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Speaking as an old timer, the classic way was (and still is) to use hairspray. It allows you to slide the new ones into position and then dries to hold them there. If you google it you will find many forums that recommend this method.
eg: New Grips, What to Use to Hold in Place?
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My last two sets of heated grips came with tubes of super glue. Very thin, but worked fine. I've used normal rubber cement as well with good results. Never tried the hairspray, just because it wasn't something handy. Many, many grips I didn't use any glue at all and had zero issues with them. I prefer compressed air and a long, skinny screwdriver for removing grips, when possible. Honda used a throttle tube with teeth all over it on my last project. I ended up having to sand most of the teeth off to install the heated grips on those.
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With really clean surfaces or maybe a bit of grip glue (done them both ways, I've used compressed air to "blow" the grips on, after blowing the old ones off. I'm sure many here have done the same. Using an air gun and aiming the flow at the flange end of the grip will blow compressed air inside the grip, expanding it to slide off or on.
I've used grip glue and also hair spray (back in the '80s). More often than not, I've not used anything, with clean grips and bars/throttle tube, the grips will grip very well. Apparently Motorcyclist online's Ari Henning also tends to avoid glues and pointed out some glues may damage the grip, if not a specific grip glue. Click here
I also speak with a bit of experience. Having worked in motorcycle sales, accessories/parts in a small mid size dealership I've probably installed literally hundreds of grips, especially the foam Grab On grips and similar ones. Often the grips were changed out on new bikes or near new. I'd blow off the old grips, without damaging them, then blow on the new grips.
Some off road style grips, not sure about some street grips, have circumfrential grooves in them for safety wire. The grips are acutally safety wired on, with the small clipped tip stuck into the grip when done. Never done it, but clearly the actual winding of the wire need be done with some care to avoid "cheese slicing" the grip and ruining it. One of the reasons I haven't done it before.
I've used grip glue and also hair spray (back in the '80s). More often than not, I've not used anything, with clean grips and bars/throttle tube, the grips will grip very well. Apparently Motorcyclist online's Ari Henning also tends to avoid glues and pointed out some glues may damage the grip, if not a specific grip glue. Click here
I also speak with a bit of experience. Having worked in motorcycle sales, accessories/parts in a small mid size dealership I've probably installed literally hundreds of grips, especially the foam Grab On grips and similar ones. Often the grips were changed out on new bikes or near new. I'd blow off the old grips, without damaging them, then blow on the new grips.
Some off road style grips, not sure about some street grips, have circumfrential grooves in them for safety wire. The grips are acutally safety wired on, with the small clipped tip stuck into the grip when done. Never done it, but clearly the actual winding of the wire need be done with some care to avoid "cheese slicing" the grip and ruining it. One of the reasons I haven't done it before.
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