09 fatbob throttle too loose
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09 fatbob throttle too loose
I installed some Kury kinetic grips recently. Didn't lube anything, just took stockers off, installed the kurys. Adjusted my cables to what I thought was correct tension.
The problem I have no is the throttle moves too freely. Freely enough, that when I hit some bumps, the throttle blips sometimes...its really rather annoying. Can I do anything about this? Maybe adjust my cable tension one way or the other? A buddy of mine suggested putting a little tension on it with the throttle set screw...not sure if I like that idea either.
The problem I have no is the throttle moves too freely. Freely enough, that when I hit some bumps, the throttle blips sometimes...its really rather annoying. Can I do anything about this? Maybe adjust my cable tension one way or the other? A buddy of mine suggested putting a little tension on it with the throttle set screw...not sure if I like that idea either.
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Hi, well I would not try to put tension on the Throttle Screw either, that is not what the screw is intended for.
It sounds to me like your throttle cable is actually too tight, hence the instability when going over rough roads.
To do the adjustment right you need the manual, now yours being a '09 fatbob any fatbob manual from '08 to '12 is all the same so borrow one or better yet buy one you will never regret having the information on hand about any part of the bike.
But if you just want to tweak it to run right I would unlock the T-cable and give it just enough slack to know there is some play there and be done with it.
It sounds to me like your throttle cable is actually too tight, hence the instability when going over rough roads.
To do the adjustment right you need the manual, now yours being a '09 fatbob any fatbob manual from '08 to '12 is all the same so borrow one or better yet buy one you will never regret having the information on hand about any part of the bike.
But if you just want to tweak it to run right I would unlock the T-cable and give it just enough slack to know there is some play there and be done with it.
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Thanks guys. I do actually have the manual. Been adjusting throttles for years on bikes, just never this one. Maybe it being too tight is the problem. It does feel like it just plain ol rotates easier with the aftermarket grips.
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I installed some Kury kinetic grips recently. Didn't lube anything, just took stockers off, installed the kurys. Adjusted my cables to what I thought was correct tension.
The problem I have no is the throttle moves too freely. Freely enough, that when I hit some bumps, the throttle blips sometimes...its really rather annoying. Can I do anything about this? Maybe adjust my cable tension one way or the other? A buddy of mine suggested putting a little tension on it with the throttle set screw...not sure if I like that idea either.
The problem I have no is the throttle moves too freely. Freely enough, that when I hit some bumps, the throttle blips sometimes...its really rather annoying. Can I do anything about this? Maybe adjust my cable tension one way or the other? A buddy of mine suggested putting a little tension on it with the throttle set screw...not sure if I like that idea either.
It's the nature of the Kuryakyn grip, they're more sensitive to rider input; they're larger than stock diameter and as I recall when I installed mine the diameter of the channel the cables ride in is larger giving more cable pull for the amount of throttle grip rotation, they're not 'loose' but rather much more sensitive to your input.
I like how sensitive the throttle became after installing the Kuryakyn's but I ride light on the bars; I've adjusted the cables to basically zero freeplay at the grip. You'll need to take some time to adapt to the change in throttle sensitivity and ride as light as you can on the bars; you will get used to it. When you ride a different bike you're going to immediately notice how much sloppier that throttle feels and how much more rotation it takes to get the same amount of input...
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