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The bar on my '78 GS750 is quite rusty and pitted, but the grips are in fine shape. Can the old grips be removed intact and reinstalled on a new handlebar? If so, how is this best accomplished?
rickt
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try pushing and twisting them from the flange. if not, get an aircompressor and blow air under the grip and twist off. Ive also shoved a butter knife under the grip to seperate the glue from the bar. -
Squirt hair spray in there....
Slides right off, no damage.Comment
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Ditto, totally. Mount them back up with it as well.Originally posted by tkent02 View PostCurrently bikeless
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I've done the same thing after someone else's recommendation. Worked great.Originally posted by Jethro View Post
But I've got to wonder, how did anyone ever think of trying this, and other such tricks, first? I just can't imagine someone pulling and yanking on the grips and then thinking, gee, I wonder if hairspray would work?Comment
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If you knew the ingredients of hairspray, you'd never use it on your hair again...*assuming you ever did.* Haha. I think it has a volatile solvent like toluene to carry the "hair-glue", along with the propellant.Comment
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I installed grip heaters (the ones that go under standard grips) on my VX a few months ago, and hair spray holds the grips on just fine.
The heater elements generate about 250 degrees at the surface of the element (the grips maintain a lovely 105-110 degrees), and hair spray is about the only thing besides permanent epoxy that won't get mushy at that temperature.
There's some serious technology in hair spray.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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if they are the original grips, just toss em. one of the best 15 bucks i spent was a on pair of progrip gel grips, much more comfortable.78 GS1000 Yosh replica racer project
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Slightly off topic, but I've been looking for a pair of heated grips for my 80' GS850, (I believe the grip size is 7/8 & 1" (throttle)). Does anyone recommend a specific brand/model? Where to buy said brand/model and would i be better off buying a grip heater like bwringer and then a set of nice grips instead of grips with the heating element built into them?Comment
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Have you ever seen the video of the burning bride. She gets to close to the unity candle with a half a can of hairspray on and POOF. Also makes one of the better flame throwers. Hold a torch in one hand and hit er with some hairspray. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.82 1100 EZ (red)
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Grip removal is helped if you can work a little solvent under one edge - shot of WD-40 or brake cleaner from a dip tube works well. Once you get one area loosened up, shove the dip tube back in and start working on expanding the loosened area. Eventually the grip will come off. Before reinstallation, wash the grip in hot soapy water to get off the oil.Ed
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be very carefull doing this, these are harsh chemicals and can melt/disolve some grips. , i would not recomend useing them, you can do teh same if you can force water under the grips which should be safe. compressed air is best.Originally posted by Nessism View Post78 GS1000 Yosh replica racer project
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Depends on how hard the material is on the grips. I race motocross, and frequently need to remove my grips. A neat trick is to blow compressed air into the opposite end of the handlebar, and KAAPOW off flies the grip with no cutting! You can't do this on all bikes, but it works the berries on my KX with softer silicone based grips.Originally posted by rickt View PostComment
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Oh, all right. Here ya go:Originally posted by Nightmare View Post
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(I've been meaning to do this write-up for a while. Thanks for the push!)1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
2005 KLR685, Aztec Pink - Turd II.3, the ReReReTurdening
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I read this trick in the forum about a year ago, don't know who's idea it was but it has worked numerous times for me... it is amazing how well it worked... you stick something really thin between the grip and the bar and pour rubbing alcohol in it... twist and pull before it evaporates. The best thing about it is that it leaves no residue!! Worked great for me. And thanks to whoever on the forum I took that idea from. Good luck. ohh and it works great for installing them too... the alchohol evaporates afterwards...Comment
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