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muffles
22-05-09, 08:26 AM
What can I use to stick this back down? I tried araldite a week or two back, it lasted ok until last night when I guess the fix broke. Now it's back to like it was before, if you twist the throttle the rubber grip starts to twist lol.

I'm guessing I need some kind of flexible adhesive? The araldite might have been too brittle?

Answers by 5pm please lol...I need to buy this tonight and fix it for a ride tomorrow :p
Holdup
22-05-09, 08:54 AM
Grip cement, make sure you take the grip off and clean it and the throttle tube off, might even be worth replacing the grips
maviczap
22-05-09, 09:02 AM
Hairspray, cheaper and just as good a grip cement
muffles
22-05-09, 09:18 AM
Grip cement, make sure you take the grip off and clean it and the throttle tube off, might even be worth replacing the grips

Where would I get grip cement? What does it look like (got a brand name I can search for?)?

Hairspray, cheaper and just as good a grip cement

And what? Lol - that works? Would still have to buy it anyway lol.
Holdup
22-05-09, 09:24 AM
Bike shops, can be called anything, honda do one, renthal do one

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/6206
RatchetJob
22-05-09, 09:33 AM
Might be worth oiling your throttle cables too. If they are sticking they would cause the grip to be pulled away from the tube.

Has this been done recently?
muffles
22-05-09, 09:38 AM
Bike shops, can be called anything, honda do one, renthal do one

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/6206

Cheers will take a peek in a bit!

Might be worth oiling your throttle cables too. If they are sticking they would cause the grip to be pulled away from the tube.

Has this been done recently?

Yeah, did it about a week or two ago when the bike was apart, the reason it's pulled away from the throttle tube is probably my fault when I was pulling it apart. I took the grip off cos of this, and the tube felt a *little* greasy (not 100% sure if it was, so obviously not too bad). But it was definitely nice and smooth and not at all sticking to the grip!
maviczap
22-05-09, 09:39 AM
Where would I get grip cement? What does it look like (got a brand name I can search for?)?



And what? Lol - that works? Would still have to buy it anyway lol.

Yep, hairspray works just like a glue. Can't you nick a can from your mum/wife/girlfriend :confused:
Holdup
22-05-09, 09:45 AM
Yep, hairspray works just like a glue. Can't you nick a can from your mum/wife/girlfriend :confused:

Id only use that on a push bike (and i have)
muffles
22-05-09, 09:55 AM
Yep, hairspray works just like a glue. Can't you nick a can from your mum/wife/girlfriend :confused:

Yeah but then I'd have to choose whether to nick it from my wife or my girlfriend! :lol:

But seriously, no, she (wife) doesn't use hairspray (as far as I know!). I'll just pick some up from HG or Halfords ideally (open till 8pm!).
Dave20046
22-05-09, 10:14 AM
how much is a new throttle tube?
muffles
22-05-09, 10:43 AM
how much is a new throttle tube?

Probably not much, but it's not broken - it's just that the grip isn't stuck to it! The adhesive would surely come with a new grip, not a new throttle tube lol...
ophic
22-05-09, 10:59 AM
I used araldite when I fitted my heated grips last october. Hasn't come off yet - although the heated grips do have a rigid plastic tube on the inside, and standard grips don't.

I'd be tempted to take off the throttle tube and drizzle some superglue down there.
muffles
22-05-09, 11:28 AM
I'd be tempted to take off the throttle tube and drizzle some superglue down there.

I figured the araldite basically was that...is superglue a lot less brittle when dry? I confess to not playing about with superglue much :p
ophic
22-05-09, 11:55 AM
Superglue isn't the same as araldite. Superglue is very liquid and will run between 2 surfaces by capillary action - it also will penetrate the surface of things like rubber and should stick it pretty well. It does go brittle when dry but it relies on surface to surface contact so this shouldn't be an issue. Don't get it on your fingers though cos it dries really fast and can stick your hands together, or to whatever you're trying to glue. I speak from experience :-|

If it doesn't work, you're no worse off than when you started. It does sound like your grip might have softened and this could be causing the problems - so perhaps a new grip might be the way to go?
muffles
22-05-09, 12:00 PM
Superglue isn't the same as araldite. Superglue is very liquid and will run between 2 surfaces by capillary action - it also will penetrate the surface of things like rubber and should stick it pretty well. It does go brittle when dry but it relies on surface to surface contact so this shouldn't be an issue. Don't get it on your fingers though cos it dries really fast and can stick your hands together, or to whatever you're trying to glue. I speak from experience :-|

If it doesn't work, you're no worse off than when you started. It does sound like your grip might have softened and this could be causing the problems - so perhaps a new grip might be the way to go?

Hmm good point, I didn't think that perhaps it's not meant to twist like that lol...