Don’t you just love when it’s time to change out your motorcycle grips? The process gives you a great forearm workout, and if you did it for a living, you could look just as fit as Popeye. Installing new grips exfoliates the garage dirt from your hands and can even leaving you with fun filled blisters. On top of that, grip glue is always a pleasure to work with and it smells wonderful!

If you disagree with any of the above, good news! Risk Racing offers a kit that makes grip installation a quick an easy process. The Fusion 2.0 Grips offer an innovative bonding strip that sticks to your handlebar and throttle tube. A spray catalyst lubricates the strip, making it easy for the grip to slide right on. When the strip dries it bonds the grip to the handlebar, eliminating the need for grip glue.

While Risk Racing recommends at least 30 minutes to let the kit dry, instead I let the bike sit overnight. In the morning I was surprised to see how well the grips had bonded. The hardness of the dual compound rubber and an even bond gives an OEM, new bike-in-the-showroom feel. I’m usually a safety wire kind of guy (I’ve got the scars on my hands to prove it), but this time I decided there was no need for the extra security.

The Fusion 2.0 grips look great, especially on ADVMoto's custom CRF 250 Rally bike. There’s no glue seeping out between the grips and the switch housings because we didn’t need to use any. We did have to mill out the ends for our hand guards to fit and if Risk Racing could offer an open end version of the grips, they’d be perfect for the enduro/dual sport market. The grips are available in green, blue, orange, yellow, and red.

After almost a thousand miles of mixed dual sport riding, the grips haven’t budged at all. Because we chose the dual compound version, the grips show little wear and we expect to get very good mileage out of them. Unlike the previous grips we had installed on the CRF, I didn't notice any fatiguing or blistering. Traction is more than adequate although they're a tad slippery when they get mud on them. For wet conditions, Risk Racing also offers Mud Grips that slip over your existing grips.

If you’re in the market for new grips, be sure to try out the Risk Racing Fusion 2.0 kit. For the racers out there, Risk Racing also makes a soft compound grip. MSRP: $20 RiskRacing.com

See the ADVMoto CRF 250L Rally Replica review here!

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