What type of adhesive do you use when installing new grips?

Discussion in 'Common Items on Husqvarnas: Tires/tubes/grips/etc' started by Mike-AK, Apr 15, 2013.

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What type of adhesive do you use when installing new grips?

Nothing 8 vote(s) 14.8%
Grip Glue 16 vote(s) 29.6%
Hairspray 9 vote(s) 16.7%
Spray Paint 8 vote(s) 14.8%
Gorilla Glue 3 vote(s) 5.6%
Other 10 vote(s) 18.5%
  1. Mike-AK Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Alaska
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE 310
    What type of adhesive do you use when installing new grips?
  2. lankydoug Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    TM 300en
    Shoe Goo
    HuskyDude likes this.
  3. shawbagga Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Eaton, Western Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    2018 Gasgas XC250
    few wraps of electrical tape where grip will go, douse with straight unleaded petrol, slide on, let sit for a day or two, lockwire if you really worried. tried this for the first time the other week, works a treat no BS! rock solid
  4. Fat Tire Flyer Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Canada
  5. PC. Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Beaverton, OR
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    CR165 & CR144
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM500
    Hairspray and safety wire
    Jhunter likes this.
  6. HuskyDude Moderator

    Location:
    BC, Canada
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    13/TR650
    Other Motorcycles:
    10/EC300, 76/TY175
    I believe it's the same as GOOP

    Which just happens to be my favourite adhesive.:D
  7. Mike-AK Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Alaska
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE 310
    Any particular technique to applying it? I've got a tube already, and it works great on shoes. I imagine it would work just as well on grips.
  8. HuskyDude Moderator

    Location:
    BC, Canada
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    13/TR650
    Other Motorcycles:
    10/EC300, 76/TY175
    It's all pretty good. But I use the AG Marine for it's UV resistance
  9. Farmer John Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Santa Clara, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2009 WR300
    Other Motorcycles:
    92 WR250, 01 KTM 400MXC
    Clear spray paint.
  10. troy deck Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Republic MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    87 250wr 12 cr125
    Other Motorcycles:
    kx65 ty80 rm80 kdx250
    i like 3m weather strip adhesive the yellow snoty stuff
  11. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    yep
  12. Johnrg Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Santa Barbara
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2013 TE 310 R
    Other Motorcycles:
    Ducati Sport Classic/Ducati SFV2
    Hairspray but my bike room smells like a freaking hair salon.
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  13. pvduke Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    ... on the gas...
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    tripple-hondo hoosk...
    Other Motorcycles:
    dozens of them, kicked to the curb
    right side: i do this one first, before cutting the left off, using air to install it with some spit or a teensy bit of gloss black enamel to stick it to the tube.
    wire: plastic tube- no. metal tube- yes.

    left side:
    *medium-soft monocompund types: a smidge of 3M. i used paint once on these softish types and it ate the grip. frankly i dont install the no-name soft grips anymore. they just squrim too much and get flubbery with adheasive. get what you pay for.
    *dual-compound (like Husky and premium Renthal with the hard center which i prefer!) types: Renthal grip glue.
    then wire them up AFTER drying overnight. esp with barkies as water can get in and cause it to spin.
  14. Fat Tire Flyer Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Canada
    I use a flux brush.. Used for plumbing, building r/c model airplanes etc.. Only pennies each.. :thumbsup:

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  15. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    Never had in issue in 20 years of safety wire on plastic throttle tubes. :excuseme:
    BadMotoWeazal likes this.
  16. glangston Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Gardnerville, NV and Mammoth Lakes, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 Husqvarna TE 310
    Other Motorcycles:
    2012 BETA 350 RS
    Safety wire
  17. Mike-AK Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Alaska
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE 310
    My challenge is I am trying to install some Domino Dakar open ended grips. Love the feel of the grips, and the left is on good and solid with just a little rubbing alcohol to slide it on. I can't get the right to grip on the aluminum G2 throttle tube for some reason. I might just have to go back to the OEM dual compound grips. If so, anybody have any tricks for a cutting out the ends without them looking like crap?
  18. Fat Tire Flyer Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Canada
    I owned a bicycle shop for 16+ years.. Installed thousands of grips.. It's called the "cookie cutter method".. If you have a old steel mountain bike handlebar (aluminum is usually to thick walled to work).. Spray lots of hairspray on the bar and inside the grip.. Slide the grip on and use a hammer and whack the end of the grips until it pierces the end of the grips (hope that makes sense).. Or you can use a Motion Pro Grip End Cutter (3 Piece Set).. :thumbsup:

    P.S. Ideally you want a 7/8" OD thin wall pipe for the clutch side and 1" OD thin wall pipe for the throttle side..

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  19. pvduke Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    ... on the gas...
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    tripple-hondo hoosk...
    Other Motorcycles:
    dozens of them, kicked to the curb
    not saying its wrong. some can feel the drag and bulges caused by the plastic tube distorting. unless the wire is tight it serves no purpose. not saying yer wrong. im just saying!
  20. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    pretty sure you are wrong :D Its really hard to collapse a tube.