Heated throttle grip is loose and no longer turns throttle

[misterjames]

Hey Gang,


Another newbie question. 


Lost my throttle connection all of a sudden while riding last night and could only engage the throttle by squeezing the grips really hard.  I have oxford heated grips installed on the bike (came with it) & when I inspected the grip it turns freely independent of the underlying cylinder/tube that actually turns the cable housing.  Is the grip meant to be glued to the cylinder or is there some other way that it is supposed to rotate it?  I'm a brand new owner/rider so learning and neither the service or haynes manual discuss anything aside from cable adjustment.thx for any insight!

[NotAnotherHill]

You need to glue the grip back onto the throttle body. I've just has to do mine again. Used rubber cement glue from the local dealer. I'm going to wait until tomorrow to make sure it's set. Others use superglue.

[His Dudeness]

i've heard hair spray works well for that but haven't tried it

[darrsi]

There's actually heated grip glue on Ebay.

[bozboz]

Superglue, silicone sealant or evo stick impact glue all work fine (not at the same time though! )

[Jamieg285]

I had a similar problem recently too (pretty much same situation too).


I wrapped a coil of electrical tape around the white tube to take up some of the free space and give some friction grip, then used hair spray to give it a bit more bite.


Working well so far, 3 months 2K miles later, with the heat on too.