So I installed the Oxford Sport Heaterz heated grips, and mounted the V.8 controller to the LH handlebar using the included bracket onto the clutch perch. It is robust and works great, the grips were tight going on but they warm up quickly and get almost-too-hot when left at 100% during a ride. I've used them for the past 100 miles or so while I break in my new tires and try to diagnose a slipping clutch issue.
Today I discovered that both grips are spinning on the bars. The LH side was installed with the super-glue that came in the kit. I recently discovered that some of the glue had oozed out and run down the heated grip wire/knob on the LH grip itself where it dried into an unremovable white blob. The RH throttle side went onto the throttle tube very tight and I figured it would never spin as tight as it was, but I was riding today with the grip heat turned to 100% for at least 20mins since it was a bit chilly here, and I think that is what made it slip. When I opened the throttle 100% the tube stopped when the cables were fully stretched but the grip just kept on turning!!!! Scared me for a few minutes until I noticed the grip was further around than I originally set it.
Our throttle tube on the ZX14R is perfectly smooth gray plastic. There's no mechanical feature to hold the grips in place like knurling or ribs molded into the tube. Just friction or a chemical glue are your options. I used to have a throttle tube with plastic ribs molded in it running the length of the tube, probably like 8-10 ridges total. That would really help here to keep the Oxfords from spinning I think. Know of anything like that I can buy? Or how to mod my OEM tube to hold the RH grip in place? The LH side doesn't concern me nearly as much.
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