Grip removal

[tulsacruiser]

I've used many different ways to remove stuck stubborn grips but which way works best for you?

 

[Jpromo]

Air hose in the end of the grip and plug the other grip with your thumb. Hands down the first thing I try.

 

[dogdart]

Getting a little Windex on a punch sometimes works , but , lately I use a 7/8" open wrench & a hammer

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Open end wrench and hammer here, if that don't work I break out the knife.

 

[dougfisk]

There is no way I claim this is the best, but I tend to grab/work with whatever is handy. I have used, numerous times, a pipe wrench to gently twist and break loose stuck grips. :shock:

 

[user 135]

All the techniques above plus boiling water.

 

[Toeslider]

Vet's syringe and soapy water.

 

[kingfish254]

This topic pops up at least 3-4 times a year.

Search and you shall find.

 

[mitchelangelo]

I use an old ice pick bent in a slight curve and WD40.

 

[user 135]

This topic pops up at least 3-4 times a year.

Search and you shall find.

Even in the HOW TO MANUAL viewtopic.php?f=3&t=529&st=0&sk=t&sd=a :wink: :wink:

 

[aleslin]

hold an airhose nozzle at the inside edge of the grip and blast some air into it. they come flying off everytime without damage.

 

[Vonpotter]

Crescent wrench sized down to the exact size of your handlebar. Place it behind your grip and hit the wrench with a rubber mallet. Pops right off

Make sure you use a rubber mallet and not the claw hammer in your box. Otherwise that expensive lifetime warrantied wrench gets too dinged up and the warranty doesn't cover misuse. How do I know this? Well......I now have a crescent wrench that's sole purpose in life is to pop off grips because one wrongly placed hammer blow made sure it was never again to be an "adjustable wrench"

 

[pick]

I use "Vonpotter's" method. 7/8 open end wrench or crescent depending on size of handlebars. Has never failed me yet & normally doesn't harm the grips.