Need opinion on best grips to buy

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Old 08-02-2010, 12:41 AM
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the only thing about ODI is that i wear them out fast... OURY are the longest lasting grips i have used and they are pretty tacky. only thing is that they are a tad thicker thus may give you a little more arm pump
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Old 08-02-2010, 01:07 AM
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Another ODI fan here too.

I tried the Rogue pattern on the KFX and will continue to buy them.

I don't know that they are the best in any aspect (compound/pattern/etc) but they are 100% on top with common sense installation. So I will stick with them because of that factor alone.

I do want to try all their patterns.
I just can't understand why they don't offer more?

I may have to go to Spyder grips for the Polaris since my wife rides it sometimes and didn't give good feedback on the ODI Rogue initially.

Anyone tried the other ODI lock-on patterns?
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these are my favorite... these arent really sticky... not really sure why you would a sticky grip? IMO, if the grip is the only thing holding your hand to the handlebar, you might wanna do some forearm workouts, lol... but theyre really small and make me feel like im holding on the bars very well

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Well I wasn't nuts about the Renthal grips that came on it stock.
Those look nicer.

Myself I didn't like the compound of the stockers.
Ride bare hand and your hands would be black from them
(sometimes I just play around with the family and don't gear up)

I wouldn't want a "sticky" either.
But I can see where some folks will want a nice soft gel grip.
ODI has some sort of gel... but they don't offer it in a lock-on.
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I have the renthal kevlar grips. They are nice and soft and seem to wear awesome. The only complaint I have about them is how ugly they are.
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I've tried dozens of grips, and I will never go to anything other than ODI Rogue lock-ons ever again! I love them! I have noticed a huge cut in amount of arm pump, and they're the easiest grips I've ever had to hold on to. Even in XC racing when they get soaked with water and caked w/mud it's extremely easy to hold on.
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I just put on the ODI Locking Rogue grips, and I love them so far. I was able to get the locking rings engraved with "KFX 450R". I have OURY grips on my KFX700 and KFX400, but I'm switching to these on all my bikes.
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Just sent out for a set of the ODI's. Engraved with my name.
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these are my favorite... these arent really sticky... not really sure why you would a sticky grip? IMO, if the grip is the only thing holding your hand to the handlebar, you might wanna do some forearm workouts, lol... but theyre really small and make me feel like im holding on the bars very well

Yeah theses are the Best, Medium or Hard compound. Soft is.......too soft
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