Colored cycle grips for VN800

CustomVN · 04-23-2007

Does anyone know where you can buy those old school style colored style handgrips to suit a VN800?

Like these ones...

bluestringer · 04-23-2007

Check with EZ over on VROC. He put some white ones on the 800 bobber he built. Don't know where he got them.

CustomVN · 04-23-2007

That's exactly what I want to do, white ones for my bobber project. What's VROC?

Thullan · 04-24-2007

I have been looking at those kind of grips too. I think you could get almost any kind of 1" rubber grips to fit, they are all over the Internet if you do a quick search. But I also want white rubber on the forward controls, and that is a bit more tricky. Transparent red, green or gold flake a'la Frisco style would be slick to

I have a few other projects to complete first, but white rubber has been on the list for some time now. Much cooler than all those standard Küryakyn ISO Grips you see on every bike nowadays.

CustomVN · 04-24-2007

I think Thullan the problem using just any generic 1" grips, is ensuring the right grip will slip over the throttle housing. I'm sure all the generic grips have a slight bigger right grip to the left, but I'd like to get it right first time.

Mind you as long as they are to suit ISO grips you should be fine right?

Thullan · 04-24-2007

CustomVN you got a point, I thought it was much easier to get suitable parts than it probably is (as always with metrics). Could it be that you have to change to a generic/Harley throttle grip?

CustomVN · 04-24-2007

Well that picture I put at the top of the thread was taken from a place that sells parts for new Triumphs, which are metrics and use ISO grips so they should work I guess.

I might post into the Bonneville America forums and see if I can find out a little more, as they sell the white grips for only $19.95US for the pair.

stevebtx12 · 04-24-2007

This place has quite a selection of grips, if you scroll down the page, there are some that come in various solid colors. They look a little more like dirt bike grips, not sure.

http://www.extremebikescustoms.com/H...YCLE-GRIPS.htm

mumbles · 04-24-2007

CustomVN, I was just thinking the same yeaterday about those kind of grips.
Great minds think alike.

Alley Rat · 04-26-2007

i think it is the vintage j&p catalog that has those kinds of grips.

04-23-2007	#1 (permalink)
CustomVN Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 221	Colored cycle grips for VN800 Does anyone know where you can buy those old school style colored style handgrips to suit a VN800? Like these ones...

04-23-2007	#2 (permalink)
bluestringer Rebel Rider BTK Expert Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Albany, Georgia Posts: 2,882	Check with EZ over on VROC. He put some white ones on the 800 bobber he built. Don't know where he got them. __________________ ..... bluestringer 2005 Vulcan 1500 Classic FI V&H Longshots VROC #13910 GAVROC #159

04-23-2007	#3 (permalink)
CustomVN Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 221	That's exactly what I want to do, white ones for my bobber project. What's VROC? Last edited by CustomVN : 04-23-2007 at 11:24 PM.

04-24-2007	#4 (permalink)
Thullan Yet another 800 Bobber... BTK Expert Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stockholm Posts: 357	I have been looking at those kind of grips too. I think you could get almost any kind of 1" rubber grips to fit, they are all over the Internet if you do a quick search. But I also want white rubber on the forward controls, and that is a bit more tricky. Transparent red, green or gold flake a'la Frisco style would be slick to I have a few other projects to complete first, but white rubber has been on the list for some time now. Much cooler than all those standard Küryakyn ISO Grips you see on every bike nowadays. __________________ VN800A -95 Bobber Project, work in progress Last edited by Thullan : 04-24-2007 at 01:48 AM.

04-24-2007	#5 (permalink)
CustomVN Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 221	I think Thullan the problem using just any generic 1" grips, is ensuring the right grip will slip over the throttle housing. I'm sure all the generic grips have a slight bigger right grip to the left, but I'd like to get it right first time. Mind you as long as they are to suit ISO grips you should be fine right? Last edited by CustomVN : 04-24-2007 at 01:57 AM.

04-24-2007	#6 (permalink)
Thullan Yet another 800 Bobber... BTK Expert Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stockholm Posts: 357	CustomVN you got a point, I thought it was much easier to get suitable parts than it probably is (as always with metrics). Could it be that you have to change to a generic/Harley throttle grip? __________________ VN800A -95 Bobber Project, work in progress

04-24-2007	#7 (permalink)
CustomVN Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 221	Well that picture I put at the top of the thread was taken from a place that sells parts for new Triumphs, which are metrics and use ISO grips so they should work I guess. I might post into the Bonneville America forums and see if I can find out a little more, as they sell the white grips for only $19.95US for the pair.

04-24-2007	#8 (permalink)
stevebtx12 I ride a Vulcan :)~ Forum Supporter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bedford, TX USA Posts: 2,384	This place has quite a selection of grips, if you scroll down the page, there are some that come in various solid colors. They look a little more like dirt bike grips, not sure. http://www.extremebikescustoms.com/H...YCLE-GRIPS.htm __________________ Steve 2006 VN1600 Classic VROC #22372 http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t105/stevebtx12/

04-24-2007	#9 (permalink)
mumbles Cruising In Fourth Gear BTK Intermediate Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: bayou city,Texas Posts: 230	CustomVN, I was just thinking the same yeaterday about those kind of grips. Great minds think alike. __________________ 82 kz1000p

04-26-2007	#10 (permalink)
Alley Rat Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ruston, la Posts: 98	i think it is the vintage j&p catalog that has those kinds of grips.

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