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Old 12-04-2010 | 06:12 PM
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thanks for the fast responses avon it is. cant beat the price either.
 
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Old 12-04-2010 | 06:20 PM
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I disliked a set of avons I bought they seam cheap were smaller in length than other grips I had. Did not like the feel of them in hand so much I did not even put them on the bike.
 
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Old 12-05-2010 | 11:34 AM
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I have them and like them a lot. I've had Kury before and it was not a great feel in my hands, even though I have large hands. The feel was just not there. I started with the Avon's on my Sporty and immediately liked what they offered. I then ended up changing my PM Renthal grips on my UC to the Avon grips. The feel is pretty damn perfect for me.
 
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Old 12-05-2010 | 01:04 PM
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I have had the ISO, I now have the AVON, much better feel. I recommend them
 
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Old 12-05-2010 | 01:15 PM
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If Avon grips get as popular as IsoGrips it's really gonna suck having the same grips as everyone else

But it's nice to see a great product get the recognition it deserves.
 
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Old 12-11-2010 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by EvilTwin
I don't have anything on my bike made by Kuryakyn

Avon grips are made of Kraton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraton_(polymer)

Avon also make Motorcycle tires

Avon looks and quality are better than Khury IsoGrips



In the past my IsoGrips developed a crack in the rubber in less than 2 years
This IS NOT the same company that make the tires...I have spoken with them several times personally. The company that make the grips is in Houston, and makes golf club grips--according to them, they are totally unrelated. I asked them this specifically. Purely coincidental name.

They were making golf club grips for years--some of the best in the business. The owner rides, and wanted his own bike stuff, so they started trying it out.

Great quality product, at a very reasonable price.
Call 'em--they'll talk to you about them.
 
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Old 12-11-2010 | 10:16 AM
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Have them on my SG and hate them!
However my reasoning is due to the WO577 bars I have installed. The Avon's are soft rubber grips, in other words (the left grip) has no internal sleeve. This causes a problem with fat bars due to the limited length of the 1" portion of the bar; you can not adjust the controls past the 1" portion. If the grips are longer than this portion you have a floppy grip end. On the Avon's the floppy portion is about an inch!

Also my son in law has these on his dyna, I really liked them when he put them on (he didn't have the floppy end issue), but after a year of riding the knurled rubber wore and quickly became smooth and flat, so much for that comfy good looking grip.
 
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Old 12-11-2010 | 11:49 AM
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Got then on my SG....love them with or without gloves.
 
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Old 12-11-2010 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by PowerSmoke
This IS NOT the same company that make the tires...I have spoken with them several times personally. The company that make the grips is in Houston, and makes golf club grips--according to them, they are totally unrelated.
What about womens make-up, did you ask if they made that sorry, it's early....
 
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Old 12-11-2010 | 02:09 PM
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I have a set of Avon grips on my new Wild 1 bars.

THEY DO NOT FIT CORRECTLY AND I WILL BE CHANGING THEM.

I emailed the company several times. This was the last response I received from the . . .

Unless you have a step down handlebars you can move the throttle housing .25" & clutch side to match up the grip. Our grips are for 1" bars only. You can call us at 800-334-7477 to talk to one of our technicians.

The issue is that the throttle side grip is not as deep as the stock grip. This leaves a 1/4 inch space showing where the bar steps up from 1". This is the reason that they state their grips are for 1" bars only.

Here's some pics . . .



 


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