Replacement grips

Got mine off by working WD40 under them and using compressed air. Just a tube, nothing special. If you don't wipe off all the glue then new grips will still stick quite well.

gpounce said:

Got mine off by working WD40 under them and using compressed air. Just a tube, nothing special. If you don't wipe off all the glue then new grips will still stick quite well.

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Great, thanks! The stock ones aren't terrible, but I like something a little more grippy and have a set of Vortex V3 street grips sitting in a box.

When I installed my heated grips, the old ones came off pretty easy, I just put a thin screwdriver under there and twisted it around and the old grips slid off. To get the new ones on, on the clutch side it was extremely tight and I used some soapy water to get it to slide on, after a while the water will evaporate and it'll be nice and tight. On the throttle side there were notches I had to file off (I don't think you'll need to do this if you're using regular grips, heated grips are different) and I used a bit of super glue since it wasn't as tight as the clutch side.

To get grips off I've used the "pry away with a screw driver" method in the past, but compressed air works too, as does just cutting the grip off. For putting grips back on, my preferred method has been to use Windex. It's a slick as soapy water when going on, but dries out more tacky in my experience. I know hair spray is another option, but I haven't used that in a long time.

I've heard of people putting on a bit of spray paint to be a glue when it tries, but I sure wouldn't use a lot of it...

I put Grab on foam grip covers over the oem grips on all my bikes. Its old school but dampens the vibrations well and comfortabke on long rides