Help changing grips on 2012 RT-S

[BillF]

HEY EVERYONE- I am new to the site and appreciate all of the info out there!! Don't like my stock grips-find them too small and hard. Have used Grip Puppies on other bikes, but didn't care for them on Spyder. I want to replace the stock grips for more comfortable gel grips. Want to know if I can just cut old grips off and slide new ones on. Checked the archives, but almost all the info on this subject referred to the RS. Of course my RT has heated grips and I don't want to lose that feature. If anyone out there has made this change without damaging the heated feature, I would appreciate your input. Thanks, Bill

 

[MouthPiece]

HEY EVERYONE- I am new to the site and appreciate all of the info out there!! Don't like my stock grips-find them too small and hard. Have used Grip Puppies on other bikes, but didn't care for them on Spyder. I want to replace the stock grips for more comfortable gel grips. Want to know if I can just cut old grips off and slide new ones on. Checked the archives, but almost all the info on this subject referred to the RS. Of course my RT has heated grips and I don't want to lose that feature. If anyone out there has made this change without damaging the heated feature, I would appreciate your input. Thanks, Bill

If by cutting old grips off, you mean the stock grips, I certainly would not recommend. However, if you have installed some grips over your stock grips and this is what you mean by old grips, then certainly. There are several options available and you will still have benefit of the heat.

Chris

 

[harrypottar]

See this thread on installing Kuryakyn Grips on an RT, not exactly cel grips but you might like them.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?25394-Kuryakyn-Grips-on-the-RT-(with-heat)

No matter which way you go the smiliest is to find some thing you can install over.

Cutting of the grips you may have to wire in new heaters, not sure how neat you could do that.

Good pair of gloves help as well.

harry