Removing stock grips?

As stated the easiest way is with air compressor to pop them off and on. You shouldnt get any sliding of the grips unless you have a death grip on your bars. I never used glue and have not had an issue but I hear hair spray does seem to work well.

 

ok .. for all you grip experts..
i have heated grips.
well the heating element that goes under your grips...

and the previous owner put the Harris VFR grips on. i freaking hate these grips, very uncomfortable, and im not the type of guy that likes to have the name of his bike on his grips either.

anyway how do i get the grips off without damaging the heating elements for the heated grips??

if all goes well ill go get some pro grips soon.

 

Same way, compressed air is the easiest. If you don't have a compressor and nozzle, stick the WD40 straw up between the grip and element and shoot a little WD40 in there.

 

ill try it, i just dont want to remove the adhesive from the heating element

 

The technique that has worked well for me over the last 30 years or so of dirt and street riding is a variation on several of the themes mentioned above. I've actually had the original factory grips from my '99 off and on about 5 or 6 times for various bar swaps, etc. First slide a very thin flat bladed screw driver under the grip and then slide the straw on your can of WD-40 in beside it. Spray the WD in and carefully work the screw driver around the inside of the grip. spraying WD as you go. The grip will pop off in seconds and should be undamaged. To reinstall, clean the bar or throttle housing with lacquer thinner or brake cleaner and also thoroughly clean the inside of the grip with the same stuff to get all the WD and the old adhesive out. This is very important, as any residue of WD or old adhesive inside the grip will mess up the reinstallation. Swish the solvent around inside the grip, dump in out and repeat. Let it dry and make sure it is completely clean inside. Once you are satisfied its clean, spray some rattle can spray paint inside the grip ( I use clear lacquer in case some seeps out, you won't be able to see it ) and rotate the grip in your hand to spread the paint over the whole interior surface of the grip. Then quickly and smoothly slide the grip in place and rotate it some more to get final placement and to ensure complete coverage by the paint between the inside of the grip and the bar. You have to be quick, as it sets up pretty fast. Wipe off any excess paint with thinner ( if you do it right, there will be very little excess that seeps out ), let it set up and you're good to go. You can repeat this process any number of times as long as the grip lasts and you are careful when removing it. As I said, I've been using this method for years and still have the factory grips on the bike looking good as new!!

 

yeah, I will be cutting mine off. But as for installing them, what was this method using lighter fluid and masking tape?

 

Aerosol Hairspray.

 

Air compressor is the way to go. I'm an accessory junkie - so I change grips every time someone comes out with a new style.

 

I remember having this question, my bike came with some rubber grips, i prefer the oem foam grips. so i went to cut them off, wondering how to get the foam ones on, somewhere in the proccess i saw the hex hole in the end of the handle bar. i think whiel trying to squeze the foam grips on.

i did however have to cut about a quarter inch off the end of the grip to fit in my throttle lock.