Loose Left Grip - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

southpw11 · 11-09-2012, 03:19 PM

I just bought a bike, and on the ride home the left grip was slipping a bit. Nothing huge but I cannot use the highway wrist rester thing because the grip will rotate down and slip off just a little.

I did a search and a few people seemed to say use superglue, but I can't imagine semi nice aftermarket grips would require backyard tactics to get them to stay on. Aside from that I don't want to use superglue because if/when I replace these grips I don't want to have all sorts of trouble getting the superglue off.

Any ideas what the problem is or what can be done to 'fix it right'?

John Hopkins · 11-09-2012, 03:34 PM

Your local bike shop will sell you a special grip adhesive which should have been used when the grips were fitted..

Youtube fitting handlebar grips will show you how.

John.

adlowe · 11-09-2012, 03:52 PM

Had trouble keeping mine on after changing the handlebar. Lots of things that were supposed to work -- including grip glue -- didn't hold up, especially when temperatures got high in the summer.

What did work was some grip glue that I bought at a local HD dealer. It's been a couple of years without any slipping at all.

joe in calif · 11-09-2012, 10:51 PM

Hair spray works great to hold them in place. If they are real loose wrap them with black electrical tape first.

dorfman17 · 11-09-2012, 11:21 PM

I used some medical tape. Works great. The glue didn't hold once the temps were in the 90's

11-09-2012, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
southpw11 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 17	Loose Left Grip I just bought a bike, and on the ride home the left grip was slipping a bit. Nothing huge but I cannot use the highway wrist rester thing because the grip will rotate down and slip off just a little. I did a search and a few people seemed to say use superglue, but I can't imagine semi nice aftermarket grips would require backyard tactics to get them to stay on. Aside from that I don't want to use superglue because if/when I replace these grips I don't want to have all sorts of trouble getting the superglue off. Any ideas what the problem is or what can be done to 'fix it right'? Attached Thumbnails

11-09-2012, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
John Hopkins Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tredegar,South Wales, near England, not far from Scotland. Posts: 3,475	Your local bike shop will sell you a special grip adhesive which should have been used when the grips were fitted.. Youtube fitting handlebar grips will show you how. John. __________________ Beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

11-09-2012, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
adlowe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 6,058	Had trouble keeping mine on after changing the handlebar. Lots of things that were supposed to work -- including grip glue -- didn't hold up, especially when temperatures got high in the summer. What did work was some grip glue that I bought at a local HD dealer. It's been a couple of years without any slipping at all. __________________ Art's 1999 Shadow 1100 ACE . Ride bell by Dr. Bob's Patient

11-09-2012, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
joe in calif Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Jacinto, Calif Posts: 695	Hair spray works great to hold them in place. If they are real loose wrap them with black electrical tape first. __________________ IF YOU ARE BORN ONCE YOU WILL DIE TWICE IF YOU ARE BORN TWICE YOU WILL DIE ONCE

11-09-2012, 11:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
dorfman17 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kings Park N.Y. Posts: 603	I used some medical tape. Works great. The glue didn't hold once the temps were in the 90's __________________ 2001 spirit 1100 , vance and hines long shots, , a few other small mods. Now also with a mustang seat

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