Can't get heated grips off

[Benson_JV]

Salutations

I'm trying to remove my R&G heated grips from the bandit and whilst the right hand one came off without much faff the left one is proving to be a little more difficult.

Unfortunately now what's happened is the rubber grip has come off the plastic tube which has the heating wires wrapped around it and no matter how I tug this plastic tube has decided to stay for a while longer.
I've tried getting a flathead under the the plastic tube to get some sort of lubricant up there but I can't get it very far without the plastic looking like it'll break.

Any ideas? I'd like to remove them so that they're useable if possible.

Thank you
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305

[stinkwheel]

Turn them on. Set them to maximum. Leave them for a bit then try again.
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[Benson_JV]

I did, left them on for 20 odd minutes, would you recommend any longer?
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305

[Sako]

[Benson_JV]

Will give it a bash. How hot do these heating wires get? I'll need to wrap a towel or something round the grip to pull it off and don't want it welding itself to the towel!
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Ask Michael Dunlop to ride it. He'll rip them off after the first corner.

So, did you have to result to a knife or did heat and a manly grip win?
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[Benson_JV]

I haven't done it yet, once the sun went down I exchanged working on it for pipe & slippers next to the fire.
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305

[Benson_JV]

It died a horrible screwdriver inflicted death. It wasn't budging.
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Willson - "If you go out on that CBR600 in the winter, you're going to do more miles on your side than on your wheels."
Riding: CBR600FW Driving: Audi A6
Previous Bikes: '96 Bandit 600, '96 GPz305