Grip size for 99 GPZ500s

[richrock]

I've searched and searched t'internets and can't find the blooming size. I'm looking to replace them as they're a bit worn (in other words, a lot) and looking for something a bit more fance than the OEM replacements.

But I'll be buggered if I know what size they are. Or am I being a complete thicko and it's a standard size item?
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I has a motorbikes: Kawasaki GPZ500s (1999)- theory passed 12/06/12, test passed 10/07/12

[Bezzer]

They'll be standard 7/8ths"/22mm bars, nearly all bikes are apart from the 1" bars you get on Harleys and the like or aftermarket fat bars.
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite so sure.

[stinkwheel]

With a few exceptions, of which this is not one, motorcyle handlebars are 7/8" in diameter.

Most grips are also stretchy so there is a little fudging room.

You want ones with open ends to accommodate your bar-end weights.

I'd suggest these "supergrip" ones. It's what I have on my bike.

Fit them using hairspray, not glue.
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[johnsmith222]

It's worth noting that when I buy grips, they come in 2 different lengths. Both my Kawasaki ZX9R and ZZR600 take 125mm long grips.

I'd strongly recommend renthal medium grips like these. I consider them to be the best grips available, although they do wear down to the point where I need to replace them yearly.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Renthal-Medium-Compound-Road-Race-MX-Grips-125mm-Pair-Mid-Grey-/140971561564?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item20d28f525c

As someone who has also had a grip come off in their hands, I would recommend that you use some sort of adhesive, lockwire them at both ends and have bar ends on too.