throttle grip damping
Road Captain
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some harleys throttles are just plain sloppy compared to other bikes. if you have never ridden anything but a harley you don"t notice it, there is some adjustment .how much I don"know.wish someone would advise as to how this can be done.would like to adjust mine.
Cruiser
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From: North Central Oklahoma
I have the same problem also, I commented on this once about the jerking when i was riding around town not knowing what was going on, So I also just tightened the drag up some & it works for me.
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From: Austin, Texas
+1. In my first 500 miles or so I learned that it is best to really relax your grip on the hand grips. Unlike some reports here, I never feel that the wind is pushing me back and I have to grab onto the bars. I just loosely grip the grips and I can control the throttle well and don't feel much vibration and I don't transfer a tense posture to the steering. Perhaps it's a confidence thang, as soon as I felt secure handling the bike (I had not been riding or even driving a car for ten years when I got the Fat Bob) I was able to have this relaxed grip and it's smooth sailing for me. Or maybe it's because I used to drum (and still do a bit). I learned to have a very relaxed grip on my drum sticks especially when playing my electronic drums, it saves my wrists a lot of pain, and also makes it easier to speed around the kit without the tension that a strong grip brings.
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Noticed in the post above - maybe it's a drummer thing.
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I dont understaND this. the last thing I would want is dampining of the throttle. My throttle cables are adjusted so that they are as tight and responsive as possible and still work as they are intented to.
The handle bars are not rigid mounted, there are bushings between the risers and upper triple tree.
If you are banging and feeling the compensator maybe you should get in a lower gear.
also the bike will run smoother in lower gear at higher rpms.
I hate the tensioner wheels, to me they are dangerous. You experiment with your return cable and it might help you.
best advise I have for this is relax your grip and don't lugg the motor.
my chevy has electronic controlled throttle and I hate the dampening feeling. It is like i don't have control over the throttle.
The handle bars are not rigid mounted, there are bushings between the risers and upper triple tree.
If you are banging and feeling the compensator maybe you should get in a lower gear.
also the bike will run smoother in lower gear at higher rpms.
I hate the tensioner wheels, to me they are dangerous. You experiment with your return cable and it might help you.
best advise I have for this is relax your grip and don't lugg the motor.
my chevy has electronic controlled throttle and I hate the dampening feeling. It is like i don't have control over the throttle.
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From: Ogden, UT
I dont understaND this. the last thing I would want is dampining of the throttle. My throttle cables are adjusted so that they are as tight and responsive as possible and still work as they are intented to.
The handle bars are not rigid mounted, there are bushings between the risers and upper triple tree.
If you are banging and feeling the compensator maybe you should get in a lower gear.
also the bike will run smoother in lower gear at higher rpms.
I hate the tensioner wheels, to me they are dangerous. You experiment with your return cable and it might help you.
best advise I have for this is relax your grip and don't lugg the motor.
my chevy has electronic controlled throttle and I hate the dampening feeling. It is like i don't have control over the throttle.
The handle bars are not rigid mounted, there are bushings between the risers and upper triple tree.
If you are banging and feeling the compensator maybe you should get in a lower gear.
also the bike will run smoother in lower gear at higher rpms.
I hate the tensioner wheels, to me they are dangerous. You experiment with your return cable and it might help you.
best advise I have for this is relax your grip and don't lugg the motor.
my chevy has electronic controlled throttle and I hate the dampening feeling. It is like i don't have control over the throttle.
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