Hand grip aftermarket
- Doctor T
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Re: Hand grip aftermarket
Ive always used hair lacquer to stick the grips on. I get a strange look when buying a can as i shave my hair to grade 2.
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
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Re: Hand grip aftermarket
I just installed GripPuppies on my RT.
Still adjusting to it but I think once used to it, I'll keep it.
A to installing them, I read somewhere that Purell (or any other alcohol-based hand sanitizer) worked great.
I liked this option as contrary to soapy water, it doesn't contains any ingredients that could be reactivated once soaked in water and make the grips slip.
That's what I did and it litellraly took me 1 minute to install both sides.
The longest part of the install was to cut the grips the right length!
Still adjusting to it but I think once used to it, I'll keep it.
A to installing them, I read somewhere that Purell (or any other alcohol-based hand sanitizer) worked great.
I liked this option as contrary to soapy water, it doesn't contains any ingredients that could be reactivated once soaked in water and make the grips slip.
That's what I did and it litellraly took me 1 minute to install both sides.
The longest part of the install was to cut the grips the right length!
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Re: Hand grip aftermarket
Good, then when you’ve perfected the technique you can do mine!
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Re: Hand grip aftermarket
I prefer Grip Buddies myself. They wrap around and secure with some very strong velcro. My current pair have done 12k miles and look good for another 12k.
https://www.nippynormans.com/grip-buddi ... and-yamaha
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Re: Hand grip aftermarket
Thanks for posting this; didn't know these existed.Capt Sisko wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:18 pm I prefer Grip Buddies myself. They wrap around and secure with some very strong velcro. My current pair have done 12k miles and look good for another 12k.
https://www.nippynormans.com/grip-buddi ... and-yamaha
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