Fixing grips
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Fixing grips
I put grips on my bike about a year ago. They were installed using silicone (supplied with the grips) according to the instructions. Since that time, the silicone on the throttle side came loose. I cleaned it off/out the best I could and reapplied silicone and reinstalled them, but they've come loose a second time. It's not the brand of the grips but the installation method I'm questioning. How can I fix them so that they don't come off, short of epoxy or some similar hard to reverse adhesive?
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Ya, why the throttle side? And if fox is so good why would you need to carry extra? The last set I put on I used a little gorilla glue. Have used spray paint in the past also.
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I ride with others.
And apparently neither of you has ever used aftermarket grips.
There is a sleeve that slides on the bar itself for cable throttle bikes, but the grip is glued to the sleeve. I had a set of Kury's come apart on the throttle side. I bought the fox glue, and decided to keep a tube in my tool kit. The tube is maybe 2 inches long, so it's not a big deal.
I have given tubes away to my friends who had issues on the road with their grips during different trips.
Pull in to a motel in the middle of BFE with a loose grip at about 9 some night, you'll wish you had a tube.
And apparently neither of you has ever used aftermarket grips.
There is a sleeve that slides on the bar itself for cable throttle bikes, but the grip is glued to the sleeve. I had a set of Kury's come apart on the throttle side. I bought the fox glue, and decided to keep a tube in my tool kit. The tube is maybe 2 inches long, so it's not a big deal.
I have given tubes away to my friends who had issues on the road with their grips during different trips.
Pull in to a motel in the middle of BFE with a loose grip at about 9 some night, you'll wish you had a tube.
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I ride with others.
And apparently neither of you has ever used aftermarket grips.
There is a sleeve that slides on the bar itself for cable throttle bikes, but the grip is glued to the sleeve. I had a set of Kury's come apart on the throttle side. I bought the fox glue, and decided to keep a tube in my tool kit. The tube is maybe 2 inches long, so it's not a big deal.
I have given tubes away to my friends who had issues on the road with their grips during different trips.
Pull in to a motel in the middle of BFE with a loose grip at about 9 some night, you'll wish you had a tube.
And apparently neither of you has ever used aftermarket grips.
There is a sleeve that slides on the bar itself for cable throttle bikes, but the grip is glued to the sleeve. I had a set of Kury's come apart on the throttle side. I bought the fox glue, and decided to keep a tube in my tool kit. The tube is maybe 2 inches long, so it's not a big deal.
I have given tubes away to my friends who had issues on the road with their grips during different trips.
Pull in to a motel in the middle of BFE with a loose grip at about 9 some night, you'll wish you had a tube.