By Lulu

It is always a curious thing to me how certain businesses find motorcyclists as the demographic for their products. So, when I heard GorillaPro® with H.B. Fuller had been a major presence at Sturgis and Lone Star Rallies I had to find out why! I must admit, right off the bat, that I am not familiar with the nuts and bolts of motorcycles! I simply love the ride and the lifestyle. But I have experienced pieces from a bike in front of us flying past as they lost a light cover or even a mirror from the vibrations of the bike and the highway.

As I was introduced to Scott Pergande the Vice President of Product Management and Marketing with H. B. Fuller, and a mechanical engineer who graduated from LSU, I was intimidated to ask the questions of how GorillaPro® fit into the world of motorcycles, but he was smart, patient, and informative. Scott had worked with Mobil Oil, and Henkel Loctite before joining H.B. Fuller. H. B. Fuller has been producing adhesives and sealants since 1887 including a Wet Paste Adhesive used for gluing shoes, hanging wallpaper, mending books, attaching labels and manufacturing boxes. They now produce all types of high-tech adhesives and sealants for the automotive, commercial roofing, electronics, structural bonding, aerospace and even paper straws. The company is based out of St. Paul, MN. Anything you can imagine likely has their product holding it together. Gorilla Glue, which we all have in a drawer in the house or garage, has been in business for 2 decades producing; Gorilla Tape, Gorilla Super Glue, and Gorilla Construction Adhesives. H.B. Fuller and Gorilla Glue joined their expertise to combine technology, innovation, and BRUTE strength to develop GorillaPro®. GorillaPro® products are professional grade adhesives, sealants, and lubricants. Using color coding and unique packages, they made these perfect sizes for our work toolboxes and bike saddle bags. Their tag line What’s in Your Toolbox? ™ let’s you know their products are just that, chemical TOOLS! Color coding for red permanent threadocking, blue for removable threadlocking and green for retaining compounds, makes these easy to grab and know their use in a hurry. They started marketing to the motorcycle community in 2022 as they saw the need in dealerships, bike shops and those who work on their own to have dependable reliable strength, heat resistance and high-performance adhesives and sealants for safety and maintenance of our bikes. See the photo of their Motorcycle Application Guide to see all the uses of their products on a bike. They even have a 5-minute epoxy adhesive that will repair the sole of the Harley boots that you love! GorillaPro carries instant adhesives, epoxies & urethanes, anti-seize lubricants, gasket sealants, retaining compounds and threadlockers. All important in the professional automobile and motorcycle industry. You cannot buy their line in your local hardware store. You can order directly through www.gorillapro.com, industrial distributors and motorcycle businesses are beginning to retail their products.

Richard Rawlings from Gas Monkey Garage created the GorillaPro Ultimate Service Truck with H.B. Fuller that is KING KONG size that you must check out during Bike Week. Richard used their products to create the beast and taped a documentary of the build on YouTube (GorillaPro® – YouTube). Over a million people have watched the episodes. The GorillaPro “Pros” will be at Bike Week 2023 in Daytona at Broken Spoke Saloon and Iron Horse Saloon on US 1. Stop in and visit with the staff and welcome them into the biking family! They are also sponsoring the “Strongest Man & Strongest Woman Biker” contest at Broken Spoke on Wednesday. If you have the brute strength of a Gorilla, sign up! The trophies are super cool! And there will be a GorillaPro Burnout contest on Thursday at the Iron Horse, hope the contestants have used their heat resistant threadlockers and lubricants!! See you there!