You see? I TOLD you that Givi was going to be a good thing. Now you have made new friends AND increased your coolness factor!Oh yeah, this happened to me the other day whilst gassing up for the week's commute: you know when you have a leisurely day and you take a leisurely ride how you tend to look around a lot more and see stuff and you tell yourself, "self, now there's something you don't see every day"? So I fill up and as I'm throwing my leg over some guy from a pump over yonder comes over, helmet on & tinted visor down, and throws out his hand like we're long lost buds. Of course, I have no frikkin idea who this dude is but I shake his hand, rudely, without standing, 'cause, well, I'm riding a bike. So the dude yells through his visor something like, "man, I seen the V46 sticker on your trunk there and anybody who's cool with Rossi is cool with me!" He's pumping my hand like he's gonna get milk from it and I have no idea WTF he's talking about. Then poof! he's gone so I take a moment to try to figure it all out & realize- it's a Givi trunk. Model V46. Has a sticker on the side. What a dork....
Yes, yes you did. I recall you said something like, "all the cool kids are doing it! <in my best Thurston Howell III voice> 'you simply must, Lovey!' "You see? I TOLD you that Givi was going to be a good thing. Now you have made new friends AND increased your coolness factor!Oh yeah, this happened to me the other day whilst gassing up for the week's commute: you know when you have a leisurely day and you take a leisurely ride how you tend to look around a lot more and see stuff and you tell yourself, "self, now there's something you don't see every day"? So I fill up and as I'm throwing my leg over some guy from a pump over yonder comes over, helmet on & tinted visor down, and throws out his hand like we're long lost buds. Of course, I have no frikkin idea who this dude is but I shake his hand, rudely, without standing, 'cause, well, I'm riding a bike. So the dude yells through his visor something like, "man, I seen the V46 sticker on your trunk there and anybody who's cool with Rossi is cool with me!" He's pumping my hand like he's gonna get milk from it and I have no idea WTF he's talking about. Then poof! he's gone so I take a moment to try to figure it all out & realize- it's a Givi trunk. Model V46. Has a sticker on the side. What a dork....
May I suggest you paint that V46 insignia bright yellow? That will complete the "Valentino 46" illusion.
Honest mistake. I always figured that GiVi did that on purpose.
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Yeah, except for the "dangerous" part I didn't like them either. The huge grip made my forearms ache. I went with Pro Grip #714 from Revzilla. About the same diameter as OEM but squishier. And for the price I install one yr, rotate 180 deg. the next, then replace the next.
Thanks for this - I put these exact grips on the KLR a few years back & forgot who made them. I do like them for the reasons you mention.
Can't help you there, I tough it out without grip heaters.Thanks for this - I put these exact grips on the KLR a few years back & forgot who made them. I do like them for the reasons you mention.
Red would be absolutely gauche on my bike. Might as well be Barbie pink
I am assuming I have to cut the stock ones off...what about the heated grip internals? Words of advice?
Thanks!
