The Evil that is 13....

[wfooshee]

I got a set of Grip Puppies when I first bought the bike, as the factory grips felt like I was trying to hold a pencil. They lasted several days before I got them wet, after which they disintegrated. And painted my gloves black.

I got used to the thin grips after that.

 

[Alex]

Yes, they definitely could be produced with a higher quality foam/rubber compound. Mine have seen rain many times and are starting to rub apart.

The extra vibration reduction was worth the $10.

 

[Fairlaner]

Vibration?what vibration?

R

 

[RaYzerman19]

I find that grip puppies work fine with my heated grips and address most of those stated problems and at about ten bucks not a huge investment if you decided to return to the naked grips. Just my 2 cents.

I might have to try the Grip Puppies. I have the Grip Buddies on there right now. I am not happy with them. They will be coming off soon.

I find Grip Puppies insulate just a little too well and all the grip heat doesn't get through. The first set of Grip Buddies were the less than durable kind, but the heat comes through. The current generation are supposed to be better. Keep the seams to the rear, slightly lower than half and you won't feel the joint.

 

[petey]

I find that grip puppies work fine with my heated grips and address most of those stated problems and at about ten bucks not a huge investment if you decided to return to the naked grips. Just my 2 cents.

I might have to try the Grip Puppies. I have the Grip Buddies on there right now. I am not happy with them. They will be coming off soon.

I find Grip Puppies insulate just a little too well and all the grip heat doesn't get through. The first set of Grip Buddies were the less than durable kind, but the heat comes through. The current generation are supposed to be better. Keep the seams to the rear, slightly lower than half and you won't feel the joint.

Or, one can remove them when necessary, to get more heat. They are easy to reinstall...

 

[gixxerjasen]

Or, one can remove them when necessary, to get more heat. They are easy to reinstall...

One could also argue that they are cheap enough to cut em off when you need the heat and put new ones on when you don't need the heat anymore.

My problem is that I need something grippier during the time I need the heat. Guess new gloves are in my future, oh darn. These are getting long in the tooth anyway.

 

[Harald]

I got a set of Grip Puppies when I first bought the bike, as the factory grips felt like I was trying to hold a pencil. They lasted several days before I got them wet, after which they disintegrated. And painted my gloves black.
I got used to the thin grips after that.

They must have improved the grip puppies since your trial. I've had them on my 07 since buying it new in 07 and they are constantly wet and I've never had rapid disintigration or color bleed. I usually end up replacing them every 1.5 years because they start splitting on the outboard edges. I could probably go longer, but don't like the little splits and they're only $10.

They do block some heat transfer from the grips, but with my Honda ST1300 grips on full blast there's about all the heat I could want still coming through. Not sure if the oem yami heated grips are comparable?

 

[petey]

Or, one can remove them when necessary, to get more heat. They are easy to reinstall...

One could also argue that they are cheap enough to cut em off when you need the heat and put new ones on when you don't need the heat anymore.

My problem is that I need something grippier during the time I need the heat. Guess new gloves are in my future, oh darn. These are getting long in the tooth anyway.

gixxer, I was talking about the Grip Buddies, they are split and are held on with valcro.

 

[gixxerjasen]

OOOOOoooooh, I do remember seeing those. What are the foamy ones that go over your grips that I'm thinking of??? Grip puppies or some such?

 

[SkooterG]

Or, one can remove them when necessary, to get more heat. They are easy to reinstall...

One could also argue that they are cheap enough to cut em off when you need the heat and put new ones on when you don't need the heat anymore.

My problem is that I need something grippier during the time I need the heat. Guess new gloves are in my future, oh darn. These are getting long in the tooth anyway.

gixxer, I was talking about the Grip Buddies, they are split and are held on with valcro.

So how do you remove them? Remove the neoprene, and leave the stuck on velcro?

Well not only is the neoprene getting worn and tattered after only a couple months, but on my left grip the whole thing 'rotates' including the glued on velcro which is making a big mess. No thank you to the grip *buddies* for me.

 

[petey]

Or, one can remove them when necessary, to get more heat. They are easy to reinstall...

One could also argue that they are cheap enough to cut em off when you need the heat and put new ones on when you don't need the heat anymore.

My problem is that I need something grippier during the time I need the heat. Guess new gloves are in my future, oh darn. These are getting long in the tooth anyway.

gixxer, I was talking about the Grip Buddies, they are split and are held on with valcro.

So how do you remove them? Remove the neoprene, and leave the stuck on velcro?

Well not only is the neoprene getting worn and tattered after only a couple months, but on my left grip the whole thing 'rotates' including the glued on velcro which is making a big mess. No thank you to the grip *buddies* for me.

I must admit, only had them on for ~10K ( between two bikes) and never had a need to glue them to the grips. Oh BTW the throttle on your bike is on the right, so WHY would you try to rotade the left grip?...

You better relax your grip, haven't you been told, loosy goosy on the grips, does the trick? https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/****.gif

 

[HotRodZilla]

I thought all the grip cry babies were raving about the BMW grips. What ever happened to those??

Ame' also makes fatter grips with or without heat, so if thicker grips are the issue. Still don't get it since I don't wear cheap gloves.

 

[Warchild]

Well, folks -

Been a rough 5-6 months in my world - almost lost the FJR due to a financial downturn - but now that seems to be behind me. Hope it stays that way.

So let's get down to business farkling this damn thing, shall we? I have a 2000-mile riding adventure planned with daughter Lauryn one week from today... and I don't have so much as a Powerlet outlet installed for the electric vest. That **** needs to change, or I will freeze my *** off running throughout the night in the High Desert of central Oregon next week!

So I'll start by moving over the classic Widder electronic controller from the Gen I clutch reservoir to the Gen III clutch reservoir:

This vintage Widder controller has a lot of history... it has sat atop the clutch reservoirs of two different Honda ST1100s, two different Gen I FJR1300s, and now takes up duty on the Gen III.

Now heat adjustment is inches away from the free clutch hand...

This was the easy part... the trick for this farkle is placement of the Powerlet outlet attached to this Widder controller... unlike Gen I and II, the GenIII cowling near the left knee lacks a lot of the flat surface area the previous generations had, so placement of the outlet needs to be carefully considered. That's this weekend's adventure.

Also up soon on the farkle hit parade - installing the Givi topcase rack.

 

[gixxerjasen]

Good to see you back.

Nice work on the Widder, mine is about to go in the garbage. The controller works only as an "On" for the past few years. Can't turn it off or turn it down. Sad really. The vest is showing it's wear too so I'll be shopping come fall.

 

[Warchild]

Good to see you back.
The controller works only as an "On" for the past few years. Can't turn it off or turn it down. Sad really.

Yeah, I can't get this one to fail.... it's like the Energizer Bunny.

It has about 185,000 miles of use on the ST1100s, and about 145,000 miles of use on the Gen I's... plus whatever it accumulates now on the GenIII.

The vest is showing it's wear too so I'll be shopping come fall.

When Pat Widder retired and went out of business several years ago, there is only one place we obtain these items in the Endurance Riding community today: Warm-n-Safe Electric clothing

 

[gixxerjasen]

Yep, was sad to see Widder go. I'll likely just go shopping and see what all the market has to offer.

That's a lot of miles on that controller. No idea why mine decided to give up the ghost, seems like a sturdy bit of gear though.

How many miles on the FJR now?

 

[RadioHowie]

Glad to see you back posting, you evil *******!

Also glad you made it through your financials....I KNOW how tough it is these days.

 

[Warchild]

How many miles on the FJR now?

Since it was always poised to get repossessed these past number of months, not very damn many, that's for sure.... I think it's about ~2800 miles, thereabouts...

Glad to see you back posting, you evil *******!

Also glad you made it through your financials....I KNOW how tough it is these days.

It was really bad for a while there... really, really bad...

 

[Bounce]

IT'S ALIVE!

 

[Tanker]

Nice to see you back Dale.

Have fun with the farkling projects.... I'll be watching.

I need to get a trip planned with my Daughter also. As soon as she returns from the PNW for the summer, I'll get that done.