R & G heated grip installation

[Fdz26]

Hi, has anyone got any tips for installing R & G heated grips. I'm having problems with the grip throttle side as the inside of it is made of plastic similar to a throttle tube with the rubber grip on the outside. It's basically a case trying to stick a plastic tube onto a plastic tube. The rental grip glue supplied with it seems to break down quickly causing the grip to come loose. I don't really want to use super glue as I'm not sure I will get it on and lined up properly before it's set. I also doubt the spray paint or hairspray techniques will work.

Am I being thick or is this a crap design. I've never had problems with grips coming loose before

[B0ndy]

Done this a few times:

- Sand off any adhesive left on the throttle tube
- Heat up the grip using a hair dryer
- Put some fairy liquid onto the throttle tube
- Slide it on
- Move the grip back a couple of inches and wipe off the fairy liquid
- Apply some superglue (not the stuff that comes with those grips, it's crap) loctite is good
- Slide it over the glued throttle tube
- Leave it a couple of hours to set


If you still can't get it on after sanding off the adhesive, keep sanding the throttle tube down until it goes on.
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[Courier265]

I've also done this a few times.

I remove the old grip and clean off the old crap with brake cleaner.

Once the pipe is clean, I wrap the pipe with tape, insulating tape or
whatever I have handy. Heat the grip and with a little brake cleaner
the grip will go on but it should be a tight fit so tapping with a rubber
mallet will help...

Job done...

[Fdz26]

Thanks for the reply guys. I'm familiar with the techniques you describe. The problem I have is with the throttle side grip of the R & G heated grips. The inside of the grip is a thin plastic tube that has the heating element wrapped around the outside with a rubber grip on top of that. It's not like putting a normal rubber grip onto the throttle tube. The fit is very loose, too loose for my liking.

[Confusion]

[Aceslock]

[RodRides]

It is important to wire your heated grip from an ignition source and not direct to the battery, here is how to remove & install grips and wire.

https://youtu.be/aj2m6ESVEeg
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