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Title: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 07, 2013, 12:27 PM: Anyone have any good ideas or workable modes for removing grips WITHOUT taking the bars off or using water ???

I don't mean the stanley blade way either ;D

Cheers
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: griff on November 07, 2013, 12:43 PM: chopstick + WD40 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 12:44 PM: Leave bars on bike, sit on bike, turn bars, man up and wrestle them off. The only easier way than that is to give the job to somebody else who is more manly. :)
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 07, 2013, 12:45 PM: Quote from: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 12:44 PM
Leave bars on bike, sit on bike, turn bars, man up and wrestle them off. The only easier way than that is to give the job to somebody else who is more manly. :)
:LolLolLolLol:

Quote from: griff on November 07, 2013, 12:43 PM
chopstick + WD40 :daumenhoch:
:daumenhoch: :-*
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: steve69 on November 07, 2013, 12:51 PM: compressed air and blow jet.
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: chubby on November 07, 2013, 01:05 PM: Something to poke between grip n bar & spurt furniture polish in then wiggle round a bit :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 01:08 PM: Just be warned that squirting liquids in there leads to problems later on.
The grips may not stay put when they go back on.
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: MaD-RoK on November 07, 2013, 01:13 PM: Quote from: griff on November 07, 2013, 12:43 PM
chopstick + WD40 :daumenhoch:

X1million :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Although I use a chunky cable tie.
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: MaD-RoK on November 07, 2013, 01:40 PM: Quote from: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 01:08 PM
Just be warned that squirting liquids in there leads to problems later on.
The grips may not stay put when they go back on.

I use WD40 to put grips on, dry's in a few minutes and sticks like a gud un. Some people however use hairspray but that makes me break into song.
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 02:08 PM: Hairspray was the liquid of choice bitd, but riding on a damp day always meant "throttle grip" reared its head.
As for wd40, i just cant get my teeny brain around the fact that lubricant would make something stick.
Im not disputing what you say but its a dry wrestle every time for me. I kinda enjoy it.
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: rodriguez on November 07, 2013, 02:26 PM: Most times I just slide the red straw up a little bit at a time and squirt, have used a cable tie and a cocktail stick also. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 07, 2013, 02:45 PM: I used a plastic Orange peeler and some Kitchen worktop spray. Came off a treat and no mess, thank you guys for your suggestions :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: rodriguez on November 08, 2013, 06:09 PM: I spoke with snapper he said burning them off in an old barrel is his method of choice. :pilky:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Miley on November 08, 2013, 08:33 PM: "Just be warned that squirting liquids in there leads to problems later on. "
Lol :whistle:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Spen69 on November 08, 2013, 08:53 PM: Quote from: nosepickben on November 07, 2013, 02:08 PM
Im not disputing what you say but its a dry bumming every time for me. I kinda enjoy it

Well it's finally official....... I'm never accepting a lift off you again :shocked:

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: Pooch on November 08, 2013, 09:30 PM: Grow some muscle :daumenhoch:
(http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a469/Poochy_06/6AD567C7-0D08-4CEB-844D-B0D321F501BA-230-00000020564606FA_zps61500d40.jpg)
Title: Re: Where's Snapper when you need him?
Post by: kungfunky on November 08, 2013, 10:41 PM: Never seen you with that much hair before John