Grip glue

[KDXZilla]

First off I'd just like to say hi! I picked up a 2002 KDX220 about 3 weeks ago and couldn't be happier...my first dirt bike and I love it.

I found,by accident, some great stuff to use as grip glue. I wanted to ride today and didn't have any real grip glue so I used Permatex high tack spray-a-gasket sealant. The grips slide on easy and stayed put all day even with my death grip on the bars. And it didn't eat the Renthal soft grips either.

 

[Smit-Dog]

Good luck replacing your grips!

Next time, look into safety wiring them instead. No glue, no move, no muss, no fuss...

 

[KDXFreestyle]

spray paint also works, and it is easy to get the gripps back off with some WD40.

 

[wibby]

Oh yeah, safety wire is good :silly: especially when it is not put on correctly, on a buddy's bike and you go riding on it, or more like I go riding it! Safety wire SUCKS IMO. Nothing safe about it, sliced up my hands really good!

I use 3M weather stripping adhesive

 

[Smit-Dog]

If you put straight gas in a 2-stroke, went WFO down the trail until it seized, would then dirt bikes suck?

:silly:

 

[wibby]

IMO it SUCKS I have no use for it. I still have scars on my right hand where it sliced me up!

Weather stripping adhesive or grip glue works great (IMO) and I have yet to have a grip loosen up and come time to replace, it peels off without a problem. The last time I replaced my Scott MX grips (which btw SUCK!) the glue completely came off with the grip. I now use Oury grips (which btw IMO don't suck) ;)

 

[Smit-Dog]

After safety wiring my grips using correct technique, it would just plain suck to do it any other way.

Glad it works for you though! :thumb:

 

[louis]

Wrap the bars with two layers of friction tape in a cross hatch pattern. Slosh a little gas in the grip pour it out and slide it on. Remove with WD-40. They will not come loose. I've done it this way for 35 years.