Although I'm sure that many of you have your own spin on doing this, this is one of the methods you can use to install grips on your dirt bike. Want to help support Dirt Bike Channel? Order your parts here: www.dirtbikecha...
Cut the old grips off. Clean the bars. Grab your new grips and fill one with gas. Give it about 20 or thirty seconds and then dump the fuel out and quickly slide on your grip and position where desired. They will basically melt on the bars. You can wire them but I have never had one slip. Done. Many different ways to do it but the old gas trick is a good one. Good video. FYI, if you have handguards that go into the bar ends, install grips prior to cutting a new hole for the handguards. I appreciate your videos, Kyle.
Just a quick Aussie bush tip, petrol or gas as you guys like to call it, also works really well The petrol kind of melts a tiny bit of the rubber inside your grip which forms a glue itself, then the grip will slide on really easy and being petrol, it evaporates really fast meaning the grip will stick really fast and it's ready to ride 5 or 10minutes after you put the grips on Another reason it's handy is everyone has fuel with them when they are riding but not everyone carries grip glue or wire. :)
Oh and a quick throttle tube tip. Put a penny or a nickel in the end of your grip when putting it on so nothing can get in the end of the throttle tube. Also gives you a little fall protection.
Thanks for the tips, these vids really help a dirt bike newbie like myself. It's easy to believe that, like you said, there's always that feedback that you're doing something wrong and such (always is), but there are endless ways of doing things. It's always best to check several tutorials and pick your own way. I for instance used contact spray to remove old grips non-invasively (and very easily too), cleaned bar with acetone (old glue) and contact spray, sanded with grade 800 (preferred a bit finer) and used clear coat as a glue. But even though I did things a bit differently, this video still added a lot of insights and variations to maybe try out some day. :)
I've never liked full waffle grips. My favorite grip so far is the pro taper pillow top. I have used the Emig lock on grips and there pretty good, but I feel like there isn't enough cushion in the palm of my hand.
Thank you for this video! I'm about to replace the hand grips on a 2016 KTM 50 SX Mini. I really like your channel. I subscribed a few weeks back. You really know a lot about dirt bikes! I learn something every time I watch one of your videos.
Love the video... well done .. going to try the compressed air trick before cutting and since I don't have grip glue will try the hairspray from the bathroom :) Pro Taper Pillow Top Lites for my KTM 500 is what I'm going with..
I use the Pro Taper Pillow Top grips, find them great on my 2 strokes ( SX250 and TE300) for absorbing some of the vibration. Always used Rental medium on Trials bikes.
I usually spray brake clean or carb cleaner on the bar, slide the grip on, and it makes the rubber sticky and soft until it dries. I find the glue doesn't get enough air and it never seems to dry properly.
I did that recently, both grips split in 20 minutes, the brake cleaner ruined the rubber. I have used it for many years, and that was the 1st time it happened. Hair spray is the way to go.
I like using Methyl Ethyl Ketone or MEK to clean the surface after sanding, the stuff dissolves the excess glue and rubber that might be left from the old grip
i just clean up the bars, put about 10 zip ties in the grip, slide it into position, pull out the zip ties and your good to go. no glue needed, no dry time :) and my personal favorite has always been the scott full waffle grips
Hair spray is what I use for my dirt bike, the wife’s quad, and my street bike. Slippery when you put it on, dries quickly and stays in place. Never heard of anyone using paint. That’s new.
Love those pillow tops too . Devo you cut them off . Wet method I quick spray of brake clean or carby/throttle body cleaner . Slide it on ( inc the Aussie 5c bar end ). Or dry use compressed air blowing into grip expanded the grip away from the bar as you slide it on . I’ve tried all sorts of grip glues etc and never found anything really gets even coverage or long lasting . Ps replace that broken front brake lever !
I have installed the ODI locking grips on my last two bikes and I'm putting them on my new husky( medium compound half waffle). they are great grips and have nice cutouts for handguard mounts as well...
I use pro taper; but I like to add a bit of stickiness to my grips (literally) I don't know if anyone has tried it but sticky grips are the best especially if you live in Hawaii like me they make great for trail usage
I really like the pro taper pillows… but…. I can’t get more than a month of use before replacing. I ride 2 hours per day hard riding. Good ole hairspray works well on grip install
Great im actually taking the bike apart and we are half way to putting it together and now I know how to put on the bike grips or change because we need to.
The easiest way is to poke a small hole in the butt of the handle and use an air compressor with a needle attachment in it, and it slides right off and on. If you don't want to poke a hole, you can use the air compressor nozzle and poke it in the crack between the bar and the grip and it works almost as good. This is the best method because hair spray and alcohol mostly evaporates, but not completely as there is some water in that.
Good Stuff,,, Thankyou for your video. I have used and pour rubbing alcohol into grip , pour out and quickly install. Ready about the same time as gasoline. So far so good i recon.
7:55 You put glue inside the end of the throttle grip.. what do you think will happen when it sets on the throttle lol? What i do is slide it in and the unfold it , and glue it .. doesn't need to go all the way on throttle side since its so tight. They never turned on me doing it the way i do and never bind on the throttle.
the easiest way to get to grips to slide on and stay put (and instantly, perfect if you wanna ride at once) is to wrap some sticky hockey tape (the one you wrap around the blade) on the bar where the handles will be, then poore some gasoline into the handle and splash it around in there.. spill out the gasoline and put it on the bar.. the gasoline evaporates quickly and makes the handle to stick like hell!
ODI Rogue 2 Lock-On Grips. Similar to the pillow tops and no glue or wire required. And the right side comes with the throttle tube so you get a new one every time. Just turn the screw and your done!
+Orange blooded I've had the rogue's I got them because there are big and there will last a longtime I almost put 80 hours on them but I went back to the pillow tops because I can feel my bar's better
I have bad luck with the odi lock on grips. The clutch side grip does not fit over many popular handle bars including protaper and rental. Sanding the bar is required, which I didn't do because I assumed these should just be easy to install (which is the main reason to buy these grips in the first place). Going back to glue on grips.
Put grips on once we put the glue in the grip like you did along with gluing the T/tube how ever having it already in the grip the glue was pushed straight in the end of the T/tube then through the end hole and ended up gluing the throttle to the bar Just a hot tip not saying your doing it wrong but that is something to be aware of
I hope you wire your grips! PVA is the main component in hairspray and will dissolve and get slick as snot if water gets to it. Use spraypaint or spray adhesive like 3M77 instead.
I've only used stock grips and Scott waffle grips the scotts are rreally nice feeling I think and easier for longer riding but I've only had them and stock
The pillow top I run on my wr250r as I found the bars had a high frequency vibration that would numb my hands. For strictly off road I like the half waffle like you put on your Ktm.
I needed grips for like 3 years now. They were half gone all ripped up i dont use gloves so i dont notice really. Anyway went to put them on was dighting to fit it on never noticed they were different sizes
I just replaced mine and now the throttle is stuck, it doesn’t snap back when I let it go, it just stays where I left it, anyone got any idea on how to fix that?
