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KITTYS MAIDEN VOYAGE 😁😁😁😁

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Nurse Julie:
Kitty is all run in now and has had her 1st service. She is running very well and is lovely to ride. Just one problem, the throttle grip isn't sticking to the tube, even with some very special glue that doesn't melt or go gooey under 100°F , it still broke free today after sitting in the sun for an hour 🙄🙄🙄.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Pleased to hear you are enjoying Kitty.

As the only Hondas I have previously ridden were my 250 Dream & 250 SS twins circa 1960's sounds like my 400/four will be like my 250 SS a continuous battle to keep it on revs.
I used to commute at weekends between Chester & Derby on the 250 SS - if the wind was against me even at 60 mph I would have to change down a gear on the flat or she would just loose speed. Overtaking was always a high rev thought out maneuver.

JamesH:

--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on July 22, 2021, 09:23:56 PM ---Kitty is all run in now and has had her 1st service. She is running very well and is lovely to ride. Just one problem, the throttle grip isn't sticking to the tube, even with some very special glue that doesn't melt or go gooey under 100°F , it still broke free today after sitting in the sun for an hour .

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Have your tried Honda ‘grip cement’ Julie?


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Johnwebley:

--- Quote from: JamesH on July 23, 2021, 09:28:31 AM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on July 22, 2021, 09:23:56 PM ---Kitty is all run in now and has had her 1st service. She is running very well and is lovely to ride. Just one problem, the throttle grip isn't sticking to the tube, even with some very special glue that doesn't melt or go gooey under 100°F , it still broke free today after sitting in the sun for an hour .

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Have your tried Honda ‘grip cement’ Julie?


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Sounds like a version of denture fixative,

The 500 has the ability to drop as low as 5,000rpm before overtaking

But ideally 9k in 3rd will do the manoeuvre quickly and safely.

Might even blow the cobwebs out of the exhaust as well

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K2-K6:
Clean the plastic grip with MEK as it should prep the surface to take glue better.  Don't use tissue but a more resilient non synthetic cloth in case it sticks to the plastic   :)

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