grips off

[SiP]

I assume the old handlebar grips are stuck/pushed on? So all I have to do is pull or cut them off, clean the surface and stick the new ones on?

Thought I'd ask before doing something daft - again

[DiverRay]

Easy way is use a SHARP knife to slit the old grips and take them off. Be careful with the right grip, and the throttle tube is plastic. I and many other people use hair spray to install the new grips. Spray it inside the grip, push on and position, let dry. It helps the grips go on, and then sticks them to the bar and throttle tube WITHOUT the worry of how to take them off later.

[randy]

Yes, and the can of Aquanet on the shelf in the garage is good for a few laughs!

[prometheus578]

Oft times, if one wishes to save the old grips and has an air compressor, they take an air nozzle, insert it underneath the edge of the grip and blast it away from the handlebar.
This technique is also used when installing. The blasts of air inflate the grip and one can then inch it up the handlebars.


As are my various shades of fingernail polish, Randy... for marking vacuum lines and open electrical connectors.

[SiP]

excellent - i'll get on it tonight.
What's aquanet?

[DiverRay]

What's aquanet?

A brand of hair spray, usually cheap. that's all you need, is the cheap stuff. The grips don't care if they feel like rubber!

[customaxe]

Aquanet.. is the aresol version of gorrilla glue .. and i would like to thank all of you who used it in the 80's ..and you know you did !!! Riders Supporting Global Warming .. itsa beautiful thing

[dpotter58]

I used aquanet to power one huge potato cannon a few yeas back..

[Da-Bubble]

Originally posted by customaxe
Aquanet.. is the aresol version of gorrilla glue .. and i would like to thank all of you who used it in the 80's ..

I still use it!!! Spray it on after the hair Gel and the huge Alcohol content will dry your hair in 30 minutes....I too discovered Aquanet after using it for Spud Gun Propulsion.

[customaxe]

it also is a GREAT replacement for a helmet.. 1/2 a can and u could punch a hole in 6ft of tarmac... and never hurt your bean it's what we used on the big dig to hold back the ocean.. 8 guys 12 cans and just stood there with there beans holding the water back.. and you thought they were just standing there doing nuttin...shame on you !

[CarolynS]

The impossible beehive...

Remember those ridiculous 60's high school yearbook photos with the 3 foot tall beehive hairdo's?
That's Aquanet...
The power to defy gravity,
The power to hold a 'slurry wall'-Jim,
The power to hold your handgrips...
Ah,...the power!
Makes one giddy, it does!

[prometheus578]

"A Little Dab'll Do Ya!"

Da-Bubble...
What the hell is "Hair Gel"?
Is that like my Dad's Brylcreem?
What's the matter with people these days?
Hair Gel....
"Oh, you need some "product" in your hair and you'll look faaaabulous!"
Hair gel...
"Bed Head"....
"Comb your stinkin' hair, you loser... and straighten that tie!"

[Hammerhead1st]

Actually, I use stove black spray paint...lubes the grip going on, sticks it there till you cut it off...or inject a lil paint thinner with a syringe...

[vanhump]

You had me wondering there for a minute Hammer. I thought you were using it for hair spray. Cheaper than color back.

[SiP]

Well they're on and look great. Missus wasn't overly impressed with me using her mega expensive salon hair spray - but sh'ell get over it. Th important thing is that the bikes OK!