Gluing on the Grip

[lragan]

So, I finally got around to changing out the T-bars on my "new" '96 for stock bars.  Had a bit of a problem getting the left grip off.  Finally taped up all the holes, sprayed a small quantity of WD-40 where the grip met the bar, rigged a cork in the right end with my compressed air blower tool, and got the grip off. 

Now it is slipping on the new bar.  I washed it well with soap and water, rinsed it several times, let it dry, etc. -- then I noticed the manual calls for "Honda Bond A" or "Honda Hand Grip Cement" on the inside of the grip.  I suppose I could buy some of this stuff, but surely some commonly available cement will do the trick.   

Of course, what I am looking for is a bond that will not come off in operation, but is still removable if I need to get it off.

Anyone have favorable experience to report?

[BudMan]

My right grip was slipping really badly when we were at the Beaver's Bend MOOT MAG.  Greg gave me some of his Gorilla Glue as a solution.  I put it on one evening and the next day it was ready to ride. The grip has given no indication of coming off at all.  Now, the down side of course is I doubt seriously it will EVER come off without destroying the grip.

[drkngas]

My Kuryakyn Iso left grip is currently held on by hair spray.  Once it dries it usually holds for a pretty long time.

[roboto65]

What I always use is one wrap or two of black tape and Hairspray works like a charm !!!!

[lragan]

Thanks, guys -- I knew there had to be a lower cost solution, and you laid it out for me.

[L J VFR]

+1 on the gorilla glue. That stuff works!

[hootmon]

seems like you have a semi-permanent solution and a very permanent solution..

[lragan]

I have implemented the semi-permanent solution, but won't have a chance to test it for a few days.  Will report here on results.

[Greg Cothern]

Gel type super-glue works great also.

[lragan]

OK, so I tried the electrical tape and hair spray.  I put one wrap of plastic tape at the tip and the other at the inboard end of the grip.  Sprayed with the wife's hair spray, slid the grip on and it sat for a week while I was working.  Got it out today, and it seems rock solid.  Don't know if it will come off when I want it to, but I am not worried that I am going to wind up with a fistfull of grip instead of handlebar in a parking lot somewhere...

When the wife and I were first married, we lived in the country NE of Dallas (just S of Farmersville a few miles).  With no trash service, I was burning the trash every Sat morning, in a gully.  When it had burned out, I would cover it with dirt -- had my own "sanitary landfill" as it were...

Anyway, one Saturday morning I was standing at the edge of the gully watching the trash burn when there was a tremendous explosion.  Bits of burning trash were all over the pasture, and I spent the next few minutes running around like a madman stamping out little fires in the grass.  When I finally regained control, and the fire burned down, I asked Alecia if she had thrown out anything unusual.  "No, not that I can think of."  It was at this point that I noticed an extra large can of aerosol hair spray on the counter.  "Weren't there two of these here just a day or so ago?" I asked.  "Yes, but one of them wouldn't spray, so I threw it away." -- Full, of course.  What a bomb!  There was a huge fireball and literally a mushroom shaped cloud of smoke rose out of the gully...

[TLRam1]

That gives me an idea...

[lragan]

Yeah, you are right, Terry.  You could probably seat a tire on a rim with the stuff!!

[TLRam1]

Hairspray was always good to use as a torch.

[IndianaMatt]

why not just save the hairspray and dump it n the other bottle when it runs low.

DANGEROUSLY ON TOPIC!!!! i too vote tape

[TLRam1]

why not just save the hairspray and dump it n the other bottle when it runs low.

We Are talking aerosol.