How do you install grips
Hustlin' Hank
with some contact cement? Do you turn them inside out and then roll
them on. What's your method?
TIA
Tiago Rocha
I lub it with contact glue, that kind that you must wait until it
dries to join what you want to glue, but I don't wait, I put the grip
with the glue wet, so it act as a lubricant. I have a friend that use
paint, he just spray some inside the grip and work it in, the wet
paint lubricate things and help making the grip stay on place after it
dries.
I tried turning inside out once, but the grip ripped when I was
installing.
I also like to gently tap the end of the grip with a rubber mallet
while pulling the grip with the other hand.
after installed, I always safety wire them.
-- T
Tiago Rocha
varies between the throttle side and the other side don't you? I'm
aware and mixed it up once. No wonder it was so hard to put it on the
throttle side... :-) they have "24" printed/etched on the throttle
side and "22" on the other.
-- T
john
guy put them on for me, because he said mine were really worn out and did I
want him to put some new ones on...
john
life's good I'm heading home to move boulders & plants...
"Tiago Rocha" <droups.com...
Dave Smith
"Hustlin' Hank" <nineb...@aol.com> wrote in message
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The wife's hair spray for glue. Works fine if the left side of the bar is
not knurled. Safety wire when dry.
Mike Baxter
I coat the inside of the grip and the bar ends with glue or paint or
hairspray. I line the grip up and use air from my compressor to
slightly expand the grip, thus allowing me to slide it on easily. I
then cut the end off the grip, clean the excess glue and reinstall my
hand gaurds. I also safety wire the grips to be safe.
Mike Baxter
jayc
I've used hair spray, spray paint, WD40, and nail polish, and none of
them work as soon as you hit the first puddle. Grip glue works fine,
but is expensive - I now use some kind of fuel-resistant monkey-snot
glue that comes in a big yellow tube - I get it at WalMart for $2 and
it'll do about 50 sets of grips.
After I cut the old grip off - just score lengthwise with a single
stroke with a utility knife and the grip will pull right off - I clean
off residue by wetting with brake cleaner and wiping with a paper
towel. It usually takes 3-4 shots and wipes to get the bar spotless
like new.
As for installation, I squirt a good blob of monkey-snot into the
grip, then spread it evenly inside the grip with a pencil - thinner is
better. I then put a thin layer on the bar, generally just roughly
smearing with the end of the tube, then jam the grip on, rotating it
as I go (like I'm threading it on) - this spreads the glue evenly
inside. I also like to try to pull the inside of the grip away from
the bar as it goes on so it can climb over the glue and doesn't just
scrape all of it off, but I don't worry too much about it. When the
grip is all the way on, there will be a big glob of goo in front of
the grip, so stand ready with a paper towel to wipe it off. A shot of
WD40 or brake cleaner cleans up whatever goop smears remain after the
initial paper towel wipe. I then put safety wire on in the grip
wiring grooves (usually two per side), even though it's not really
necessary, but I've always been a fan of overkill.
JayC
edi...@mxnewsfeed.com
Hairspray works the charm!!
sturd
> What is your method of installing new grips.
We gots lotsa mud so:
Brake cleaner the bar really clean. Then some in the grip
to act as lube. Then safety wire the grip, three places each
side. I used to be real careful about the safety wire ends
being perfectly flat and the tip short and into the grip but
it really doesn't matter. I just bend it and stick it into the
grip now.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
The Real Bev
> I've used wet paint before with good results... last time I had some other
> guy put them on for me, because he said mine were really worn out and did I
> want him to put some new ones on...
Hair spray. Slippery when wet and holds the grip on when dry.
--
Cheers, Bev
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those who understand binary and those who don't.
dfh...@optonline.net
I have a big spray can of Scotch or 3M adhesive that works better than
any "grip glue" I ever tried.
> last time I had some other
> guy put them on for me, because he said mine were really worn out and did I
> want him to put some new ones on...
That's the best way.
> john
> life's good I'm heading home to move boulders & plants...
Oh, moving a small building with Dad and the 2110 today, I found out
how an Ancra tie down fails. The web doesn't break, the hook
straightens out. And the building falls off the forks. And the roof
falls off the building. I was an advocate of disassembly from the
beginning.
edi...@mxnewsfeed.com
I don't agree that hairspray gives up the hold when you go thru a
puddle. That's ridiculous! I will say that I always use safety wire on
the grips.
john
I normally use a bucket attached to some hydraulics. but yesterday I used
leavers, snatch blocks, shovels, gravel & spud bars... apparently the county
plans to move the road/ditch closer to my house, thereby the
landscaping at the end of the drive needs saved, split rail fence moved
ect...
it was kind of fun going Egyptian slave style on it, but I'm sure tomorrow
I'll discover a few muscles that I forgot I had..
as for straps, I don't trust them, I prefer ropes & knots for medium duty,
for heavy duty its big chains & tackle.
sturd
> I was an advocate of disassembly from the
> beginning.
Sounds like you got your way.
vic20owner
3m spray adhesive. They are not coming off unless you split them with
a knife.
Volker Bartheld
I remove the old grips with either compressed air or cutter knife. New
grips go onto the (cleaned) handlebars with dedicated grip glue (a
delayed-reaction Cyanoacrylate aka. "Superglue" formula) on the bar and
around the inner surface of the grip. Slide on in desired position and let
dry (<1hr). Safety wire if you whish.
Works for me every time, sticks like hell even if the grip is torn or
pressure washer was used. No hairspray, contact cement, etc. for me
anymore.
HTH,
Volker
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dfh...@optonline.net
> > I was an advocate of disassembly from the
> > beginning.
>
> Sounds like you got your way.
Well, with the roof off, it was a total of only ten nuts that spun
easily holding the four walls together. Gravity and clever design held
the walls to the floor just fine for ~35 years.
Up above there I made a typo of "gravtity".
Pretend that's a Jeopardy answer, and phrase your esponse as a
question.
Or was that Karnac the Magnificent?
-Dean
oh jeez, and the first joke I find plays along...
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Karnac&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=VIPsSZmXB5CMtgf0xuDHBQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#
dfh...@optonline.net
>
> I have a big spray can of Scotch or 3M adhesive that works better than
> any "grip glue" I ever tried.
#M Super 77 Spray Adhesive
"High coverage, High tack, multipurpose"
I can attest to the multipurpose part. It's a good can to have around
for all sorts of odd things. Damn, I'm almost out. 17 oz. can.
Available at... your local plastic wholesaler.
Oh, maybe not... I don't see it on their site:
http://www.modernplastics.com/index.htm
Could'a sworn I got it there.
It was a coon's age ago though.
Oh, it's still out there though. Fancy new graphics on the can.
http://www.uline.com/BL_8050/?pricode=wf363
Oh, this looks like a much better deal:
oh and there's the original not legal in California version!
http://www.rshughes.com/specials/?gclid=CK61uc7X_5kCFdlM5QodGE1PFw
Stock up now?
dfh...@optonline.net
>
> #M Super 77 Spray Adhesive
3M, not #M...
terard
HellSickle
"The Real Bev" <bashl...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> john wrote:
>
>> I've used wet paint before with good results... last time I had some
>> other guy put them on for me, because he said mine were really worn out
>> and did I want him to put some new ones on...
>
> Hair spray. Slippery when wet and holds the grip on when dry.
Ditto. Hair spray, then safety wire. Never had an issue. When you go to
remove the grips, work warm soapy water under the edges until the grip slips
off.
-Jeff-