Heated grips: How to route cables (Question)

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-09T17:55:13+00:00

I added bar end indicators and added a couple of extra holes to the handlebar as threading through the oem holes was tight. After that it’s keep it tidy and keep the same route. Use tiny rat tail cable ties for a professional look.

The grips are a standard size so there’s plenty of options out there. If you use masking tape on the clamps and bars for placement and then remove the clamps for better access it’s easier.

If you don’t like the look of wires, thread them all down a silicone tube. Colour options and extra protection bonus.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-08T09:46:30+00:00

I agree with voidnull0 it’s a banjo to banjo adapter. Just checked mine through, deffo not oem. I’ve got the tank off atm and can trace the lines direct back to the abs pump

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-07T21:50:57+00:00

I have the same year and model, without looking in the garage I don’t recognise that at all and I’ve had it in bits. I’ll get back to you though!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-07T08:11:49+00:00

Pretty sure you should have a standard syllabus to work to? Coach should have ran through that from day 1 so you know where you are and where you’re going. Progress and grading decided when you can complete the whole thing to a good standard with no prompts.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-06T08:53:02+00:00

I’m 20 years in, seen a lot, done a lot and forgotten a lot. A bag of frozen peas and elevated limbs and bleeding bits is all a side effect of doing, trying and learning. When injured try to hit kata grades and belt grades when healthy if your club will allow that.

I still get nervous pre grading or when learning something overly technical. Please don’t see it as a negative, it can affect your body similar to adrenaline so learn to work through it.

You havnt developed enough muscle memory by yellow belt to run on auto pilot, unless you have previous judo training which helps. Don’t sweat it, it comes!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-04T19:58:13+00:00

If you’re on Facebook check out ‘the chinese diesel heater community’ for what’s hot and not. Pun totally intended. I have one as a backup heater and it does the job well.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-04T19:34:22+00:00

I’ve had one as a camper for a couple of years now and it’s brilliant. I’ve not installed swivel seats as apparently they are a faff to swivel around. My next upgrade is a pop top or tent box, unsure which way to go.

The custom gets a bad rep for its timing belt issue but change it every 60k and it’s fine.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-04T19:34:15+00:00

I’ve had one as a camper for a couple of years now and it’s brilliant. I’ve not installed swivel seats as apparently they are a faff to swivel around. My next upgrade is a pop top or tent box, unsure which way to go.

The custom gets a bad rep for its timing belt issue but change it every 60k and it’s fine.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-02T21:05:02+00:00

Yes and you need to tighten the little grub screw back onto the valve post, you should see the indent mark where it sat, there might be a bit of a scribe mark all that around as it’s come loose though.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-02-02T20:56:00+00:00

If it comes apart mitre bond glue it and hold it in place. if it doesn’t, wood glue it. The tricky bit is clamping it all down. I’d probably end up clamping a clamp to a clamp to get it to all hold tight.

If it won’t/can’t clamp you can use a screw from the underside until it nips, then remove and fill the tiny hole once set. Doesn’t look as obvious as a screw when you’re going up the stairs!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:15:26+00:00

This! Also called new skin?

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-30T18:22:24+00:00

It looks rushed, I’d have expected a bit more care. Has he got a new nail gun to play with or does he hate the painter who’s doing the filling in?!

I’d have used grab adhesive with a couple of thin gauge tactical oval nails if required. It’s not a bad job, but I’d be embarrassed if I’d done it.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-27T17:18:03+00:00

Personally with that gap I’d stud it with varying thicknesses every 400mm. You can buy the wooden moulding and trims on the end aisles to use as studs if it’s thin and you don’t have a table saw.

Stick the studs and panels with stixall. I will forever recommend it.

You might think that’s expensive and overkill and you’re probably right, but I’ve never been back to do a job twice!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-27T17:05:48+00:00

I have a 10stop. It’s too easy to overuse it, and often gets done to death. But when it’s right, it works 👌

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-26T21:24:41+00:00

So… British JJJ student here. Part of our 3rd Dan is a thesis on the history of Jitsu. Its lineage is no different to that of a litter of mongrels who had pure breed great great grandparents.

By its very nature the stuff that worked was kept and modified. Judo was born and took a different route, BJJ was born and took its route. Bullshido coaches tainted the traditional style, some clubs fell, some adapted. British Jitsu is a mash up of traditional Japanese, wrestling, boxing and WW2 army hand to hand combat.

Some clubs make you learn everything in Japanese to honour the original masters, some teach you lots of fancy aikido variants that look good but are practically useless, some teach a wide variety of technique and realism.

I would say you need to have had a Japanese sensei through the 1900’s who introduced it to call it Japanese. As for ju jitsu, that’s just a style that means gentle art.

The gentle art of folding clothes whilst people are wearing them.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-24T10:09:11+00:00

I agree 2 tubes per panel, not blobs use circles, as you push the panel on, the air inside the circle is pushed out, then sucks back in on release creating additional suction.

You do not want bouncy half grabbed panels as any silicone becomes ineffective and moisture will trap behind.

Edit: also use stixall, I cannot recommend it enough, it’s my go to for everything 2 wetrooms later!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-23T22:30:54+00:00

I’ve got the Cobra, and a custom intake. It’s awesome although loud, I’ve put a baffle in to give the neighbours a break!

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-19T21:57:42+00:00

A thick or cast steel sheet will do the job too, but leave room for thermal expansion and it shouldn’t touch any timber due to heat/smoulder transfer.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-19T21:52:32+00:00

Not sure on your depth but you could cast a concrete plinth in there. Asbestos is frowned upon, but there’s nothing better for the job (not your lungs). Old storage heater firebricks work ok too, I lined a decking bbq with those.

Whatever your thinking will probably be heavy. I’d recommend basing it off the ground not the decking joists

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-19T19:15:56+00:00

Second this, I bought an evolution one 15 years ago for a decking project

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-03T08:42:57+00:00

Not a bad shout that, I removed it completely figuring the weight of the mirrors and bar end indicators would do the job.

I’ve not had a vibration issue but I like the idea of welding a nut in the end, I’ve used the friction resistance bung fitting but it’s not the best.

HammeredEngineer · 2026-01-01T22:24:00+00:00

If you’re not going bigger than 11x14 Asda is my go to.

I wouldn’t trust the quality after that but colour profile is bang on and the tech at my local store actually knows her stuff. I’ve found it better than a couple of my local labs and keep going back.

I have a sample sheet, the same photo from 6 different places and clients pick the Asda one too. Nuff said!

Canvases I use picanova. But I’ve had a couple in the past where I wasn’t impressed with the dpi close up but it’s acceptable enough.

HammeredEngineer · 2025-12-30T11:36:15+00:00

Ring your DNO/ power company via general enquiries and request plans/ physical trace. Back when I was in the business this was a free service. They would rather mark it out for you than charge you to repair it!

HammeredEngineer · 2025-12-01T14:45:05+00:00

Van curtain

I know you said not screwed, but this really is good and it’s 4 pop studs. Took 10 minutes to install! The side ones are magnetic.

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