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Slow ~ Pro
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Slow ~ Pro 2/27/2009 11:23am
2/27/2009 11:23am
Spit, and Pressure...Just like jail !
Wait, huh ?
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3MTA3 2/27/2009 11:28am
2/27/2009 11:28am
Slow ~ Pro wrote:
Spit, and Pressure...Just like jail !
Wait, huh ?
Naw, just pressure. You must have been to "the farm"
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mxwrench66 2/27/2009 11:30am
2/27/2009 11:30am
I put them on dry. Clean bar and fresh grips. Then wire tie. They never move or slip. No residue no mess.
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peelout719 2/27/2009 12:00pm
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BobbyM wrote:
I always put my grips on with a little contact cleaner, push em on and let em dry a spell, never had an issue. what is...
I always put my grips on with a little contact cleaner, push em on and let em dry a spell, never had an issue. what is the best way? anyone....
learn how to post. 3 times for the same post is a bit much.
after you complete that daunting task, stfu.

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88sdad 2/27/2009 12:04pm
2/27/2009 12:04pm
I would of thought, that more of you would've used hair spray.
Thats all I've ever used, with 3 rows of tie wire and a nickel in the end.

The wire makes you look fast.
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motocross377 2/27/2009 12:10pm
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holeshot100 wrote:
Grip Glue on a dry and clean surface and safety wire. Place a small amount of glue around the opening of the grip. This will help...
Grip Glue on a dry and clean surface and safety wire. Place a small amount of glue around the opening of the grip. This will help ithe grip to not get stuck half way on. Most of the other methods will work, but if you fall in a moto and get a tear in the grip, {especially if there is moisture}, it can and will allow the grip to slip. Sagety wire pliers are cheap and a roll of wire should last a lifetime{until somebody borrows it and never returns it}.
brent26wood wrote:
If we wanted an out of the manual answer we won't have posted here. Smile
if there was an answer in the manual then why is this posted here? Smile
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500guy 2/27/2009 12:32pm
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I think it all depends on the compound of the grips you use.

I know I used Scott grip glue on The Tag grips when I was doing Teds bike for SX , The Grips just would never set up and were not right. even with wiring them.

Switched to Clear lacquer and solved that problem.

end of story if something works for you do it until it no longer works.

TheWeapon 2/27/2009 12:35pm
2/27/2009 12:35pm
Aerostart!! The stuff is like rocket fuel and evaporates quickly - never needed to use grip wire.
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mosslander 2/27/2009 1:31pm
2/27/2009 1:31pm
First I sanding the trottlehandle and barend surface ruff, then use conect glue .
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SammyD 2/27/2009 1:40pm
2/27/2009 1:40pm Edited Date/Time 2/27/2009 1:40pm
I use an allen wrench. Pro-grip system. Bolt em on. Best thing I ever found. Everyone should have a set in their toolbox so if they tear off a grip you just bolt one on .
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yosmithy 2/27/2009 4:31pm
2/27/2009 4:31pm
Been using just good old gasoline for years. I wet a paper towel with it, swab the inside of the grip, and slide it on the bars. I don't ever remember having a grip come loose.
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peelout719 2/27/2009 4:33pm
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yosmithy wrote:
Been using just good old gasoline for years. I wet a paper towel with it, swab the inside of the grip, and slide it on the...
Been using just good old gasoline for years. I wet a paper towel with it, swab the inside of the grip, and slide it on the bars. I don't ever remember having a grip come loose.
we're talking about handlebar grips here niel, not jimmy caps
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Cygnus 2/27/2009 4:36pm
2/27/2009 4:36pm
Way to fill a stringer Bobby! 3 pages on installing grips .Unfugginbelievable!
yosmithy
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yosmithy 2/27/2009 4:38pm
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yosmithy wrote:
Been using just good old gasoline for years. I wet a paper towel with it, swab the inside of the grip, and slide it on the...
Been using just good old gasoline for years. I wet a paper towel with it, swab the inside of the grip, and slide it on the bars. I don't ever remember having a grip come loose.
peelout719 wrote:
we're talking about handlebar grips here niel, not jimmy caps
Oops, wrong forum. But I did forget to say, just don't leave any drops in the reservoir. It burns like the dickens!
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john1753 2/27/2009 11:33pm
2/27/2009 11:33pm
slosh petrol in it and put it on. goes on real easy and sticks like shit to a blanket.
another good trick i learnt today- when at the dairy buy two $1 mixes instead of one $2 mix of lollies. way more value for money.

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