Just installed Pro-Grips 719 on my 16' RR the left side was easy. The other side was a nightmare to get all the melted on old grip off. A wire brush and a razor blade was used. But the huge upside is that almost all the vibration in the bars is gone. I can also highly recommend old hair gel as a lubricant/Glue. And the grips no longer made of concrete.
I just looked that grip up in google. I do see that it is a 'heated' replacement grip option for the S1KRR with heated grips. I only see $19 gel grips but no heated option.
He cut the old rubber OEM grips off with a razor blade being very careful not to cut the wires and heating element. Then Sliding the new grips over the top. It's a tedious job. And you don't want to have to buy new grips if you stuff it.
Well, I am not god, but, from experience.. I do know how much the left side COMPLETE heated grip / throttle assembly is ( $331 ) . The short story is my bike fell over while on the trailer and caught the rail on the heated grip and tore a nice hole in it. Pics show the thin of the rubber with the heating element.
To cut the ends off the OEM heated grip and then put PROGrip rubber over that, would make that grip completely too large for my hand to grip.
a mate of mine bought an RSV4 because of the apparent vibration issue on the S1000RR. i have recently developed carpal tunnel. the Doc says i might have to do with the extra winter weight i am carrying (and the amount of riding i do).
Funnily, i notice my fingers tingling more when i get off the RSV4?
I don't get what vibrations your talking about, I have a 16 also but I have absolutely no vibrations coming from my bars
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