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From: tatge@hpfcms.UUCP (tatge)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: REPLACEMENT_HAND-GRIPS
Message-ID: <43300031@hpfcms.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-May-85 12:14:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: hpfcms.43300031
Posted: Wed May  8 12:14:00 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 20-May-85 08:36:49 EDT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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Nf-From: hpfcms!tatge    May 15 08:14:00 1985

First things first; you should have grips with two different inside
diameters.  The big one goes on the throttle side.

Grips are made to fit very tight so they don't slip around once they 
are on.  There are as many tricks and secret methods as there are
people who have ever put on a pair of handle grips.

I assume you have gotten the old ones off; that is usually the hardest
task.

Next, clean the handlebars thouroughly with some solvent.  Make sure
there is no oil film on the bars.  Now, there is no way you are going
to get those things on bone dry unless they have small holes in the
end.  If they do, you can get them started and then put the pointed
nozzle of a high pressure air hose in the hole and work them on as 
you "blow them up."  Otherwise, you need something which will act as
a lubricant (relatively) while putting them on and either be neutral
or be an adhesive once on and dry.  

Any good adhesive that works on rubber and metal will allow you to 
slip them on and then keep them on.  The problem is you may have to
cut them off if you ever want to remove them.  I like the "neutral"
approach and I have found that good electrical contact cleaner works
pretty well this way.  There is not enough oil (if any) in it to
keep them slippery but rather may even bond them just a little.

At any rate, the job takes patience and some pushing power.


                   George Tatge
		   Fort Collins, CO
		   ihnp4!hpfcla!tatge


Today's Safety Tip:

	When the cords start showing on your tires, don't lock up
	the brakes from 60mph with the cordy part on the pavement.
	Always look down at the tire and time it so the cordy part
	is up.