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grips

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:22 am
by bimo
can anyone help me with grips are gp grips different to li

Re: grips

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:18 am
by Daggs
Dunno for sure, but the GP type i fitted to my Li were a bit too short!

Re: grips

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:33 pm
by rog60
From my little experience, it seems to depend on the quality i.e. Where they were manufactured/manufacturer. I've done about 10-15 sets and they all varied a bit. The Casa ones seem to be best in grey but I usually soak them in hot water and lubricate them with liberal amounts of soapy water so they slide on really well but there are a few other methods which will probably be posted. :?: :?:

Re: grips

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:45 pm
by byron
bit of hair spray or clear lacquer helps them slide on, and then is adhesive as it dries.
Indian GPs seem to have rather stumpy ends, and so the grips are too short on Italian handlebars...

Re: grips

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:08 pm
by BarryP
My grips are around 5-8mm too short for my LiS150. I've bought a couple of pairs as replacements, but they have been the same shorter size.....where can you get longer ones?
Cheers

Re: grips

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:45 pm
by shocky
most bike ones are longer renthol do some nice ones however most if not all road bikes have bar end weights so there will be holes in the ends , moto cross ones are normally sealed at the end but have a bigger flange at the other end

Re: grips

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:25 am
by jonny snatchsniffer
cut the bars to suit the grips ;)

Re: grips

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 1:59 pm
by byron
...or fill the gap with something that goes unnoticed...
Angry Bloke on here did that, not sure what he used though...

Re: grips

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:23 am
by BarryP
jonny snatchsniffer wrote:cut the bars to suit the grips ;)
lol, thanks Jonny. Very helpful :D

Re: grips

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:21 am
by ArmandTanzarian
Put the grips in boiling water for a while and then squirt hairspray into them. The heat makes them stretchy enough to go all the way to the headset and the hairspray drys and keeps them in place.