Hot Grips

[northwind]

VWP are a useful link to have I plumbed my heated grips in via a relay on the tail light (though I did initially put it on the brake light through Stupidity. For the curvy, that's perfect- it means you can kill the draw along with the lights with one button, for starting, and I'm never going to want the grips on but the lights off.

And I'm the same, I don't use normal electrical tape, it goes manky over time- it lasts a couple of years if you use good stuff, but I'm now working through and binning all the Suzuki stuff as it's started going horrible. Heat shrink is ideal where it works, and I use cloth loom tape elsewhere- self amalgamating tape's a bit bulky in my opinion. I don't really know how well the rayon tape's going to last in exposed applications though, it's great in engine bays.

I have pretty given up on trying to fit them myself.

I am not have with the way the throttle is working after taking the old grips off, i'm having a hard time getting the throttle grip to fit. Bacically it just doesn't snap back properly not sure if this a problem but don't want to glue and find it is.

This was supposed to be an easy well isn't and wish I had to done it properly now rather than messin about.

Does anyone why the throttle isn't snapping properly? Its happening with just throttle selve the bar end weights and grips aren't on when this happening?
If anyone has any suggestions on how I solve this problem, then that would be great. Well in the mean time I will be drving to work which complete ****, I'll be stuck in Friday night traffic which is crap here, sigh.

[yorkie_chris]

Pull the cables off, get the switchgear apart and see what is actually sticking.

Check the cables are free and snappy, I'd guess you've distorted the grip getting the old rubbers off and thats stopping it, but taking it off and giving it a squirt of oil should get it spinning free again.
While you're in there get some spray grease down the throttle cables, something I've always done with control cables and seems to work well.

Thanks, but I wouldn't even know where to start with that how to take it apart put it back togther, or what I'm looking for. So I'll leave to the shop, if that only way of doing it right.

[yorkie_chris]

If you've managed to do the wiring for the yourself then the twistgrip mechanism is childs play, but if you don't feel confident with it then I'm sure a garage will sort them for you no problem

The wiring is easy I understand that no problem, but i just don't want ruin my bike, trying to get the grip in place espically as its the throttle if there is something wrong I wouldn't know where to start, if it were to go wrong

I don't mind pulling my car apart its old so it doesn't matter so much it just goes and the radio works and some of the other stuff does. I will have to pull apart to find whats gone wrong, at some point.

Well got the grips done by infinity today, look like a good job and said drop back if there are any problems. They have been very good to me so far, so will carry on using them......they only charged my half and hours labour, though I had removed the old grips, cleared the old glue off and and ran the power cable from the battery.

As these are the digital ones (the new hot with the square control box) they must be attached directly to the battery as they can dectet when the engine is on and charging the battery. they called oxford and check this directly with them.

Well warm hands this winter yeah! Once again, thanks for suggestions and help.

[northwind]

Did they tell you what the problem was with the throttle? Might help someone else in future, that...

He said he though it was the new grips bedding in as they need to wear in. He said it wasn't a problem as it wasn't holding the throttle open. It may be me being very cautious and not knowing what I'm doing. But at least if something does go wrong they will look at it for me. So i'm happy with that right now.

It ones things I don't mind paying mind paying for, it cost £50 ish total to buy the grips and get them fitted, so not bad, as they normally cost that just to buy!

Got my Oxford 2007's from J&S and have got her booked in on tueday with George White in slough on tueday....warm hands from then on in!! Can't wait.....