safety wire?

[rider250ex]

what is the purpose of putting safety wire on your grips. they have the grooves and i was just wondering what the wire actually did

[AtvMxRider]

keeps them in place.

[Pappy]

i bet i used 200 feet of wire saturday at the exriders ride....everyones were loose:ermm:

[AtvMxRider]

It definetly helps

[remlapr]

Is there a special tool you need to get it tight and sort of clamp it together? Seems like I read or heard this? How much is the tool?

[Pappy]

i have the special $50 tool:ermm: and i normally just use a set of needle nose pliers:scary:

[R'Fanatic]

Do you put saftey wire over or under the grips? Is it really worth using?

[Pappy]

Originally posted by R'Fanatic
Do you put saftey wire over or under the grips? Is it really worth using?

most grips have wire grooves in them. once you glue the grip to the bar....wire is placed in those grooves and twisted until tight...then the excess is trimmed off and the remaining twist i bend back into teh grip.

[nateftbl]

no need for the wires I think. My last set of Scotts tore in all three wire spots from them being too tight I guess. I think its kinda a waist of time but they do help a little

[Pappy]

Originally posted by nateftbl
no need for the wires I think. My last set of Scotts tore in all three wire spots from them being too tight I guess. I think its kinda a waist of time but they do help a little

i rode 6 hours at hatfield with a grip that kept coming off:ermm: ill wire every set i have from here on out. yes....too tight will rip the grip;)

[nateftbl]

just glue is what i do. its kinda just people personal prefrence

try "Oury" grips if your gonna use safety wire ;)

[Tommy 17]

the wire saved my butt sunday thanks to pappy... if not i be dead right now probably or in the hospital...

that stuff works good and every set of grips i have from now on will have it on it...

[thejeepdude]

So what are the specifications of a good safety wire? Where can I get something cheap that will work good? I'd like to try this on my next set of grips. I tried glue, but it came loose in the heat when I was jumpin...

[Pappy]

i use thin gauge mechanics wire...its like $8 a roll at napa. you dont need heavy gauge...just the light stuff.

i have to do a set in the morning...ill take some pics...maybe it will help someone who hasnt ever done it

[Woodsrider]

I use stainless steel aircraft safety wire, $12 for a 1# can. I have had the same can for four years, and an less than halfway through the can. I use saftey wire pliers for puttin it on, you can get the pliers for about twenty five bucks.

[thejeepdude]

I like the idea of stainless steel... so where do I get this stuff? And where do I get the pliers? I'm gonna start lookin online I guess....

[Pappy]

Originally posted by soggyrider
I use saftey wire pliers for puttin it on,

i couldnt find a set to save my life....the snap on man sure found me a set:p :ermm:

they do some cool stuff tho....and where did ya get the stainless wire...noone around here has it:scary:

[thejeepdude]

wow, that was fast... is this what you're talkin about? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35625&item=2418337348

[thejeepdude]

whoa nelly... even cheaper... shouldn't matter if they're crappy chinese ones for a once in a while grip change... :p http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=45340

[Pappy]

yep thats them...and a helluva lot cheaper then snap on:mad:

[thejeepdude]

I got it... tomorrow I'm going to go to harbor freight tools (home of all the crappy chinese cheapo tools you can stuff into one store) and get some of those twisting pliers and some .030 stainless steel mig welding wire! I think that stuff should work perfectly, and it's like $15 bucks for a 2lb spool, which should last.. um.. until Honda comes out with a 300lb/100hp sport quad with grips that bioelectronically attach to your palms :p

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by Pappy
i couldnt find a set to save my life....the snap on man sure found me a set:p :ermm:

they do some cool stuff tho....and where did ya get the stainless wire...noone around here has it:scary:

For the stainless steel wire, try any place that deals with the aviation industry, I got mine while I was a functional test mechanic for Boeing. If you need I can get you a pic of the can....

[RIjon]

I did this today for the first time

Rode for 5 hours and BOY did it work great

Grips never moved

[Woodsrider]

Pappy here is a pic of the can, its got all the specs you need to ask for it. this is stainless, 0.032 diam.

& please use only stainless ...

[Pappy]

i go thru grips and bars too fats to worry bout stainless:p matter of fact...them pretty new chrome bars are in the trash can as we speak:ermm: but i will keep an eye out for it and get a can:D

if ya cant get stainless,.. get in touch I can hook ya up..
the reason for stainless is primarily to avoid a serious infection if a wire ever pokes or cuts your hand ...nothing like nasty mud in a fresh cut in your hand

just trying to help

[Woodsrider]

Yea stainless is not necsisary, it just so happens to be what we used the most of. I just like this stuff because it doesn't tend to break as easy as farm grade wire. I only go through a set of grips every four or five months and am still on the same bars that were on the bike when I bought it :confused2