I put grips on my bike about a year ago. They were installed using silicone (supplied with the grips) according to the instructions. Since that time, the silicone on the throttle side came loose. I cleaned it off/out the best I could and reapplied silicone and reinstalled them, but they've come loose a second time. It's not the brand of the grips but the installation method I'm questioning. How can I fix them so that they don't come off, short of epoxy or some similar hard to reverse adhesive?

 

Go to a bike shop, not Harley, somewhere with dirt bikes...

Buy FOX brand grip adhesive, inexpensive, and fixes your problem.

I carry a couple tubes on the bike.

 

Hairspray works. Spray inside the grip, spray on bars, slide it on in a hurry.

 

I used super glue gel on mine, so far working great

 

Hairspray works and down the road when you decide to change/replace grips, you will be able to get them off.

 

Not really understanding why you would be using it on the throttle side anyway.

 

Ya, why the throttle side? And if fox is so good why would you need to carry extra? The last set I put on I used a little gorilla glue. Have used spray paint in the past also.

 

I ride with others.

And apparently neither of you has ever used aftermarket grips.

There is a sleeve that slides on the bar itself for cable throttle bikes, but the grip is glued to the sleeve. I had a set of Kury's come apart on the throttle side. I bought the fox glue, and decided to keep a tube in my tool kit. The tube is maybe 2 inches long, so it's not a big deal.

I have given tubes away to my friends who had issues on the road with their grips during different trips.

Pull in to a motel in the middle of BFE with a loose grip at about 9 some night, you'll wish you had a tube.

 

Never done grips on throttle cable that's why I didn't understand.

 

Looks like I'm not the only one. Thanks for the tips.