Grips

[jojo87]

Are the Honda PCX Grips easy to replace?

I want to get these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORBIKE-FOA ... 54096b2d09

but again, are the Honda ones easy to get off?
unscrew the bar ends... pull the grips off... put the new ones on?
obviously the bar ends wont be able to go back on with them new grips so would you suggest I put 'something' inside the grip to make sure it stays on?

Thanks :-)

[kramnala58]

Those grips are exactly the same as mine. I like them a lot because. For short trips (to the corner store, etc.) I don't feel I need gloves because I my hand is not slipper from perspiration the same way it is with a hard grip. Being that you will likely be riding your bike more miles than I do, and that I think you live in the UK where you are likely to be driving in the rain, you might want to order a second set at the same time because they are foam and they wear sooner that a harder type grip does. (I am assuming you live in the UK because the eBay listing was in £'s sterling — but lets not get WhiteNoise going on the benefits of listing your location in our profile )

They are fairly easy to replace. I would be surprised if you can pull them off. I had to cut mine off as the guy at the shop suggested I would. I also had to scrape some glue off of the left bar. I think they put some adhesive on it at the factory to hold it in place. The right grip doesn't need glue because the throttle cable housing has small ridges on it to hold the grip in place.

The right (throttle) grip is a little trickier because of the throttle cable housing, but pay attention to what you do when you take it off and you should have no problem. As well, don't cut too deep on the right grip because the throttle housing is only plastic and you don't want to cut through it. You may not be able to get the new right grip over the throttle cable housing so just trim am bit off the flared out part at the end of the housing with a box cutter knife. I also had two foam washers that were supposed to be put on first which fit between the grip and the brake lever housing. I had to take the one off of the right side because there was enough pressure between the grip and the brake housing that the throttle would come back to the idle position without actually twisting it back. I didn't think that was safe, so I just took that washer off. I think they are basically meant to keep dirt and debris from between the grip and the brake housing, but I haven't any problem with my right one on being installed.

Once again, I cringe when I see the prices the 'rest of the world' pays for accessories compared to what we get them here for in Thailand. If I wasn't so busy at work, I would set up a small side business shipping this stuff overseas.

[WhiteNoise]

(I am assuming you live in the UK because the eBay listing was in £'s sterling — but lets not get WhiteNoise going on the benefits of listing your location in our profile )

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