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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 141987, member: 22283"] Just be sure you buy safety wire and not some cheap wire. If you are just using wire you find, test it by winding it up around something and see how easy it breaks. You'll know cheap wire immediately. I just wrap enough wire to go around the grip and have about two inches to spare. I grab the wires with pliers and just twist. When the wire starts getting close to wound, tug on it a bit, then twist again....repeat this till the wire starts to compress the grip. If you have good wire, you will be able to feel the tension build, as well as see the rubber compress. Bring your last turn in and stop. I like to cut it fairly close, leaving only about maybe a 1/4" of twisted wire sticking out from the grip. I then use needle nose pliers to grab the twisted pair and sort of roll it twords the grip rubber. Roll it towords the front of the bike, just visualize how your hand moves when you apply throttle. You don't want to roll the end so that you can catch on it in case it comes out from the rubber. You can then simply press in the twisted end into the grip rubber with the pliers. SOme grips have little notches in them to seat your cut off ends. Be sure you don't twist too tight, as you can actually cut the grip in two. You can also bind (or break)the throttle tube if it's too tight. SndyRds has your best advise, and you will understand it once you have the real tools in hand. [/QUOTE]
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