Hand grip aftermarket

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Re: Hand grip aftermarket

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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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Tenequip wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:38 am Correction to my earlier post: Noticed that everyone is using soapy water when they install the grips, I use the liquid soak straight up no water added. Never had any trouble getting the grips with the liquid soap straight up.
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I may do it over the winter Steve, I like the old bmw style grip.
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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!
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The rain does not reactivate the soapy water :lol: :lol:
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Panman40 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:05 pm I may do it over the winter Steve, I like the old bmw style grip.
Good, then when you’ve perfected the technique you can do mine! 🤣
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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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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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Thanks for posting this; didn't know these existed.
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