I tired everything to get mine off. I ended up using a razor knife. Just on the left side though, the throttle side is still intact. I still have the left side and it could actually just be glued back on without any problems. I even rode with it for a few months with the slice on the bottom, but if it got wet out it will slip a little. No more problems now though with the Kuryackkyian grips. Wasn't he the Man from UNCLE? Now on NCSI? David MacCullum, my girl friend drools everytime she sees him, he is pretty old now though, but I gues he was quite the Man's man in his yute.