rawbutter
04-19-2020, 12:05 PM
I've been fiddling around with foregrips on-and-off-again for the last few years, and I think I'm getting close to the final design.
I started with a slim foregrip (https://photos.app.goo.gl/uBgZwZb2P7v49pPo7) for a classic mag. It's a hollow aluminum core angled at about 10 degrees, and the rubber came from a SRAM grip (https://www.ebay.com/itm/SRAM-BICYCLE-MOUNTAIN-GRIP-SHIFTER-GRIPS-PAIR-90mm-NEW/391686357404?epid=14009544714&hash=item5b3253819c:g:r2sAAOSwTglYleEL) that I cut short. This design was really comfortable with single-trigger frames, and lent itself well to a gas-through version (If I ever wanted to go that route), but I didn't like the way it looked on my primary mag. Looks okay on an old classic, though.
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After that, I made another fatter version. I shortened the overall length of the grip and replace the SRAM grips with some rubber from some CNC motorcycle grips (https://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-7-8-22mm-Motorcycle-Hand-Grips-Handle-Bar-Rubber-Gel-for-Suzuki-Yamaha-Honda/312220262343?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOME SPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225073%26meid%3D027829 1a8e4842ccab8cbc719044d995%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D8 %26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D253712433953%26itm %3D312220262343%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675 %26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWeb%26brand%3DUnbrande d&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851)I found on eBay. This was an improvement, but cutting the grips was annoying, and they also weren't quite long enough for my liking. Still, it looks nice and works really well.
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This weekend, I made another attempt. I started with the same basic hollow aluminum design as before, but I left a little lip at the top to hang over the front edge of the rail.
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Next I spray-painted the piece (a placeholder until I can get it annoed) and added a performance machine replacement rubber grip (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Performance-Machine-Replacement-Grip-Rubber-for-Elite-Apex-Merc-Grips-Only/262807921075?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649).
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The result is pretty great. I don't think it looks quite as good as version #2. And it's kinda crazy wide. (The performance machine grips are for 1.25" bars, so it's wider than the splinter rail.) And it's still not forward enough for my liking. But damn, it's super comfortable. And it looks mean.
I started with a slim foregrip (https://photos.app.goo.gl/uBgZwZb2P7v49pPo7) for a classic mag. It's a hollow aluminum core angled at about 10 degrees, and the rubber came from a SRAM grip (https://www.ebay.com/itm/SRAM-BICYCLE-MOUNTAIN-GRIP-SHIFTER-GRIPS-PAIR-90mm-NEW/391686357404?epid=14009544714&hash=item5b3253819c:g:r2sAAOSwTglYleEL) that I cut short. This design was really comfortable with single-trigger frames, and lent itself well to a gas-through version (If I ever wanted to go that route), but I didn't like the way it looked on my primary mag. Looks okay on an old classic, though.
101674
After that, I made another fatter version. I shortened the overall length of the grip and replace the SRAM grips with some rubber from some CNC motorcycle grips (https://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-7-8-22mm-Motorcycle-Hand-Grips-Handle-Bar-Rubber-Gel-for-Suzuki-Yamaha-Honda/312220262343?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOME SPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225073%26meid%3D027829 1a8e4842ccab8cbc719044d995%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D8 %26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D253712433953%26itm %3D312220262343%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675 %26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWeb%26brand%3DUnbrande d&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851)I found on eBay. This was an improvement, but cutting the grips was annoying, and they also weren't quite long enough for my liking. Still, it looks nice and works really well.
101675
This weekend, I made another attempt. I started with the same basic hollow aluminum design as before, but I left a little lip at the top to hang over the front edge of the rail.
101677
101676
101678
Next I spray-painted the piece (a placeholder until I can get it annoed) and added a performance machine replacement rubber grip (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Performance-Machine-Replacement-Grip-Rubber-for-Elite-Apex-Merc-Grips-Only/262807921075?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649).
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The result is pretty great. I don't think it looks quite as good as version #2. And it's kinda crazy wide. (The performance machine grips are for 1.25" bars, so it's wider than the splinter rail.) And it's still not forward enough for my liking. But damn, it's super comfortable. And it looks mean.