05 summit handlebars

[summit88]

hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me how i can go about removing the grips off the handlebars of my 05 summit 800. i bent the bars and im trying to strip everything off so i can get a new one on. whats the best way to get the grips off without doing any damage to the wires for the heated grips?

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Air....hook the air hose up to the grips and plug the other end and the air will allow you to pull them off...easy...

hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me how i can go about removing the grips off the handlebars of my 05 summit 800. i bent the bars and im trying to strip everything off so i can get a new one on. whats the best way to get the grips off without doing any damage to the wires for the heated grips?

 

[Summitric]

hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me how i can go about removing the grips off the handlebars of my 05 summit 800. I bent the bars and im trying to strip everything off so i can get a new one on. Whats the best way to get the grips off without doing any damage to the wires for the heated grips?

are they the stock heated grips?? If so, find a wrench the same size as the handlebar and put it on the inside and tap them off.... A little heat from a heat gun might help, but a lot of times they get damaged and can't be saved.

 

[Summitric]

air....hook the air hose up to the grips and plug the other end and the air will allow you to pull them off...easy...

not if they're the stock heated grips.... Then the heater are part of the grips....... ALTHOUGH SOME GRIPS((USUALLY THE X OR XTREME MODELS) ARE SEPERATE FROM THE HEATERS, AND THOSE ONES CAN USE AIR TO REMOVE THE GRIPS, THEN REMOVE THE HEATERS FROM THE BARS

 

[summit88]

well if i have to buy new grips no big deal, i just don't want to wreck the wires going into the warmer

 

[Summitric]

well if i have to buy new grips no big deal, i just don't want to wreck the wires going into the warmer

doo you know if your grips are part of the heaters??

 

[summit88]

ya they are the stock heated grips. and it is an 800x. tomorrow i will have to play around with it some more.

 

[Summitric]

ya they are the stock heated grips. And it is an 800x. Tomorrow i will have to play around with it some more.

ya, use a small screwdrive to see if you can lift the grip off the heater or if it one piece.... Then you will know which way to remove the grips.

 

[summit88]

it looks like it is all one piece

 

[Summitric]

it looks like it is all one piece

ya, i was afraid of that... I ended cutting mine off.... Had to buy new ones. Ordered from the u.s. At 1/2 the price. Have had some success with a heat gun and a wrench and hammer(13/16" wrench i believe).....

 

[summit88]

well they came off very nicely with a wrench and hammer.. and no damage was done. now i just need to find a new set of bars before we head out to the mountains thursday