I'm thinkin about ordering grips and bar ends off ebay for the F3. I know it's cheaper in price but I'm wondering if it's also cheaper in quality...any advice?


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depends you can just go to some bike stores n save the time of waiting for it to be shipped .
i paid about 30 bucks for some cbr clear gel grips n bar ends shipped off ebay . ive seen the same grips in stores for like 20 bucks not the . i know you can get bar ends pretty cheap to just depends on the design you want .If you dont mind waitinghit up ebay .

 

were the grips and bar ends you got off ebay good quality?


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I ordered some "CBR" bar ends off of eBay before. They were much lighter than the OEM bar ends. The lighter bar ends transferred a bit more vibration through the clip-ons. I would stick to the OEM. My $0.02

 

yeah. i just don't want to pay alot but still want good quality. i know sometimes you have to sacrifice one or the other. are the grips and bar ends you can get on ebay just as good as what you can get in a store?


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same ones they sell in the store same ones on ebay buddy . the only thing ebay may offer more styles than any one store . ive ordered about 3 sets of grips off ebay never had a problem with them .

 

do you need any special adhesive to put on the new grips?

 

to tell you the truthsome of them come with the glue or you can use any super glue that wont affect rubber . i got glue under my throttle tube n what a disaster that was ended up having to change the throttle tube ( long story ) .the grips are tight enough where you wont need any glue . the ones on my bike now and before i used no glue n had no probs

 

I got a set of carbon fiber print bar ends, good quality but lighter than stock. I am getting grips this summer, probably just plain black gel grips and a throttle rocker. My wrist is killin me after a long time riding.

 

I have both off of ebay. I like them. As for installing the grips, the EASIEST way is to use compressed air, and shoot it between the grip and the tube. No water, no glue. Blow it in and you can twist and slide on and off, then just kill the air and they wont go anywhere. Then removal is the same.