What type of adhesive do you use when installing new grips?

[pvduke]

I owned a bicycle shop for 16+ years.. Installed thousands of grips.. It's called the "cookie cutter method".. If you have a old steel mountain bike handlebar (aluminum is usually to thick walled to work).. Spray lots of hairspray on the bar and inside the grip.. Slide the grip on and use a hammer and whack the end of the grips until it pierces the end of the grips (hope that makes sense).. Or you can use a Motion Pro Grip End Cutter (3 Piece Set)..

P.S. Ideally you want a 7/8" OD (outside diameter) pipe for clutch side and 1" OD pipe for throttle side..

yup- the MP tool is nice. i use a board and plastic mallet. or a razor.

 

[pvduke]

pretty sure you are wrong Its really hard to collapse a tube.

i can pinch the plastic ones pretty good with my fingers if the end is cut off. its a preferance thing. i usually dont do it unless the tube is metal or they request it. none of mine have spun on the right side just slipping them on as per above. maybe i dont twist it to the stop as hard as you. braaap!

 

[Motosportz]

stock tube, been doing it for years. When you use the wrap around guards the plastic tube is fine so i don't use aluminum throttle tubes. I get what you are saying but have had no issues. I freaking hate loose grips so hair spray and 3-4 wraps of wire for me. Always double wrap each loop.

 

[Fat Tire Flyer]

For what it's worth I think the key here is the "safety wire".. I use grip glue cause I have it here and don't want my grips to come loose and spin during a ride.. I think it would be real annoying (and dangerous) to try and ride when one or both grips spin when they aren't supposed to.. Only the throttle tube should spin and for that I use a dab of Buzzy's Slick Honey (or can use vaseline petroleum jelly.. don't use grease.. and don't use too much).. If you use hair spray or rubbing alcohol etc the thing to do is use compressed air to blow out and evaporate any excess.. Once you add safety wire (I do the middle and both ends) then nothing should get between the grip and handlebar..

 

[KXcam22]

I use clear laquer paint plus inner and outer lockwire. I had one streetbike grip (progrip dual compound) get eaten by the laquer but thats the only one in 40+ years. If I was still racing I would use a mid lockwire as well. I have a holesaw that drills out the grip ends not too bad. Cam.

 

[bsh7680]

Shoe goo and u will not need safety-wire.

 

[street2dirt]

ODI ODI ODI ODI ODI No glue No wire No fall off Ends already cut out for hand guards ODI

 

[Tinken]

Ziptyracing uses superglue, no wire. Myself personally, I am not fast enough to do this and the grips I use require compressed air to put on anyway, and I use wire like Kelly does, thought it is not necessary.

 

[johnnyboy]

I find a good smothering of grease or a liberal spray of silicon works for me !! makes the ride far more interesting

 

[Mike-AK]

I find a good smothering of grease or a liberal spray of silicon works for me !! makes the ride far more interesting

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[Fat Tire Flyer]

Ziptyracing uses superglue, no wire..

I always wanted to try Superglue but the margin for error is just a few seconds and it's stuck for good.. It's also messy to clean up if you get it on your hands and/or other parts (use Superglue aka CA Glue when building R/C model airplanes).. With Three Bond Griplock you have about 20 seconds to install, adjust and align your grips.. With hair spray you have minutes and can re-apply if necessary..

 

[pvduke]

super glue is really nice if you change your grips a lot (like most racers do). sweat and water can kill that bond though and trail riders tend to use things til the threads show. again, NOT saying it's wrong. just something to thing of....

if you plan on having your grips on there a long time? glue and wire worked long before i tried it!

never grease under the throttle tube. that's asking for a stuck throttle, or, a slipped grip!

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

clear spray paint & safety wire

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

Never had in issue in 20 years of safety wire on plastic throttle tubes.

Safety wire doesn't have to be so tight that it cuts through the grip. I've been doing it that way for 25+ years.

 

[Tinken]

I like the clear spray paint idea. Yes super glue has no margin of error, which is why I leave that method to faster mechanics like Ty and Danny. Slower folks like myself, clear acrylic.

 

[joedirt]

few wraps of electrical tape where grip will go, douse with straight unleaded petrol, slide on, let sit for a day or two, lockwire if you really worried. tried this for the first time the other week, works a treat no BS! rock solid

Same here and I have done it this way race day morning with no issues.

 

[KXcam22]

This is like voodoo and lucky underwear. You figure out a system that works for you and then keep using it. The clear spray paint has worked very well for me. I have used 3M contact cement (it was decent ) and grip glue (Excellent but cost $3 to put on $12 grips). Loctite makes superglues that dry a bit slower although I have never tried them for grips. I typically tighten the lockwire until it is recessed into the rubber of the grip, then push the twisted end into the rubber. Can't say that I have ever had a throttle cylinder deform. I use lubriplate 105 asssembly grease in the throttle and under my throttle tube with a light spray coating of teflon superlube of some kind. Makes it really slippery. Cam.

 

[Harbinger]

Hairspray.

 

[sharpie1]

Just safety wire, never had an issue.