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Title: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: Tom05301 on November 15, 2012, 07:38:56 PM

At $59.00 from Aerostich, I'm not seeing a whole lot of benefit from coughing up the funds for the BMW original, or going through the fuss of rolling my own and sending Duck $90. Not that it's a bad thing to send Duck money...

http://www.aerostich.com/bikemaster-7-8-heated-grips.html (http://www.aerostich.com/bikemaster-7-8-heated-grips.html)

Will these fit on my 1990 K75?

Title: Re: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: frankenduck on November 15, 2012, 08:23:33 PM

The handlebars are 22mm - close to 7/8.  The throttle tube is bigger by several millimeters.  Why not contact Aerostich and ask if you can return them if they don't fit?

Title: Re: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: Tom05301 on November 15, 2012, 09:19:05 PM

More fun to check with you folk, but I'll give it a try.

Thanks, Duck.

Title: Re: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: Tom05301 on November 16, 2012, 04:17:29 PM

Aerostich says:

1) 22mm is the same as 7/8ths inch
2) They are out of stock until the end of January.

Pretty shoddy sending an e-mail blast and not having enough stock to get through the week.

Title: Re: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: frankenduck on November 16, 2012, 04:36:48 PM

22mm is NOT the same as 7/8".  Sometimes it matters. sometimes it doesn't.

22mm = 0.86614"

7/8" = 0.875"

Title: Re: BikeMaster 7/8" Heated Grips?
Post by: Tom05301 on November 16, 2012, 07:55:49 PM

It is about one-sixty-fourth of an inch difference, for those decimally challenged.