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Originally Posted by SpudRider
Yes, using an air compressor, it should be easy to remove the stock grips, and install them on new handlebars. All handlebars are standardized with 7/8-inch diameter at the ends. Therefore, all levers, switchgear, et cetera, can be transferred from any set of handlebars to another set of handlebars.
Big bar handlebars (1-1/8 inch) are thicker at the center, for added strength. However, they taper to the standardized, 7/8-inch diameter at the ends.  |
Some big cruisers and tourers have 1-inch handlebars under the controls. Pretty much everything else in the world is 7/8.
Are the stock bars aluminum or steel? If steel, with only a 1/2 inch hole, they would be very heavy. Tough as a tank, but way heavy. If there is that much material there I'll just tap some threads and drill the guards to match. Simple solution.
If anyone is installing grip heaters, wrap the left bar with friction tape to the approximate diameter of the throttle tube on the right. Then install the heater and a right side throttle diameter handgrip on the left. Otherwise your handlebars will suck heat so hast your left hand can be cold and your right hand sweating. I know, that means buying 2 sets of grips, but you can befriend a 4-wheeler person with a gift of the two smaller grips because 4-wheelers don't have throttle tubes.