Pbassred Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Dumb question but I'm only 5 years and 3 bikes in. My wife bought a new Honda Rebel 500 and on my job list is heated grips. But the grips on it are just completely enclosed rubber. So the normal Oxford kit would just leave a hole. I haven't seen that before. What do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Can you fit the grips then add bar ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassred Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Possibly but I also have another problem (that no one accepts is real): We have limited width access. I may need to cut the bars as it is. I want to avoid adding length if I can. Unless there are super slim bar ends out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200rs Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I am not sure if the diameter would be the same, but you can get bar end plugs for mountain bikes. Might be too small a diameter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 What do I do? Lateral thinking....buy heated gloves? I was very glad of mine this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Buy some tube plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 These any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303716595266?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item46b6eb7642:g:jv8AAOSwfgpffG7B&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAAA4IubPg106WEZ%2B9Fd7hFylYO%2BxyYoS61xDVJHBCKf4M4O41A9zfTWW0npIp1vrFcXD05Y6lTZpj%2F2zIBEBlbvhtBUEoYriD7iT0MfdEjo7fXOnfslB%2Fq%2FX1VieCdGZL8yAvx7eGG9z5GlREX2Gv2sjivxGK8FslClmMG3R0E3Som1coz4ZYK%2BddE3xc7UVEJxUhm2FLzMXzd%2BV77HRg7yO3Qeklt0vA9W54dktP0b2c5jmmbbZXv2oX2UuwaVMgF7LBIiaKMUzYSOuXSAZ601XrZjZfpg7J%2FJ%2BsClAT9DGfyP|tkp%3ABFBM-NT17fxf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassred Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Moving on .... Thanks Tiggie. You would think so and in fact I ordered some on Amazon yesterday. They arrived literally 10 minutes ago. Unfortunately, as I started work on this thing, well ..."no plan survives contact with the enemy". The bars have sealed ends AND they are 1" AND the grips that I had intended to fit are for 22mm. I have sent my wife off to sports bike shop for a cruiser set. now I have a new set of problems:- I still need to cut the bars but when the grips arrive I think they are sealed at the end, so the thread goes away. The new issue is that the mirrors are as wide as the bars. As a sports bike rider I am used to FOLDING mirrors. These buggers are fixed so I need some kind of folding mirrors. ..... New thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Folding mirrors I can help there.... Rounds ones. Hinged just above handle bar, took some finding my nephew has similar width issue... I got them from here: Rugged Roads 01590 675657 https://maps.app.goo.gl/DwFwkTa6jZHiYcor6 I think they where £18 a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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