Grips - Process Photos

The grips were my focus last night and I'm pretty pleased with the final result.

First step was to bore out the interior diameter of the neoprene grips. I bought them thinking they were actual wood, but it turns out they were just wood colored, but comfortable. So I decided to use some vinyl left over from the seat to make matching covers. Like I said, the first step was to make the interior diameter wider so the grips would fit over the wide throttle assembly.

Next, I cut three lengths of the vinyl to be sewed together and stretched over the grips. Luckily, the masking tape width was the perfect size, so I used strips of tape as a guide.

After cutting the pieces, I sewed them together to create a tube. I used three lengths which I thought would stretch a bit better than one big piece held together by a single seam.

Finally, I made 9 tiny stitches at the top of the sleeve to start to close the top. As you can see it's almost sealed, but the final step would be threading a screw through a small hole for the finishing cap.

Here's the finished grip with the accents securing the top seam to the neoprene core.









One more shot of both grips. I love how they match the seat perfectly and are super comfortable. One more thing to check off the list!