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The overhang off the end of the bar would concern me more than anything. Is there normally a bar end weight or something on there? Isn't that fouling the grip/throttle tube?
Is there not a danger that if you cut the grip back that you'll cut the heating element/wires? I don't really know how heated grips work.
I'd slide everything a bit further onto the handlebar and glue the grip to the throttle tube with some proper glue unless the bike is something obscure where you think sourcing another throttle tube if you decide to move away from the heated grips or they wear out would be a problem.
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@Soul
So there's something up with my throttle grip...
Someone fitted heated grips on it before i bought it and it looks like they've done a really shitty job:
From the inside out:
There's about a 5mm gap between the end of the throttle body and the end of the grip. I assume that is incorrect?
As the grip is heated, it's both rubber and plastic. Can i just cut back the plastic to match the throttle body length?
Finally, as i've been using the heated element this week, whatever they used to keep the grip in place has broken its bond, meaning the grip can rotate under harder twists. As the inner is plastic, will grip glue actually manage to hold it in place?