Do you ride this much...?

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Xeno
Edited Date/Time 7/16/2012 4:42pm
Do you ride often enough or hard enough to wear holes in your grips?

And no, that's not my bike. It would take me a decade to do that!

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RutDipper 7/13/2012 5:05pm
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That's cool and all...but if you are wearing your grips out like that then your Most likely over gripping the bike.
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ti473 7/13/2012 5:20pm
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I'd like to see the matching blister
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Top End 7/13/2012 5:40pm
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As long as I don't take a digger and rip the end off. Mine wear out on the outer palm edge.
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JOHN CHOATE 7/13/2012 6:10pm
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It took me a couple months but my grips would wear out just like that until I switched to the Kevlar grips.

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Xeno 7/13/2012 6:20pm
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You can tell by the end of the grip that it doesn't touch the ground often.
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Switch 7/13/2012 6:25pm
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I'd be more worried with the fact that someone stole my forks

And with full waffle grips, I'm sure the blister resembles the hole in the grip
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FreshTopEnd 7/13/2012 6:29pm
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A friend back in the day would wear a hole like that in a set of grips after two motos. Yes, he had popeye arms.
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Xeno 7/13/2012 6:36pm
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Switch wrote:
I'd be more worried with the fact that someone stole my forks And with full waffle grips, I'm sure the blister resembles the hole in the...
I'd be more worried with the fact that someone stole my forks

And with full waffle grips, I'm sure the blister resembles the hole in the grip
Those are prototype air forksGrinning
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sam111 7/13/2012 6:53pm
7/13/2012 6:53pm Edited Date/Time 7/13/2012 6:53pm
I use Renthal dual compound grips and go through 2 or 3 sets a year. I would change them before they got that bad. The time it takes for them to wear out is closely related to what compound grips you use.
NateDawg122 7/13/2012 6:57pm
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Switch wrote:
I'd be more worried with the fact that someone stole my forks And with full waffle grips, I'm sure the blister resembles the hole in the...
I'd be more worried with the fact that someone stole my forks

And with full waffle grips, I'm sure the blister resembles the hole in the grip
Xeno wrote:
Those are prototype air forksGrinning
Yea they said the prototype is a lot lighter than regular forks Wink
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Ryno23 7/13/2012 7:41pm
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yes, i do ride that much. I go through a set of grips and gloves in a month. And no, I am not hanging on too tight.
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MR. X 7/13/2012 7:51pm
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Ive seen my buddy do that to a set of grips in one day ,2 classes 4 motos total and they're smoked.
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mx510 7/13/2012 7:55pm
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I have worn holes in Pro Taper grips with about a month worth of riding. They just might be super soft easy to tear grips though.
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Hando 7/13/2012 9:06pm
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now that i have kevlar grips my gloves are wearing faster
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Ashleymx 7/13/2012 11:09pm
7/13/2012 11:09pm Edited Date/Time 7/13/2012 11:13pm
I've never ever worn a set of grips out thanks to arm pump. Plenty of bike time but no strength to grip too tight! I envy riders that can grip tight enough to wear out grips. I've never even had a blister from riding.. I've worn out boots in record time and also side panels.
Lifesarutt64 7/14/2012 12:27am
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Ashleymx wrote:
I've never ever worn a set of grips out thanks to arm pump. Plenty of bike time but no strength to grip too tight! I envy...
I've never ever worn a set of grips out thanks to arm pump. Plenty of bike time but no strength to grip too tight! I envy riders that can grip tight enough to wear out grips. I've never even had a blister from riding.. I've worn out boots in record time and also side panels.
you shouldn't envy them, more people should learn to grip with their legs so they don't get arm pump.
I have often tried to grip more with my legs but I always go back to my bad habits of strangling the bars
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Hando 7/14/2012 5:48am
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Ashleymx wrote:
I've never ever worn a set of grips out thanks to arm pump. Plenty of bike time but no strength to grip too tight! I envy...
I've never ever worn a set of grips out thanks to arm pump. Plenty of bike time but no strength to grip too tight! I envy riders that can grip tight enough to wear out grips. I've never even had a blister from riding.. I've worn out boots in record time and also side panels.
Using your legs/lower bike to grip a bike is what the fast guys do..im trying to get into the habit of doing it as well
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johansen 7/14/2012 6:17am
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Lifesarutt64 wrote:
you shouldn't envy them, more people should learn to grip with their legs so they don't get arm pump. I have often tried to grip more...
you shouldn't envy them, more people should learn to grip with their legs so they don't get arm pump.
I have often tried to grip more with my legs but I always go back to my bad habits of strangling the bars
That and a lower center of gravity

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Moto Holic 7/15/2012 6:51pm
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I always wear out mine exact the same. And always wreck a good pair of gloves by putting a hole in only the right side thumb! This is not from over gripping...its from the opposite and hanging on loosely...hence all the rubbing.
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BAD10 7/15/2012 9:32pm
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Ryno23 wrote:
yes, i do ride that much. I go through a set of grips and gloves in a month. And no, I am not hanging on too...
yes, i do ride that much. I go through a set of grips and gloves in a month. And no, I am not hanging on too tight.
x2. I wear out gloves and grips at a regular pace, and no, its not from holding on too tight. Even with the holes in my gloves I dont get blisters. Actually, the holes dont bother me at all.....
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Bigshow 7/15/2012 9:54pm
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Top End wrote:
As long as I don't take a digger and rip the end off. Mine wear out on the outer palm edge.
I used to do this also, then was advised to get a straighter set of bars. Walla it went away. I run stock CRF/CR grips and get a good year out of them. Wear gloves out though.
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kawboy388 7/15/2012 10:39pm
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Top End wrote:
As long as I don't take a digger and rip the end off. Mine wear out on the outer palm edge.
Bigshow wrote:
I used to do this also, then was advised to get a straighter set of bars. Walla it went away. I run stock CRF/CR grips and...
I used to do this also, then was advised to get a straighter set of bars. Walla it went away. I run stock CRF/CR grips and get a good year out of them. Wear gloves out though.
I wear mine in the same spot too,and I run the straightest bars made, Renthal Twin Wall Factory YZ bend,only 36mm of sweep.
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Bigshow 7/15/2012 10:52pm
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I switched to the RC high bend 54mm of sweep. Now I wear my grips and gloves evenly.
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4stroke4DWIN 7/15/2012 10:52pm
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Gripping the bike with your legs is were it's at, arm pump is a thing of the past and you can REALLY get the 450's to half ass do what you want. Getting kids or riders to break the white knuckle grip on the bars and hold on with their legs can be a bitch though. My kids Ted Bundy the bars like a mofo, can't get them to use their legs for shit.
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jtiger12 7/16/2012 5:15am
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BAD10.. Is that a lamborghini miura?
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Bigshow 7/16/2012 4:11pm
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Does it have a 427 Ford in it? One of the 2 I have seen locally had a 427 and the other a 351 Cleveland. I believe the 351 Cleveland is what most came with when Ford imported them in the 70s.
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Xeno 7/16/2012 4:19pm
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BAD10 wrote:
No sir. Its my Detomaso Pantera.

https://youtu.be/9ECF59WNZqA
That's a cool ride!
If I'm not mistaken, your burnout was on India St to the I-5 North?
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BAD10 7/16/2012 4:42pm
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Bigshow wrote:
Does it have a 427 Ford in it? One of the 2 I have seen locally had a 427 and the other a 351 Cleveland. I...
Does it have a 427 Ford in it? One of the 2 I have seen locally had a 427 and the other a 351 Cleveland. I believe the 351 Cleveland is what most came with when Ford imported them in the 70s.
They all came with 351 Clevelands, but I have seen a couple with 427's that the owners shoehorned in. Mine is a stroked Cleveland 403 cid. And XENO, you are right on the money about location!

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