Grip Puppies

[Gumby 1100_imp]

I never had any problems with Grip Puppies on the CB or two previous bikes.

The Grip Puppies would have to be dragging on the bar-end to cause a sticky throttle. And they likely wouldn't get past the flange at the top of the grip to drag on anything else, or could they?

I don't see how they could be so tight as to compress the throttle tube, unless your throttle tube was damaged in a previous accident. A botched installation of OEM replacement or aftermarket grips could potentially cause such a problem too, but you wrote that you still had stock grips.

Did you have proper throttle free-play with the bars in all positions before you installed the Grip Puppies? If not, I would suspect that your throttle cables might need to be adjusted to prevent binding.

I installed hand guards and needed to be careful with the external routing and adjustment of my throttle cables to prevent binding at full steering lock positions.
Bar risers that are too tall, could potentially cause a similar problem with cable routing.