stomp grips - again.

[kiggles]

hi forum,

my little bro for a looking Christmas present to get me for Christmas. i have been looking at stomp grips for a while and would like your reviews on them.

i have a sv650 (work bike) and cbr600rr (weekend bike)

if anyone owns either of these bikes and has stomp grips could you tell me:

- are they worth £30-40 pounds spent on them
- are they comfortable for both short and long journey's and whether the surface of them is annoying(assuming your wearing a typical two piece leather suit)
- which bike would you recommend i would benefit having them on more. weekends i do country roads on the cbr600rr (still working on corning). sv650 mainly does motorway journeys but occasionally gets a good ragging when in a rush to get home.
- does it damage your leathers?

thanks forum for any replies

[Epic Monkey]

I have black stomps on my black sv. Absolutely worth every penny. I wear textiles and leathers and find the grips comfortable on long journeys.
I use my bike every day for commuting and, if the weather permits then a decent ride on the weekends. Notice them mainly on the commute. If I bought another bike these would be the first upgrade.

[kiggles]

thanks for the advice mr epic monkey. might get him to buy me some =D

[Winder]

I love them, inside knees of my leathers are worn more from then but apart from that they are great. If you ride in jeans ever you will hate riding anyone's bike that doesnt have them fitted.

[Nick_69]

I have black stomps on my black sv. Absolutely worth every penny. I wear textiles and leathers and find the grips comfortable on long journeys.
I use my bike every day for commuting and, if the weather permits then a decent ride on the weekends. Notice them mainly on the commute. If I bought another bike these would be the first upgrade.

I couldnt live with out mine, espcially when i do track stuff and have heavy braking

[Balky001]

Stomp grips (there's an alternative I can't remember the name of that's in one of the mags this month) save a lot of arm/wrist pressure as you'll grip with knees more and being legs are x times as stong as arms its better.

I found my leather marked a bit after a few track days with heavy braking areas but didn't really wear the leather as such.

[Mikey10]

stomps are great i wear my jeans on my journy to college and they are great take all pressure of your arms under braking or if the road surface is bumpy, helps to grip and keep better stability and i have to agree if you ride a bike with out them afterwards you'll sure notice it.

[The Guru]

Tech-Spec Gripster - Snake Skin (http://techspec-usa.com/product_info.php?cPath=351_355&products_id=173)

I much prefer them to Stomp grips.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=3150

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/The_Guru/SV650%20SK6/IMG00066-20110418-1711.jpg

[SIII]

+1 on techspec gripster. Really make a difference, will be 1st thing I order, if and when getting a new bike!

[Wez007]

The idea of them is great but you lose sooo much of the lovely shiney tank !!!

[Wez007]

Are the stomp pads the same size as the techspecs??

What happens if you want to remove them? Do they come off easy enough???

[Epic Monkey]

Here's a good comparison video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VjReAPzBNE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I think they're both the same size after looking at the picture on the blue bike.
What colour is your bike wez?

[aaron020873]

I was also thinking of getting some of these but was wondering how they stand up to being washed and in the rain etc, do they start to peel after a while and if so how can you re stick them?

[Epic Monkey]

I put my stomps on about 6 weeks ago. Took the extra effort of making sure the bike was über clean before I started. I've since then ridden in some torrential rain, washed the bike every wknd and they still seem very much stuck to the tank.

[kiggles]

just put my stomps on sv650, now to find some for cbr...hmmmm

cant wait to try them out

[Wobbly]

I like the look of the Techspecs and have found a set HERE (http://www.bifracing.co.uk/shop/tech-spec-gripster-tank-grips-c-299/suzuki-techspec-tank-gripster-sv650-1000-03-09-p-1117) for £43.00 can anyone beat this price?

[Wez007]

They are not too bad. Pretty good price too !