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wroomwroomoops 02-28-08 04:08 AM

Quick question: motocross hbars == riser bars ?
 
It seems some shops mean riser bars by "motocross handlebars", but I am not sure. I want to buy some cheap but good looking grips, but there is a warning that they "only work on motocross handlebars", so I thought I'd ask before committing.

nateintokyo 02-28-08 06:11 AM

...are they motorcycle grips?

wroomwroomoops 02-28-08 06:37 AM


Originally Posted by nateintokyo (Post 6246714)
...are they motorcycle grips?

I don't think so: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...Mc+O+Grip.aspx

travsi 02-28-08 06:51 AM

oury also has different grips for motocross and watercraft,
but i saw several sources that had motocross bars marked
as 7/8" grip diameter, which is super close to 22mm. so...
i guess i can't say for sure. there is aways a chance that some
motocross bars have a different grip diameter.

j0e_bik3 02-28-08 08:01 AM

motocross bar STRAIGHT 7/8" diameter

NO enlarged hump in the center for the clamp

nateintokyo 02-28-08 08:02 AM

I bet those would work since they are on a bike-site, but O'Neal does make lots of motorcycle stuff....and that disclaimer is kinda unnerving, eh?

I don't have an offroad motorcycle anymore or I'd go measure it for you, but if I recall, it was pretty close to mtb bar diameter at the grips as travsi says. Maybe you should search out some motorcycle bar specs?

sp00ki 02-28-08 08:05 AM

any reason you don't just go with bmx grips?
they'll definitely work on risers, and you have quite a bit of selection.

doofo 02-28-08 08:06 AM

maybe you should get bicycle grips

hazylines 02-28-08 02:09 PM

Check out ourys web site, they have motox grips as well as mountain bike grips. Also very comfy.

scrub 02-28-08 02:44 PM

Be careful because motorcycle grips tend to be 7/8ths for the clutch side and bigger for the throttle side as the throttle slides onto the 7/8 bar and is clamped in place.

On a side not I just put oury's on my Vespa and they feel great!

j0e_bik3 02-28-08 02:49 PM


Originally Posted by hazylines (Post 6249192)
Check out ourys web site, they have motox grips as well as mountain bike grips. Also very comfy.

with some bars oury's can have a maddening tendency to "twist slip", and usually at the worst possible time.
I don't own bicycles with grips OTHER than oury's, so I now use a rubber cement type spray adhesive, and let em dry overnight before riding.

GREAT grips, but I think they make them slightly oversize so they'll stretch on fat bars (or on the throttle side of a motorcycle)

hazylines 02-29-08 04:32 AM

Mine fit snuggly and dont slip much if at all. Oury mtb grips and used Wald risers. Used water to put them on, and let dry over a day or so. Also used the same method on revenge grips (BMX) and nasbar (DH MTB) risers, little slippage at first, but I didnt let it dry long enough.

crustycog 02-29-08 05:48 AM


Originally Posted by j0e_bik3 (Post 6249465)
with some bars oury's can have a maddening tendency to "twist slip", and usually at the worst possible time.
I don't own bicycles with grips OTHER than oury's, so I now use a rubber cement type spray adhesive, and let em dry overnight before riding.

GREAT grips, but I think they make them slightly oversize so they'll stretch on fat bars (or on the throttle side of a motorcycle)

whats it called?

my ourys have been giving me problems lately

wroomwroomoops 02-29-08 07:07 AM


Originally Posted by j0e_bik3 (Post 6247005)
motocross bar STRAIGHT 7/8" diameter

NO enlarged hump in the center for the clamp


Originally Posted by travsi (Post 6246784)
oury also has different grips for motocross and watercraft,
but i saw several sources that had motocross bars marked
as 7/8" grip diameter, which is super close to 22mm. so...
i guess i can't say for sure. there is aways a chance that some
motocross bars have a different grip diameter.



Originally Posted by nateintokyo (Post 6247008)
I bet those would work since they are on a bike-site, but O'Neal does make lots of motorcycle stuff....and that disclaimer is kinda unnerving, eh?

I don't have an offroad motorcycle anymore or I'd go measure it for you, but if I recall, it was pretty close to mtb bar diameter at the grips as travsi says. Maybe you should search out some motorcycle bar specs?


Thanks a lot, guys, I <3 you! All three of you added an important piece to the puzzle - I now feel comfortable buying those grips.

I like the fact that they are cheap, and that they are sold by JensonUSA.com, one of the few online sellers that won't **** me with shipping charges.

nelzar13 02-29-08 07:41 AM

if your looking for a super comfy gripy set of grips that arent the ussual road bike bar tape.. check out A company called animall and get the edwin grips.....there super gripy and as they wear in the get even better..


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