Paintwork and the engine were done , the build is done , now the riding starts

[grewth]

Hmmmm.
"Jack Hammer" grips ?
I used to use jackhammers for breaking up asphalt.
Rather punishing on the operative I recall.
So are these actually grips designed to be used on jackhammers ?
Or are they are brand of motorcycle grips with a macho trade name ?

 

[Old_Crow]

Hmmmm.
"Jack Hammer" grips ?
I used to use jackhammers for breaking up asphalt.
Rather punishing on the operative I recall.
So are these actually grips designed to be used on jackhammers ?
Or are they are brand of motorcycle grips with a macho trade name ?

I think the official name, at least on the ones from Emgo is Gran Turismo grips. I'm also fairly sure that they are replicas of the stock grips on '60's Triumphs. I had 4 different Triumphs from '57 to '68 year models and they all had those grips.

 

[Oscar Meyer]

Jack Hammer grips are a "Style" of grip still being made today by different companies like EMGO, AVON. PRISM just to name a few. You can buy them pretty much everywhere like Amazon, Ebay and most after market parts suppliers.

 

[hinksy]

Hmmmm.
"Jack Hammer" grips ?
I used to use jackhammers for breaking up asphalt.
Rather punishing on the operative I recall.
So are these actually grips designed to be used on jackhammers ?
Or are they are brand of motorcycle grips with a macho trade name ?

Grewth , I also had to do a lot of that , I did road construction most of my life , and I wish the jackhammers I had used had grips like these . My hands would not feel so bad as they do nowadays

 

[grewth]

A little research suggests the original (British) maker was Beston.
Apparently the rarest ones are the white ones fitted to the 1966 Bonneville.
I can't remember the exact location, but I witnessed quite an impressive argument which broke out between the owner of such a '66 Bonneville, and a "know it all" rivet counter, who just couldn't stop himself from informing the owner that he had the wrong (black) grips fitted.
Said owner told him they were the originals, rivet counter wouldn't have it.
The argument escalated, a punch was thrown, it was a good one.
Turned out the bike had been in the same family since it was delivered in 1966.
It came with black grips from the factory.
Parts catalogues aren't always right

 

[Old_Crow]

A little research suggests the original (British) maker was Beston.
Apparently the rarest ones are the white ones fitted to the 1966 Bonneville.
I can't remember the exact location, but I witnessed quite an impressive argument which broke out between the owner of such a '66 Bonneville, and a "know it all" rivet counter, who just couldn't stop himself from informing the owner that he had the wrong (black) grips fitted.
Said owner told him they were the originals, rivet counter wouldn't have it.
The argument escalated, a punch was thrown, it was a good one.
Turned out the bike had been in the same family since it was delivered in 1966.
It came with black grips from the factory.
Parts catalogues aren't always right

I love stories like that. I owned an automotive restoration shop for around 14 years. I hated the "rivet counter" customers.
Worst example I've ever seen is the guy from the US TV show Graveyard Cars. That dude has every part number for every part from the 60's and 70's Mopars engraved on his brain...it's unsettling.