HVMP bar end weights
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HVMP bar end weights
Anybody tried the HVMP bar end weights from the States? My !200S turns my fingers to numb sausages in 20 mins! Throttle body balance helped a bit but still a problem. If our cars made our fingers numb in an hour we would be at the manufacturer like a no win no fee solicitor outside a VW dealer!
Re: HVMP bar end weights
Humbug wrote:Anybody tried the HVMP bar end weights from the States? My !200S turns my fingers to numb sausages in 20 mins! Throttle body balance helped a bit but still a problem. If our cars made our fingers numb in an hour we would be at the manufacturer like a no win no fee solicitor outside a VW dealer!
Before you do, give Grip Puppies a try
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grip-Puppy-Pupp ... B005C1U8R2
I have them on my K and my GS. Mainly to protect those expensive BMW heated grips from wear, but also because I find the grips on bikes now to be quite narrow somehow and prefer the extra girth (oooeeer vicar) that the grip puppies add. Of course on top of those benefits they also drastically reduce vibes.
Wemoto also do a neoprene sleeve that fits over the brake and clutch levers to kill vibes from them too
http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/sc-2290-83-1109/
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Steve Parry
Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
Steve Parry
Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
Re: HVMP bar end weights
slparry wrote:Humbug wrote:Anybody tried the HVMP bar end weights from the States? My !200S turns my fingers to numb sausages in 20 mins! Throttle body balance helped a bit but still a problem. If our cars made our fingers numb in an hour we would be at the manufacturer like a no win no fee solicitor outside a VW dealer!
Before you do, give Grip Puppies a try
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grip-Puppy-Pupp ... B005C1U8R2
I have them on my K and my GS. Mainly to protect those expensive BMW heated grips from wear, but also because I find the grips on bikes now to be quite narrow somehow and prefer the extra girth (oooeeer vicar) that the grip puppies add.
^ This. the grips on my 1100S were a perfect sausage but the 12 has chipolatas. They make a huge difference to me and in conjunction with the throttle insert actually reduce the amount of twist needed to get the throttles open.
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Bruno wrote:Do you still get the warmth of the heated grips through the grip puppies? The standard setup on my NineT is also very narrow.
Mark
Yes I have them on my R1200ST - it just takes a littele longer to feel the heat
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The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:Bruno wrote:Do you still get the warmth of the heated grips through the grip puppies? The standard setup on my NineT is also very narrow.
Mark
Yes I have them on my R1200ST - it just takes a littele longer to feel the heat
+1 the heat on the the GT and the GS just takes longer as said
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Steve Parry
Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
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Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
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