I reached the place at around 10.30am, parked my bike at the open car park just 50 metres away and walked over. No surprise that I was their first customer haha. The rack of TechSpec goodies are right at the back of the shop. Every TechSpec packaging has a printed sticker on them indicating the bike that they are for, I looked high and low but did not find the sticker that reads 'Yamaha R6'! I panicked and started feeling a little depressed! Then when I was about to give up and go home upset, I realized that there were more TechSpec products at the back of the rack. Fail much? I was relieved and at the same time annoyed at my stupidity haha.
TechSpec Gripster tank grips come in 3 different designs, C3, High Fusion and Snake Skin. The Snake Skin is their premium product so I naturally chose it. Go to their official site for more information. The side tank grips for the R6 08-11 is priced at SGD$81. Bought them and rode home as fast as I could, couldn't wait to put them on my bike haha. The R6 side tank grips come in 2 pieces for each side.
There isn't really a need to use masking tape, markers or whatever to help you align the grips to the bike. They are pre-cut accurately to the shape of your bike, you just have to follow the edges of your tank and press them onto your bike! Piece of cake!
Took me about 20 minutes to apply all 4 pieces to my bike and I must say they look fantastic.
I actually made a mistake of putting the left lower grip on the right side of the bike and vice versa. The photo above was taken after I corrected the mistake. TechSpec actually states that you can peel off the tank grip and re-apply a total of 8 times. Well, I did it once and it still works perfectly. 2 thumbs up for this product!
Rode to work today and the grip was amazing. My knees no longer slide up and down the tank and it really gives the 'locked in' feeling. With my knees gripping onto the tank almost effortlessly, I can focus on other important aspects of riding, like looking out for idiotic drivers. I recommend this product to everyone who rides, this would have been my first bike product if I knew it was this good!
That's all for this review, ride safe!
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