getting a grip on wife's honda

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  • xjguy
    XSive
    • Aug 2002
    • 93
    • georgia
    #1

    getting a grip on wife's honda

    wife wants me to put new grips on her 85 shadow-done a lot- just never got the t-shirt for this job- any tips-reccomendations?
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    • koehlerk
      XSive
      • Jul 2002
      • 24
      • Beaverton, OR
      #2
      grips

      When ready to put the new grips on lube up the inside of the grips and the handle bars with hairspray. Acts as a lubricant when sliding grips on...and then turns into a psuedo glue when dried. Just did it on my GFs Cb350f. Seems to be working great.
      -Kirk

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        • strom
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Jul 2002
          • 1577
          • Slovenia, EU
          #3
          Get the grips that bolt on...

          Or as koehlerk suggested...

          LP
          If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
          (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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            • sixtysix
              No XS but XSive as can be!
              • Jun 2002
              • 1958
              • Central New York State
              #4
              If the old ones are stock just stick an air hose in the hole at the end and they will blow right off, as for sticking the new ones on , I use hair spray as well. Have done about 10 sets and never had one slip yet.
              Gary Granger
              Remember, we are the caretakers of mechanical art.
              2013 Suzuki DR650SE, 2009 Kawasaki Concours 1400, 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono

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                • xjguy
                  XSive
                  • Aug 2002
                  • 93
                  • georgia
                  #5
                  grips

                  just got a buzz cut-guess i need to let my hair grow so i can justify buying hair spray- really guys thanks for the tip-xjguy

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                    • Jean Luc
                      XSive
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 23
                      • Detroit, MI
                      #6
                      Use the hairspray called "Stiff Stuff" as it is the closest thing to spray epoxy you can get. My sister used to use it on her doo, and it would dry like concrete in no time.

                      I use it on the grips for my mountain bicycles, once the grips are set, they will not move.
                      Ciao,

                      JL

                      82 XJ1100 (Not Named Yet)

                      Life not only begins at forty, it also begins to show.

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