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i have a fairly nice pair of joe rocket gloves, i forget the model though, and found i have worn a nice hole on my left index finger. it was bothering me because it was just one small sport on my finger tip that i didnt think touchd anything other than the smooth clutch lever. after looking at my grip theres a hard ridge that goes along one side of it. just happens my finger rubs at the end of the ridge which is sharp enough to put a hole in my 60$(pair) glove ; \

anyone know a good way to fix the glove before the hole spreads? its such thin leather material, i was thinking of using shoe goo(a rubbery compound) to smooth out the ridge on the grip to keep it from doing more harm at least. but not sure about the glove i hate to let the hole ruin the whole glove soon.

My joe rocket gloves split the seam at the tip of my left middle finger. I'm probably just going to sew it back together. For a hole you might want to sew a patch over it to keep it from getting bigger.

i might have someone try to sew it for me, sucks because they had these nice little rubber spots on the finger tip they are gone now ;\

i think im done with buying joe rocket. my old gloves tore in weird places that werent from wear and tear just bad stiching. the velco patchs pulled off, the mesh material faded, tore very fast, sems split etc. just seems joe rocket is really poor quality. or im just buying the wrong model gloves...

My rocket jacket is great quality, but I agree their gloves need to be built better. Let me know when you find a good brand!

strange. I've been using a pair of JR Velocity gloves for a little over a year now. I've gotten them wet in the rain on more than one occasion and they haven't lost a single stitch. I must have gotten the good pair

If I were you, I'd be breaking out my dremmel and smoothing out that ridge on the clutch lever.

its on my grip actually not the clutch lever. thats what drove me nuts trying to figure out what caused the hole. i didnt ever notice the ridges on my grip that happen to end in a nice pointed edge right where my index finger rests.

i just threw some clear rubber stuff on it, should be ok i smoothed it out real good i hope i dont notice a bump there now. i want new grips but not sure how hard they are to put on yourself. the previous owner had some cheese carbon fiber/spider ones put on they dont even match the bikes color ; \

Toyuzu wrote:If I were you, I'd be breaking out my dremmel and smoothing out that ridge on the clutch lever.

The grips are no problem to install. You'll probably have a more difficult time getting the old ones off. When I put new grips on my bike, I just got some water and put a small amount of dish soap in it, then coated the inside of the new grip, and the outside of the bar. It may take a little pressure and twisting, but they go on easy enough. I let it sit and dry for a couple of hours after that, and I've had no problems.

i read theres some kind of 'glue' that actually helps them slide on then keeps them in place onces it dries. is that stuff worth looking into or not worth it? also how does the throttle side grip work? thats what im mostly worried about, screwing something on that side up. dont want the throttle to stick or suddenly let go on me if i dont do it right....

Toyuzu wrote:The grips are no problem to install. You'll probably have a more difficult time getting the old ones off. When I put new grips on my bike, I just got some water and put a small amount of dish soap in it, then coated the inside of the new grip, and the outside of the bar. It may take a little pressure and twisting, but they go on easy enough. I let it sit and dry for a couple of hours after that, and I've had no problems.

Well, I can't help you with the glue you mentioned. I've never used it. I've had no problems with slipping though, the water and dish soap solution worked like a charm.

On the throttle side, there is a sleeve that goes over the bar, and attaches to the throttle cable. The grip slides over the sleeve, just like the bar on the clutch side. Mine is plastic, and was cracked a bit, so I had to be careful since I didn't have a new throttle sleeve, but I got the old grip off, and the new one back on. I haven't experienced any throttle problems since either, in spite of the cracked sleeve. I guess the grip just holds everything together well enough to prevent any problems.