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Title: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: funkwit on June 17, 2008, 08:30 PM
...does anyone have any good tricks to get A'ME grips on to bars (relatively) easily? It's always a major mission for me and I end up with blisters on my hands from the pushing and tugging!!
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: SaMAlex on June 17, 2008, 08:35 PM
WD40. slides on, and does something that corrodes the inside surface of the grip to make them stick.... within minutes.
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: kuwahero on June 17, 2008, 08:37 PM
liberally spray the inside of the grip with hairspray and a touch on the bars and slide into place.

be sure to do it quickly before the hairspray dries. once there dry they wont move.

I have done this to my grips since I was twelve and never had a problem.

too get the back off slide a thin screwdriver down the inside and waggle around while spraying GT85 then just twist them off

marc :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: brass monkey! on June 17, 2008, 08:38 PM
i always use WD40 - works a treat
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: Jt on June 17, 2008, 08:41 PM
spit.
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: TwoBobRob on June 17, 2008, 08:54 PM
WD40.  Works a treat   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: djgivvinup on June 17, 2008, 09:06 PM
tap water..plain & simple   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: octane75 on June 17, 2008, 10:05 PM
wd40 inside the grip to get them on,  and to get em off perfect, to re-sell maybe, fill up your sink with hot tap water leave em to heat up and soak for 5 mins and they should slide rite off.
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: phantom photon on June 17, 2008, 10:49 PM
Sure for Men deodorant works for me and it makes it smell nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: funkwit on June 18, 2008, 09:19 AM
Nice one guys, I'll give the WD40 a go.

Cheers!!
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: zed4130 on June 18, 2008, 09:21 AM
spit, its free, and dries fast,  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Putting grips on bars...
Post by: oberonspacefruit on June 18, 2008, 09:31 AM
i use spray on carpet adhesive. you have to cut the fookers of when you want to replace them, but they never ever budge, which is good if its a rider.....
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