Best way Remove old hand grips?

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  1. PLCBithead

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    Hello All;

    What are some of the better ways to remove old handgrips?

    1. Cut them off?

    2. Rip them off with a pair of pliers?

    3. How do you clean off the old dahesive?

    I don't have access to compressed air, so I cant use the old air nozzle trick

    Thanks:smile:
     
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    Oops!

    Item 3 should read "remove adhesive" not dahesive... Fat Fingures typo.
     
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    Thanks Mello for the assist.

    I've been looking for a thread on this site and others with no success. You wouldn't think it would be that hard to find. I've tried "Changing Motorcycle Hand Grips" and "Removing Motorcycle Hand Grips" and just "Hand Grips" No hits
     
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    Use a screwdriver (or the like) to pry up the end of the grip and squirt some soapy water in there. Work it back and forth, and use more soap and water if necessary, and it should come right off. Mine do everytime. I have never cut grips off, even ones with grip glue. You could use WD-40 if the soapy water is not doing it for you.
     
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    Thanks Jason

    Do I use grip glue to install the new ones or just hair spray?
     
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    I guess it depends on preference. Based on my own experience, I find that grip glue holds better than hairspray when your grips get wet. Hairspray may work fine if I don't get my grips wet, but it seems like one usually gets loose if I get them wet.

    If you use grip glue, becareful not to use too much (as in gobs of it) as it will not have a firm hold, and will spin on the bar. I usually spray the handlebar and let it get a little tacky (just wait maybe 30 seconds) before I put the grip on, then I spray the inside of the grip and slide it on. Keep in mind that you need to sometimes use a little muscle in working it on, not too much though. They need some adequate time/heat to cure and firm up.
     
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    I just stick a long screwdriver under the grip then give a squirt of wd40 in the space created. Roll the screwdriver around the grip, voila. Get some soapy water to clean off the bar first before installing the new grip.

    Hairspray works fine for me, never had a problem with it even after a rain. I used to work at a bike shop as a teenager, amazing what carries over.
     
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    What would be the potential downside, if you aren't going to re use the old grips, of course, to just cutting them off?
     
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    None. I am just used to taking them off this way. I guess because sometimes I don't throw the old ones away if I am unsure of how a different brand of grips will feel, plus taking them off the way I described is easy to me. If you are going to toss them, then yeah, I guess cut them off.
    Good point.
     
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    Downside?:confused: :wink:

    MD
     
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    +1 on the removal. Just did that last night to replace them with some Gel grips.

    On the install side, I just used some isopropyl (?) alcohol on the inside of the grip to slide it on. I'll try it tonite to see if its ok.
     
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    If you have access to a compressor this is by far the easiest way. Once the bar end is off, stick the nozzle into the grip and shoot some air in there. The grip will lift right off the bar.
     
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