[mycirus]

Is there a trick to puting new grips on. I bought some grip glue but I heard hairspray works too. I just put the heated grip pads on the bars and just need to put the new grips on. I am just worried about getting them all the way on. I had to cut the end of them so my bar end mirrors can mount back. Any suggestions? Cant wait to use the heaters.....

Bruce

[akira700]

Not that this helps now but its easier when its warm out.

key is to use brute strength and work fast.
I have always used the grip adhesive but sometimes if they
are really tight I skip that and just use water.
Or apply it later by peeling the grip back.

Heard about hair spray but never done it.
Does start slick then get sticky ?

[TheIglu]

Or....

Gas.

Splash a little in the grip. Slip it on. Done.

I guess all that other fancy stuff works too.

7 bikes, all new grips, none of them slip/move/twist. Make sure the bar is clean.

[ahtune69]

water with a drop of dishsoap.

[imkindafkedup]

just use an air hose if you have it, that way when u take them off you dont need to deal with any glue or crap, and with hair spray when it dries out after a long time they can slip. Air is what I found to be best.

[mycirus]

Got it using the dishsoap method. Worked like a champ. I used grip glue and safety wire. Hopefully they dont slip. Check it out:

[black]

is that a pink fuzzy around the brake master cyclinder..??

[mycirus]

Originally Posted by black

is that a pink fuzzy around the brake master cyclinder..??

It used to be red.....

[smf]

i've always used alcohol swaps. just wipe down the bar and slip on the grip then wait once it wont move anymore saftey wire and you're done...

[KB]

You should have read the directions and used the high temp epoxy.

KB

[mycirus]

Originally Posted by rmbbikes

You should have read the directions and used the high temp epoxy.

KB

How come? Whats gonna happen?

[capt1014]

Best that I have found to work,

WD-40 to get them off,
Aqua Net to hold on the new ones, works like a charm!

[skiierx]

With them safety wired there is nothing to worry about.

[ssg]

fake.

[hessogood]

Originally Posted by black

is that a pink fuzzy around the brake master cyclinder..??

Those are so you can't see how black the fluids are.

I've always used compressed air to put them on.

[Hoser]

Originally Posted by capt1014

Best that I have found to work,

WD-40 to get them off,
Aqua Net to hold on the new ones, works like a charm!

You can apply the new ones with WD-40, and when it dries they'll be stuck on.

[capt1014]

Originally Posted by Hoser

You can apply the new ones with WD-40, and when it dries they'll be stuck on.

I have found that hiar spray dries quicker and is stickier.

[selltekk]

How do you safety wire them on?

[mycirus]

Originally Posted by selltekk

How do you safety wire them on?

If you look at my pics there are 2 silver wires around them. You safety wire them and cut them close to the grip and fold over the cut so it cant catch anything.

[Hoser]

Originally Posted by capt1014

I have found that hiar spray dries quicker and is stickier.

Most people already have WD in the garage, plus I can never find my Aqua Net.

[l3uddha]

[quote=akira700;352404]
key is to use brute strength and work fast.
[quote]

I did that with the grip-glue stuff.

it worked, but what a fucking mess!

[mycirus]

[quote=l3uddha;352738][quote=akira700;352404]
key is to use brute strength and work fast.

I did that with the grip-glue stuff.

it worked, but what a fucking mess!

I didnt find it messy, a few thin lines of it and then wipe the excess off near the inside when you get within an inch of the end. I thought it was nice and neat.

[l3uddha]

heh, then maybe the problem was me. I was peeling the stuff off my hands for the next 5 hours.

[jimdixon]

Nice grips, I have the exact same kind. I had a friend put them on for me and he used a quick setting glue that came out of a small plastic bottle with a very tapered nozzle. A few light strokes of glue-- the grips go on without a hassle, no slipping.

[KB]

With the safety wire you'll be mint dude.

KB