Grip glues

[chuck hahn]

Ihave always used contact cement but i cant seem to get grips to stay on this bikes bars. Im looking for information in what you guys use and what ones you have used and werent happy with. Thanks.

[BigD_83]

In a pinch, if nothing else works, you could try golf grip tape and solvent.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

I used a tube of rubber cement I bought at my local motorcycle shop. Has a Bell label on it. I’m sure I paid more for it than the same thing found in the stationary aisle of the dollar store. Works as a lube while wet. Get ‘em on quick before it dries.

I’ve read of others using hairspray. Same deal. Work quick, while it’s wet.

[GabrielGoes]

+1 Hair spray, but after cleaning my bars and throttle tube thoroughly, i have never needed any sort of grip glue to keep my grips from spinning

[rphillips]

Our local shop always used hairspray...Remember "only your hairdresser knows for sure"

[cowboyup3371]

I also have used the old hairspray can

[Guest]

I use aerosol clear coat.

[BigD_83]

I have also used hairspray in the past, but I found the last time I tried, the hairspray did NOT work. I do not recall the brand, but it was a green can with blue lettering.

[craz1]

I used to use Dawn dish soap. Wipe some on the bars and slide them on. Have to let them sit overnight or they will spin but when dry they are not going anywhere. Now I use the air method with no glue. If you have a compressor use your air nozzle. Start the grip and use the air nozzle and blow air at the bar and grip while gently pushing the grip on. The air expands the grip a little and allows it to slide right on. I'v been using Oury grips but I assume this method will work with most softer rubber ones.

[Baatfam]

All these fancy options....LOL...I've always used...wait for it.....Grip Glue....

[bull958]

Spit. Just saying...

[Nessism]

I advocate some good sturdy rubber adhesive or grip glue. Realize that if a grip comes off at the wrong time, it could cost you your life.

[salty_monk]

I loved it when ODI invented the lock-on grips for mountain bikes... They do some dirt bike grips but the only ones I've seen leave you with only half a solution (the throttle side doesn't lock on).

[bwringer]

Cheap hair spray. The cheaper the better. You want the really, really cheap stuff that doesn't have any additives for softer hair or manageability in it at all. Just straight-up hair glue from the beehive era of the '50s. It can actually be a little hard to find the really primitive stuff.

Soak the inside of the grip, fling off the excess, and jam it on there quicklike. You can sort of inflate the grip and move it into place with a few squirts of compressed air under the grip. Then a few more squirts of squozen air to dry the hair spray and Robert's your mother's brother.

And no, I've never, ever had a problem with a grip moving in any weather. Or after complete submersion, come to think of it.

One caveat is that this is what I use for soft rubber grips that are the same rubber throughout.

If you're using the two-layer grips with a stiffer plastic layer inside, then you do need an actual contact cement type grip glue. They sell it in small tubes for ridiculous sums at any moto shoppe, but as far as I can tell it's identical to the contact cement you'd use for other plastics like Formica. Contact cement in a spray can comes out too dry; you need that short period of time where it's a slippery goo. Compressed air can help dry the cement quickly, but watch for globs shooting out the other end.

[Guest]

Another hair spray user here. I second bwringer's advice to use the cheap stuff, it works much better. I've never had an issue with grips coming loose on a streetbike with hairspray but it doesn't work for me on dirtbikes. Those get safety wire...


Mark