Aluminum Grips - Page 3

fasternyou929 · 01-31-2011, 05:32 PM

Someone brought up the cold weather, but wouldn't they be scorching hot in the Florida summer??

On a hot NC summer day it will take a few seconds for the "holy shit, that's hot!" moment to pass when I grab the stock grips. It seems solid metal would prolong that moment quite a bit.

askmrjesus · 01-31-2011, 07:29 PM

Aluminum grips make about as much sense as Titanium socks.

If I'm not mistaken, the whole idea behind grips, is to provide grip.

Rubber? Ok. Leather? Maybe. Aluminum? Not so much.

JC

tallywacker · 01-31-2011, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Aluminum grips make about as much sense as Titanium socks.

If I'm not mistaken, the whole idea behind grips, is to provide grip.

Rubber? Ok. Leather? Maybe. Aluminum? Not so much.

JC

Agreed.

Amber Lamps · 01-31-2011, 08:03 PM

I have the Driven grips and they work very well for me. They are not all aluminum but have aluminum inserts. I like them. I have also owned the MoMo carbon fiber grips (actually, I still have them) which have leather inserts, also nice grips. Solid aluminum grips are textured to provide grip, btw... I would think that vibration would be a problem.

Oh and my GF ordered cheap grips from China...yea not good...

Driven

Homeslice · 01-31-2011, 07:38 PM

Could be a lot worse. At least those have some rubber on them. I have seen some custom chopper guys with no rubber at all.

askmrjesus · 01-31-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Could be a lot worse. At least those have some rubber on them. I have seen some custom chopper guys with no rubber at all.

That's what I was thinking of, (didn't click the link).

But...What do you do when the rubber bits wear off? How thick is the rubber? Why do they look like ass?

That's the problem with a lot of Chinese CNC stuff. The "looks like ass factor".

I used to sell these at my shop. Spendy? Oh hell yes. Perfect? Yep.

http://www.motostrano.com/rizomaluxgrips.html

JC

Rangerscott · 01-31-2011, 08:04 PM

I'd recommend them to have some rubber. Sure would suck to slip off the handle.

Dnyce · 02-01-2011, 01:17 AM

I have the driven grips, se as AL, I like em alot.
For u guys that say it would be cold, or hot, don't u wear gloves? I've never noticed grip temp with gloves...

Amber Lamps · 02-01-2011, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dnyce

I have the driven grips, se as AL, I like em alot.
For u guys that say it would be cold, or hot, don't u wear gloves? I've never noticed grip temp with gloves...

I have no idea what they are on about...ambient temperature is ambient temperature...

Does aluminum produce heat or cold?

Wouldn't that go for the rest of the parts on your bike made from Aluminum?

fasternyou929 · 02-01-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I have no idea what they are on about...ambient temperature is ambient temperature...

Does aluminum produce heat or cold?

Wouldn't that go for the rest of the parts on your bike made from Aluminum?

Oh yeah, I forgot metal won't raise past ambient temperature when placed in direct sunlight.

The only metal your body touches on your bike is (on some bikes) your gas tank, so I'm not sure what point you're making there.

01-31-2011, 07:29 PM	#2
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	Aluminum grips make about as much sense as Titanium socks. If I'm not mistaken, the whole idea behind grips, is to provide grip. Rubber? Ok. Leather? Maybe. Aluminum? Not so much. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

01-31-2011, 05:32 PM	#1
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	Someone brought up the cold weather, but wouldn't they be scorching hot in the Florida summer?? On a hot NC summer day it will take a few seconds for the "holy shit, that's hot!" moment to pass when I grab the stock grips. It seems solid metal would prolong that moment quite a bit.

01-31-2011, 07:38 PM	#5
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Could be a lot worse. At least those have some rubber on them. I have seen some custom chopper guys with no rubber at all.

01-31-2011, 08:04 PM	#7
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I'd recommend them to have some rubber. Sure would suck to slip off the handle.

02-01-2011, 01:17 AM	#8
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	I have the driven grips, se as AL, I like em alot. For u guys that say it would be cold, or hot, don't u wear gloves? I've never noticed grip temp with gloves...