How to install new grips

Can someone tell me if there's anything I should know about putting new grips on? I'm concerned mostly with the throttle grip.
The other should just pull off and push on I presume.
Thanks

 

Same question here. I ended up cutting the square nubs on the end of the barrel off of my throttle assembly to fit my new grips. Any reason they are there?

 

Come on guys , I can't believe no one has ever replaced a set of grips before. 8O
Help a guy out.

 

Thanks Steve

 

well i didnr wanna say but,

in my bicycle days ,

we used to spit on'em!

slippery at first and "dries like glue"!

 

Okay - sorry I missed this thread till now.

Buy a set of replacements for 7/8" bars -- doesn't matter what size the throttle is - they take that into account when making them. Our bars are 7/8" not 1".

If you have the stock grips still on there, removal is:
Left grip - cut it off - use a razor knife to slice it lengthwise. Don't have to worry how deep you cut as there's nothing but bar under this one.
Right (throttle) grip -- DON'T cut off unless you have no other choice. Should just slide off with enough pulling and/or twisting. If you do have to resort to cutting, do it gently and only go through the old grip -- stay clear of the plastic throttle sleeve underneath.

Okay, got them off. You'll notice the throttle sleeve has raised edges on it, and may be cracked and/or broken bits. No worry - so long as most of it is there, it'll work just fine. Some guys like to shave down the raised ridges to help getting the new grips on, some don't. You decide - try dry test fitting your new ones and see if you think it's needed. If you do, remember to leave some - don't shave it flat. It helps the throttle-grip connection.

To get the new ones on it's pure grunt. Just shove those bad boys on. You can buy/use actually grip glue if you choose, but to be honest the two best and easiest lube assitants are either soap & water (a bit messy, takes long time to dry) or - get this - hairspray. Yup hairspray. You'll be amazed.

There ya go - new grips, and takes about 1/2 hour. If you used the hairspray as lube, it dries in about 10 minutes. Soap & water are more like an hour or so...

 

Thanks Altus, Thats what I was looking for. I wasn't to worried about the left grip I figured it was straight forward. It was the throttle grip I was concerned with. Your explaination helps a bunch.
Thanks to all.

 

If you have access to an air compressor, giving a few blasts underneath them while pulling makes removing and installing grips a snap. Best to attach a length of 1/4" copper tubing for best results.

 

Attach it to what?

Thanks for the help guys, I'll be needing this info in the future too...

 

He likely means attach the tubing to the air hose, then use that to insert under the edge of the old grips - basically using the air pressure to blow them off.

 

Gotcha, that's what I thought... :lol:

 

Some blowguns have an end nozzle that can be threaded out. Usually, you are then left with a 1/8" NPT thread into which you can install a 1/8" NPT to 1/4" tubing compression fitting adapter. If you do this, you can then install a short length of copper tubing into it to have an extended nozzle. Push the copper tubing up under the grip and puff some air into it. The grip will expand and basically rest on a cushion of air momentarily, allowing you to pull it off very easily. You are not "blowing it off" per se, just adding a thin air cushion between the inside of the grip and the bar.

 

I got my new grips, and they really help in keeping my hands from hurting/cramping.
I cut both of mine off (the grips not my hands) . The throttle sleeve was in perfect shape no cracks or missing pieces.
Robert, the 4 square nubs you spoke of engage 4 square recesses in the original grip, which would actually lock the grip to the sleeve(no slip).
I used some liquid Caterpillar soap that I have at the shop for lubricating orings on the wet cylinder liners when I rebuild an engine. Worked great.
Here are the grips I put on. Cheap plastic and foam ones but they will do for now. Took a month to get them.
Thanks to all who helped out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-X ... otohosting

 

they are just like mine only shorter i think!!

but the foam came off one alredy and am down to the plastic

i dont wanna change the whole grip so can i get new foam?

or anybody know a good cure for it? i was thinking tennis racket grip!!

 

on the same kind of subject and thought of it when you said you dident want to replace the hole grip for the foam but i dident like the foam because on a moring when going for a rid or heading to work the grip would have water in it from morning due. my new xj 750 maxim had smooth rubber grips and my hand would some times slip off if i dident hold tightly and since it's still could out it's not fun to hold with a tight grip in the wind.


So i took grip tape (the kind theay put on skate boards) and cut it into 1mm wide stips and put 6 rings around my throttel grip so that when i pull my hand dosent slip ( dosent tear up my hand to much but is nice when in a hurry)

one more thought any one know how to or have or what's invalved in changing the hole cluster over blinker lights and all switches

 

wow sand paper is abuit too much

for my hand i think!

i put skatebouard paper on my pedals though!

 

Yup - those look like my grips too - mine were called "Foam 'n' Chrome" on the package.

And to be honest - these things are like $18 Canadian a pair - if they wear out I'm just going to buy another set and not worry about it!

 

I put Kuryakan Iso grips on mine and had to do a little bit of work on the throttle side. The new grips come with glue, and from experience I will tell you that you have to make sure you have them lined up the way you want when you slide them on with the glue. That Kuryakan glue sticks in about 2 seconds flat on a warm day.