Questions and Answers , Tech Tips/Repairs Section => Members asking questions or showing what they have learned , not to mention bragging about what they know ! => Topic started by: Galactica on January 28, 2023, 07:42:22 PM



Title: Grip Lock?
Post by: Galactica on January 28, 2023, 07:42:22 PM
Is it necessary to get specific bar grip adhesive?  Wouldn’t good old contact cement work?


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: Bucko on January 28, 2023, 11:54:33 PM
I don't like gluing my grips on as they're inevitably going to have to come off.  I just put them on with no glue - if the grips spin, then a wrap, or two, of the bars with electricians tape will stop them from spinning while still allowing them to be removed relatively easily.


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: Galactica on January 29, 2023, 04:52:57 PM
I don’t like mine to have even the possibility of slipping.  Grips are cheap.  When you really need to grip them, they’d bloody well better grip.


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: Twisted_Twin on January 30, 2023, 02:40:49 PM
The mountain bike world uses a quick dose of hair spray in the grip, then slide it on.

I've done the same with motorcycle grips and never a problem.

Sticks well enough to hold it but still easy to get off.


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: Galactica on January 30, 2023, 05:10:02 PM
The mountain bike world uses a quick dose of hair spray in the grip, then slide it on.

I've done the same with motorcycle grips and never a problem.

Sticks well enough to hold it but still easy to get off.

I’ve tried the hairspray trick in the past.  If you’re riding in the rain, water creeps in and the hairspray then gets slippery.


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: dicken on January 31, 2023, 10:21:00 AM
i use a silicone sealer. a thin film helps them slide on nicely and when set holds them good. ken.


Title: Re: Grip Lock?
Post by: Galactica on February 01, 2023, 11:49:27 PM
Thanks guys.  It’s a ways away until I install new grips on the CB750.  I’ll let you know what I decide.