Putting on new hand grip on throttle sleeve

[tas850g]

Well i went and bought a new throttle sleeve from local suzuki dealer, $25, and it came with i think the original grip. I took the original grip off b/c i had bought a set of new grips. After taking off the grip that came with it i now can not get the new one on. The rib's on the sleeve will not allow the grip to slide on. The ribs dig into the inside of the rubber of the grip. I do not think even putting soapy water in the grip and on the nylon sleeve will work. It's just too tight. The size of the grips are 7/8" or 140mm. I hate to have to have two different types of grips on it. Should i just take the nylon sleeve and fit new grips to it or is there something else i should do?

[Mark M]

Look at your grips, usually one has a bigger hole than the other. The bigger hole one goes over the throttle sleeve.

Mark

[tas850g]

i actually tried that to and it did not work. I'll take a look at it again.

[brveagle]

wd40 works wonders for getting grips on...

[curseboy]

if you have access to an air compressor, try to start to slide the grip on the sleeve, then stick the air nozzle between the sleeve and the grip, and give it some air as you push the grip on....it should make it easier (also an easy way of removing grips without destroying them.)

[tas850g]

i have an air compressor. It sounds like i am inflating the grip some to allow the grip onto the sleeve. I'll try it. I know those ribs on the sleeve are still going to dig into the semi-hard rubber that lines the inside of the grip. I'll keep tring. Patience!

[lucabond]

Did you get grip glue too? The glue will act like a lube as you put it on. I replaced my grips and 1 was bigger than the other for the throttle as with out the glue it wasn't going on. They have little tubes at the dealer in Lunenburg for short money a couple of bucks.

[gregr]

Throttle grip flange???

I went to replace the grips on my 83 GS1100 and when i removed the throttle grip I discovered that the sleeve has a flange outside the trottle cover that prevents the new grip from goning fully on. Anyone know what sleeve I should be buying? My local metric shop only had sleeves fro two cable throttles.

[propflux01]

I ahve always used nothing but DAWN dishwashing liquid-straight from bottle, smear some on the inside tube and slides right on. gets tight on its own (faster if you wash it with water afterwards).

[goatboy]

Grip install

Try hair spray (either pump or aerosol, any brand is fine.)

Spray liberally inside grip, and it'll slide right on.

When it dries, it is firmly attached, and will not come off.

This works for both foam and rubber grips.

[Dogma]

I shaved the ribs off of my throttle sleeve. I haven't had any trouble with the grip twisting on the sleeve, and installation was easier. The sleeve isn't smooth, by any means, so the sleeve probably still has some bit on the inside of the grip.