Handlebar Grips slipping off

[larue]

What do you guys use to secure the grips in place both have been slipping off two inches sometimes more. Used some atv clear RTV silicone, held a little bit wore out after first ride. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you

[bikerboy1951]

Buy some grip glue. Any dealer should carry it.

Brad

[Skinhead]

Golf club grip tape.  Wind it around the bar, remove the paper backing, wet it with mineral spirits and slip the grip on.  Let it dry for 12-24 hrs. or what ever the instructions say with the tape.

[hueco]

Buy some grip glue. Any dealer should carry it.

Brad

bikerboy1951 is right. It is the same stuff that comes with a new set of grips. Be sure that you have the grip positioned where you want it before you put it on. That stuff sets fast and hard.

[The emperor has no clothes]

What do you guys use to secure the grips in place both have been slipping off two inches sometimes more. Used some atv clear RTV silicone, held a little bit wore out after first ride. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you

When I bought my I/S in Tampa and was riding it home, the left grip starting coming loose. Very unnerving to say the least. I pulled in to the first place I could find (somewhere in Mississippi) and the only thing I could find was some superglue gel at a 99cent store. Has held firm for many years now, even in 130* desert. I'm sure I will have to destroy the grip when I ever change it though.

[hueco]

A friend of mine came by the house the other day on his "custom kill your self hd." The throttle grip was slipping so he really could not go. I had some super glue. We applied some to the grip and let it set for a couple of beers. He took off and it has been a couple of weeks. Have not heard from him. Either it stuck wide open or he is still riding.

[Tfrank59]

some superglue gel at a 99cent store. Has held firm for many years now, even in 130* desert.

This

[Jess from VA]

I like the RTV silicone because you don't have to worry about it setting up in 2.5 seconds.  And I put a lot more inside the grips than on the bars (which helps with throttle sleeve vibration in Kuryakyn ISO grips).  And it's way easier to clean up excess than super glue or it's ilk.

If yours came loose in a single ride, you didn't use near enough goop.

But my throttle side begins coming lose once a year or so (like you describe), and I have to pull it off, clean it up, and glue it back on.  The left grips have never come loose however (in years, probably more than a decade).     

[John Schmidt]

When on the road and you need an immediate fix cuz there's nothing open where you can buy glue, grab a can of hairspray and give the bars a good coating. Let it get a little tacky then slip the grip on, it will usually hold for enough time to get you through. I've done it in the past as an emergency and actually forgot about it for quite a few months. No wonder those beehive hairdos of the 60's always stayed in place, stuff worked like mortar. To slip it off, slip a thin screwdriver under the grip and douse it good with some regular rubbing alcohol. Once it's good and wet it will slip right off. 

[Pluggy]

Hairspray.  A great fix most of us would not think of.  Besides the plastic in it, there's solvents that can make older adhesives tacky again.  You may have seen what happens when a burning match is placed to ignite the spray.

[Chrisj CMA]

When on the road and you need an immediate fix cuz there's nothing open where you can buy glue, grab a can of hairspray and give the bars a good coating. Let it get a little tacky then slip the grip on, it will usually hold for enough time to get you through. I've done it in the past as an emergency and actually forgot about it for quite a few months. No wonder those beehive hairdos of the 60's always stayed in place, stuff worked like mortar. To slip it off, slip a thin screwdriver under the grip and douse it good with some regular rubbing alcohol. Once it's good and wet it will slip right off. 

Just don’t admit if you routinely ride around with hairspray on board

[BINOVC]

Just went through this myself with both grips.  Previously tried 3M weatherstrip adhesive.  But the throttle side started coming loose after a year or so.  I decided to try a grip glue called Grip It.  Probably the same as gell superglue.
After I cleaned off the old adhesive, the grip (a Kuryakyn) seemed to fit pretty loose, and I was a little worried if the grip glue would work.  It said it only needs a minute to cure, but I let it set a couple hours.  Seems to be holding up just fine, but only been  2-3 weeks in use.

[Gnarly]

Out of disgust once, I grabbed some K&W Copper Coat Gasket Compound and applied a thin coat to the bar end, throttle tube and a quick dab with the dauber inside the grips.
Just like the old-timers who taught me, I had a cup of coffee and waited for it to get tacky. Stuck it together.
An hour later, they were solidly on there.

That was 2010. Just changed grips. Took a hacksaw to get it off, and ruined the throttle tube....so if yours has gotta stay in place, but you're willing to sacrifice a throttle tube.....

[John Schmidt]

When on the road and you need an immediate fix cuz there's nothing open where you can buy glue, grab a can of hairspray and give the bars a good coating. Let it get a little tacky then slip the grip on, it will usually hold for enough time to get you through. I've done it in the past as an emergency and actually forgot about it for quite a few months. No wonder those beehive hairdos of the 60's always stayed in place, stuff worked like mortar. To slip it off, slip a thin screwdriver under the grip and douse it good with some regular rubbing alcohol. Once it's good and wet it will slip right off. 

Just don’t admit if you routinely ride around with hairspray on board

Chris, I only started doing that after the hormone therapy shots they're giving me for part of the prostate cancer treatment.    Actually, you can always find a 7-11 type store open until all hours of the night where you can buy a can of hair spray, not so with a bike shop or hardware store, etc.