles. They look cheap and even feel cheap but damn they work as good or better than any grips I previously had, including Kuryaken. I ride in very hot weather and sweat like a pig but my hands never slip or go numb. :bikerguy:
I like the grips on the left. A little bit more style to them, but remember I'm a women, so we probably have different tastes lol!
I have the air grips similar to the ones on the left, they are awesome. Extremely comfortable. I vote left.
The top one. Looks like a modified Avon. Love my Avon grips.
The left pic looks like my Avons with a different end cap. I have Avons on both my bikes. I wouldn't use anything else.
I agree with others . . the ones on the left. If that is the Avon Air, they are great grips. As a matter of fact I recently bought a pair of brass Roland Sands grips to go with a brass riser I installed but keep putting off installing them because I like the Avon so much.
I have Avon grips similar to the one on the right. The grips are great with or without gloves. The grip is slimmer than the air cushion so when I wear my gloves, I can still properly close my hands around them.
Ditto on the Avons, hard to believe how much difference it made when I put them on my RK.
Need to make up my mind, I had arlen ness deep cut grips that were thicker and hurt my hands. Not sure if the avon air grips would be to thick not allowing me to close my hand around the grip. I agree I had some avons similar to the ones on the right and loved them.
Which ones do you use? I need to swap my very basic standard grips out and want to buy some that work rather than look fancyI have been using the HD "Grips" for a year and a half and nearly 10000 miles. They look cheap and even feel cheap but damn they work as good or better than any grips I previously had, including Kuryaken. I ride in very hot weather and sweat like a pig but my hands never slip or go numb. :bikerguy:
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Agreed! plus they r cheap n last forever! Its tough to choose a grip. Unless you ride with gloves most of the time, u dont want metal grips (air cushioned is exception to this 'rule'). On the other end, something too soft won't last but a few seasons. Best bet is to go to few different shops n feel them out. Then u can buy what u like from them or use the knowledge to order from J&P or similar type mail order...I have been using the HD "Grips" for a year and a half and nearly 10000 miles. They look cheap and even feel cheap but damn they work as good or better than any grips I previously had, including Kuryaken. I ride in very hot weather and sweat like a pig but my hands never slip or go numb. :bikerguy:
I made the mistake of putting on chromed 'fancy' grips (no cushion). Were awesome with gloves, but bare handed they were not polite past a fifty mile trip. Then put on really nice foam grips, which I ran on my Honda and Yami and really liked. The extra vibration and weight(my best guess) from the hog tore these up in under one season...
...I then decided I never had any problems with the OEM grips besides looks. My indy shop has boxes full (all different style OEM HD's) from tears offs. U dig thru yourself n find the right ones then they sell them for ten dollars installed or five dollars (free for friends like me) to take home n put on. I put mine on while at the shop. No complaints since...just my $.02
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