How to Replace Grips on a Harley-Davidson Sportster.
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- How to replace twist grips on a Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle. From removing your old grips and adding new grips. We use a 2015 Harley Davidson Sportster for demonstration but the process will be very similar for most motorcycles. Road King, Street Glide, Sportster, Fat Boy. and other brands. Any Questions just ask.
Tools Needed
Torx T25
3/8 open end wrench
Drag specialties replacement rubber grips
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I replaced my grips on my 2004 XL after watching and learning from you. Love your vids. Thanks for everything and keep them coming! Best, Matt.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your Sub. Matt. Ride Safe and have a great day,
Just replaced my grips on my 2003 anniversary xl 1200 thanks for the content and showing how easy it is!
Happy to help. Nice to hear when things work out. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great
I found your channel the other day. I bought my first bike ,2015 XL1200 C, a few weeks ago. I've just been fascinated with how easy simple fixes are, watching your content, and can't wait to do some changes to my bike. Love it dude thanks a ton.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask welcome to the sport. Thank you for watching and your sub Bibbz.Sportstert XL1200C is a great bike. Ride safe and have a great day.
I'm changing out the grips on my '15 Iron 883 today. Great vid showing how to deal with the throttle cables. Thanks for making this video!!
Happy
Thank you so much! next I need to replace brake lines, make shorter ones, relocate brake resevoir due to putting on rear controls. I don't know the procedure on what to measure etc. Also I need to shorten my throttle cable. It's too long from the last handlebars. It fit them but not my new one.
They sell kits to take care of your needs with the brake lines and throttle and clutch cable. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask.
My 07 sportster grips are getting to feel sticky and this will help me and wow is the price right ! Thanks Roc !
Happy to help if you need any. Ride Safe and have a great day.
YEAH ROCK!!!! THANKS for the info brother! Love that NY lingo, it's obvious that you know what you're tallkin abot
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support art. Ride safe and have a great day. Love those Sportster.
YOU ARE AWESOME,, THANKS!!!@@TwoWheelRocco
Great video Rocco! Many thx for sharing!!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Vito. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Plan on changing out the grips on my 2006 sportster soon. Great video, i'm sure i'll refer back to it when i'm ready to convert.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub James. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Rocco appreciate your vids! Extremely informative and helped twice today
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Sean. Ride safe and have a great day.
Very helpful, thank you very much!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask, Thank you for watching and all your support. Moshe. Ride safe and have a great day.
I’ve been thinking about changing my hand grips on my 2003 1200C sportster. You made it look easy. My bike is always inside in a heated garage all winter. Might be able to get out one more time before winter hits. You make a good teacher. Thanks for the video and explaining how to do the job. I also watch your video on neutral switch replacement. Another job I have to do. Can you tell me if there is a braided oil line kit available and where to buy. Thanks
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. JP cycles would be your best bet. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for your Sub. White Knignt. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco I will let you know how it turns out right now I’m in the middle of snow tire season. Probably work on my bike over Christmas into the new year
Have a great holiday if I don't hear from you.
Let me thank you again for sharing another of your tech tips. Rocco, if you reply, tell me,on the clutch side, do you lube the new grip , and with what . Thanks
Happy to help on the Clutch side, Grip is indexed so you don't need to use nothing just get it on. and to the right spot and put it back together. Thank you for watching and all your support Ray ride safe and have a great day.
Excellent Video! Thanks again for your Videos
Happy to Help,
I'm gonna take my time ! Thanks for your content
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub. Raul, Ride safe and have a great holiday.
Thank you sir....
Happy to Help Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Bravo. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great thank you!
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Support. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you!
well done
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub John. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thanks Rocco I'm replacing my cables and having a hard time not pinching the wires under the master cylinder clamps. My cables were missing the brass bushings and even with the cables adjusted all the way out had a hell of a time getting them both on. Took a second person to compress the spring on the carb end of the return cable
Happy to help. Take your time and everything will work out. Questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Mike. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco I'll get back with you tomorrow. I did the washers on the needle (3) and put a 48 jet and it's running a bit rich at 2 turns out on a/f screw. But the throttle isn't sticking anymore. It has aftermarket handlebars on it, should there be a dimple or something so the harness from the switches doesn't get pinched when bolting on the master cylinder?
Thanks
@@mikes9117 Yes there should be a dimple in those handlebars to conceal the wires so they don't get pinched. Try 1 3/4 on the air /fuel. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco ok thanks. I wonder if I could use an air hammer and make a notch or something. She fired right up this morning. I ordered a stock Air cleaner assembly from eBay this morning. Aftermarket won't ship to commiefornia. I'll need to check ignition timing for the hard backfire ?
good lesson .
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Audrey ride safe and have a great day.
Great video!
www.ebay.com/itm/324186809677
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Randy. Ride safe and have a great day.
You to man, thanks!
I read in a manual that a piece of cardboard should be placed between brake lever and housing. Is that just or particular models/
Happy to help. That's a precaution in case you pull it apart and you're a little rough you could damage that pins I. If you're careful it's not a problem. The manual at Holly Davidson will make everything a problem. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day Martin.
Hey Rocco, another great tutorial. I have the same switch assembly but the printing on the switches are all worn out. Is there anything that can be done or is it complete replacement? UK Sportster owner 👍
Happy to Help. E bay.www.ebay.com/itm/203107061946?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D235118%26meid%3D784cbe69eaf44625b570d906beac0fab%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D203490557656%26itm%3D203107061946%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseWebMskuAspectsV202110NoPLXNoVariantSeed&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A203107061946784cbe69eaf44625b570d906beac0fab%7Cenc%3AAQAGAAACQANQBqJkOA5RdtWPz1Mw4OqHW2EW8ED9JPti8TLXHmj0x3sD23j0JnR3jHBd%252FGCdanHmcj7TZ8Ef4s6z0wPBTGBRJYENqop2AC8Scf5iPFDcA0m2dUQItHLE7wF2TuhQ4Jx5QSme5tSLKTq5tWhJK1FRHWXp6Pp7alorBfBjOpW0KIH%252B2wSTPqVVwbP%252FB7Ca0PsFrm6ZmCqeZsv6dzYfwaMEHzWxyQnTbZLwOhKO0I3ay8as9KtKt1Kk79uMxLFrqfLrhWQ2Gk1boz34d75Zk00vAm1UaNqHNfDfGGUACgUGv4r%252F%252BvqkuXRKvoPzE128GlKU%252FJBUN9II1klIjJ2DVfPFWCDwu3bbxPTXHsI5z94ubi%252FE5XuXSWpJ3G8HbUVXa2GwE2RH2Hl%252FiROjD%252F6vRX%252BMn51PEQD6cUXnVzStbnwR41zXU5T9Px%252BpoEZIxAhezMnBmexh%252BVLak2Ralc356YXdy95L6CBeEKUwSqu5zxtGmRXDQvzhVJ7diYdpq3%252FMW5UjS3sKgEwqAgGT53JlQMsfhHATz9fBX1wcicZuEkH4rYPjiX7pDGgmnwROt%252F%252BC8UB01kzajnVGJDG7u0dGhofML7Om6Ly73NTtGJdQeti2wfzKaDHRCni207boW8KeB44j3hcV6FaPGRlITSGhrKh05iwKo4%252BDdIo%252FtUXWmFAhGMc3C4LnAdMO4g8yYQipNTXyZ3DUMjss1%252BJ2tmWKVE%252FmH22%252FtGJtBYV0Ei2cKeN0e5MlxOYy9jX5ZZMVck7FtA%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675. Thank you for watching and your sub Tim. look around you will find others, Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thanks again Rocco...is there ever a need to lube the throttle side?
Happy to help. Usually you don't but if you find that was a little gritty, I put a little grease. It can't hurt. Thank you for watching and all your support Frank. Ride safe and have a great day.
How did you move your rear turn signals and also how did you install bags????? Do you have a video for both ?
Happy to help. They got relocation kits to move your rear directions to make room for the bags. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Rshaun. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Can you drop a link ? I’ve been searching for 3 days and can’t find anything. I have a 2016 sportster 1200C. Looks just like that one in the video.
@@rshaunadventures www.ebay.com/itm/332653738742. If it's the relocation kit, you have to go to Holly Davidson for that. I'll try to search for it, but this is the twist grips from the video.
@@rshaunadventures Sportster turn signal relocation kit. www.google.com/search?q=sportster+turn+signal+relocation+kit&client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=APwXEdeMjhsbYIVlltB6GmemdmCsNAk5dw%3A1687000091145&ei=G5SNZKylCISdwbkPtIWqkAk&oq=sportster+turn+signal+relocation&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgAMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABBHENYEELADMgoIABCKBRCwAxBDSgQIQRgAUABYAGCKEGgCcAF4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAMABAcgBCQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp. Hope this helps.
Love it!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support freedom fighter. We need lots of that. Ride safe and have a great day. Keep up the fight.
@TwoWheelRocco actually I do have a quick question. I started doing the process of changing the grips last night when watching your video, but didn't finish yet. I just made sure I had the tools I needed, put some oil on, and could loosen everything. But I did notice my right side grip with the throttle doesn't naturally snap back when you rotate it. And then I started playing with the wire length tension a little (this is before I've taken the cover off to get to the little balls) and it didn't seem to matter much as far as it snapping back. I'm going to open that cover today and try to do the whole process. But I'm not sure why the grip isn't snapping back.
Happy to help. Usually when everyone. the throttle doesn't snap back, one of the cables are too tight, loosen them up, get it to where It snaps back easily and then make your adjustment with a little 1/8 inch play between accelerate and decelerate. You'll get it let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support freedom fighter. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank you!
Okay so I changed my grips but I still have too much play in the grip what cable are you tightening at the bars ( the front one or the back one) to take up that play and are you turning the adjustments towards to tighten? the bar or down towards the cable to tighten it.
I’m really struggling understanding the service and repair manual. I tightened them both up I couldn’t even turn my throttle and it was clicking. Hopefully I didn’t damage anything went back to having them both lose showing no thread. I’m just so confused. Can you please help me. Lol.
Happy to help, what you want to do is adjust the slack out of the cable if you twist your throttle and it will not move freely go back to that adjustment turn it in or out until it moves freely. and then make the rest of the adjustment on the other cable. On the video, take a look at.8:50. I hope that helps. Thank you for watching all your support Ray, Just take your time and work both sides. Let us know how it works out ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks so much lol, I was just so mind boggled lol. Wow!
@@raymondrisk66 just be patient and click onvideo part of that. you should be fine. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day..
I own a 98 Sportster and I just replaced the throttle cables and I have no kind of play at all is that normal adjustment screws completely unadjusted but I still have no kind of Slack question is is that normal
Happy to help. Take a close look at the carburetor throttle linkage I believe the end of the cable is not fully seated into the linkage and that will give you the play, for your adjustment. There should be a little FreePlay. Let us know how it works out.. Thank you for watching and your sub Dan. Ride safe and have a great day.
Some times the aftermarket cables are just a little thicker at the end. You could take a small screwdriver and you'll see the slot where the cable goes and you can open slightly and fit your cable end in fully. Widen the one where the spring is on the cable. hope this helps.
What do you do if you lose a barrel
Happy to help.. I ordered them on eBay. I'll send you the link.Thank you for watching and all your support.Michelle. Ride safe and have a great day.www.ebay.com/itm/185553485854. Hope this helps.
Rocco, I would love to shoot the shit with you and work on bikes. Thanks for the video sir!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Bosie.. Ride safe and have a great day.