the tinker
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I am not sure how many of you do this, but I always remove even the most stubborn grip by taking a 7/8 s open end wrench, place it over the handle bar, flat side evenly tight against the end of the grip[ important to be flat and evenly placed against grip] 2 or 3 hits max and even the most stubborn hardest grips pop off without damage. I put a small piece of electric tape on the inside edge of the open end wrench so the handle bars dont get scratched by the wrench.
an old timer showed me this years ago . If the grips are really petrified, I tap lightly, but firmly. and rotate the wrench a little evenly distributing the wrench against the face of the grip.
Of all the grips I have taken off I have only taken a chunk outta one coke bottle grip because I got careless and did not keep wrench even. Try it, 3 hits, its off!
an old timer showed me this years ago . If the grips are really petrified, I tap lightly, but firmly. and rotate the wrench a little evenly distributing the wrench against the face of the grip.
Of all the grips I have taken off I have only taken a chunk outta one coke bottle grip because I got careless and did not keep wrench even. Try it, 3 hits, its off!