Throttle Grips for Models 1981-1995

To prevent the carburetor throttle from closing too late due to a weak return spring, Harley-Davidson motorcycles also adopted positive control via a second throttle cable —the return cable— during the 1980s.

Plain, no-frills rubber grips, the original equipment on Harley-Davidson since the early 1960s. The circumferential grooves are not just a design feature. Old-timers use them to wrap one or two turns of safety wire around the rubbers. When properly twisted tight, such a secured grip holds better than any glued one.

Throttle twist grip with fitted rubber and matching left-hand grip rubber. Throttle grip with provision for throttle and return cable. It was Harley-Davidson original equipment for just one model year (1981), but of course also fits other applications, with the old switch housings or completely without switch housings.

Those who are only familiar with slide carburetors such as Mikuni or Dell'Orto will have a new experience with a Linkert on Harley models such as Knucklehead, Panhead, or Flathead: The throttle lever is not pulled, but pushed with a rigid wire. Modern custom throttle grips, on the other hand, work by pulling....