Quote from: dbran1949 on August 05, 2009, 07:14:01 PM
Are you sure it's plastic? The ones I've seen look like nylon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic#Nylon

Thermoplastic

nylon, plastic, PVC, polypropylene...whatever the the farck that its made of just aint durable enough... I think its actually made of craptonite.

What I was getting at is that plastic or nylon need different kind of adhesives. You are probably going to need a two part epoxy

I have to say thanks for this thread.  I'd be pissed to spend $150 on a set of bling bling grips that suck ass and require me to screw with them to even get them to work.

Quote from: ungeheuer on August 05, 2009, 07:49:04 PMcraptonite.

what did you use to replace it? where can I get one? (no friends with Suzukis)

Quote from: Holden on August 05, 2009, 07:59:12 PM


what did you use to replace it? where can I get one? (no friends with Suzukis)

No friends with Suzukis?  No problem!  Just find somebody - anybody - with these grips fitted to something that aint using the "2-stroke" cam.  That'll buy you six months to find another similar "friend" so you can fix the issue all over again....  << repeat indefinitely ...lol

Quote from: ungeheuer on August 05, 2009, 10:23:26 PM
No friends with Suzukis?  No problem!  Just find somebody - anybody - with these grips fitted to something that aint using the "2-stroke" cam.  That'll buy you six months to find another similar "friend" so you can fix the issue all over again....  << repeat indefinitely ...lol

Except I had this problem on my very FIRST ride with them... right out of the box!

I remembered this thread and knew exactly what it was.

Quote from: M900 on August 02, 2009, 06:31:29 AM
I have a simple solution to the cam problem.  I had a hard time geting the Rizoma cam to work on my 96 Monster, so I used a thin screwdriver to rip the throttle tube off the Rizoma grip then used the aluminum grip housing on the OEM throttle tube/cam assembly.  I had to sand the old tube so it'll fit and because I am paranoid, I used Gorilla glue between the aluminum and the plastic even though it was a snug fit.  I did this over a year ago, with no slippage/cam issues whatsoever. 

M900's idea seems like a good one... might investigate that..

My sportline has recently developed this problem as well... bummer.
In all honesty, I'm not to happy with the "comfort level" (or lack thereof) of the grips, so I'm probably going to look for something else.
It should hold up fine for the rest of the year though...

Glad I read this before I purchased a set, I like bling, but not if it doesn't work

My grips work fine. They really do.
The throttle side will rotate slightly past idle IF I FORCE IT... Normally when I'm riding, i let the throttle cable do the work.. Just let it snap back to idle... Not that huge of a deal to me...
They just transmit alot of vibration, which DOES bother me... But they are solid aluminum, i knew what i was getting myself into.

Quote from: corey on August 06, 2009, 08:09:43 AM
My grips work fine. They really do.
The throttle side will rotate slightly past idle IF I FORCE IT...

Mine does it if I force it too.  Problem is that it also does it if I dont force it and I beleieve that in time so will yours.  Unacceptable.  The comfort level doesnt bother me - as you say what can you expect from solid aluminium?  Its the price you pay for a little glitzy-bling.  But that after not long in operation they fail to function perfectly I cant accept.

I FIXED IT!!! Couldn't push it past idle no matter how hard I tried! Feels solid and no longer makes a half-assed sound when I let the throttle snap shut.

1. take the metal clip off the cap of a sharpie pen (needs to be a square-ended metal kindâ€"find any pen with such a clip and see if it works)
2. cut off the last 8mm or so from the box end that attached to the pen
3. take that ~8mm piece and push it over the thin (medial) side of the grooved part of the cam (the part that gets chewed up the most). it should fit flush against everywhere it covers.

It should stick on pretty darn good because of the hooks that attached it to the plastic pen cap, but toothpick some super glue on for redundancy.

phew!

***DISCLAIMER: this mod will cause amputation and severe death! perform at your own risk!***

You would think $50+ grips wouldn't need to be modified with a sharpie pen to work properly.  Really disappointed with Rizoma with these.

Quote from: Holden on August 16, 2009, 07:49:04 PM
I FIXED IT!!! Couldn't push it past idle no matter how hard I tried! Feels solid and no longer makes a half-assed sound when I let the throttle snap shut.

1. take the metal clip off the cap of a sharpie pen (needs to be a square-ended metal kindâ€"find any pen with such a clip and see if it works)
2. cut off the last 8mm or so from the box end that attached to the pen
3. take that ~8mm piece and push it over the thin (medial) side of the grooved part of the cam (the part that gets chewed up the most). it should fit flush against everywhere it covers.

It should stick on pretty darn good because of the hooks that attached it to the plastic pen cap, but toothpick some super glue on for redundancy.
phew!

Great fix  Although - yeah, call me a foreigner - I actually have NFI what a sharpie pen is.  So in truth I cant picture your mod... but with your digital camera, you could picture it for me  .  Hmm?

Quote from: pitbull03 on August 16, 2009, 07:56:28 PM
You would think $50+ grips wouldn't need to be modified with a sharpie pen to work properly.  Really disappointed with Rizoma with these.

+1000