Apes on!- sticky throttle
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Wisconsin
Apes on!- sticky throttle
I finally got my 14inch apes on
2007 street bob with help from my buddy and only problems we have are throttle stuck, does not snap back into place unless its fully engaged. Lubed it up the cables are loose along the bike moving them just made the throttle tighter, theres veryvery little slack on throttle and idle cable my buddy replaced them number of times he says its good on the butterfly, Does it just need to get wore in?There were heated grips on the old bars maybe there phucked with the grips? I got a 14in burley kit! thanks boys- pics will come soon!
2007 street bob with help from my buddy and only problems we have are throttle stuck, does not snap back into place unless its fully engaged. Lubed it up the cables are loose along the bike moving them just made the throttle tighter, theres veryvery little slack on throttle and idle cable my buddy replaced them number of times he says its good on the butterfly, Does it just need to get wore in?There were heated grips on the old bars maybe there phucked with the grips? I got a 14in burley kit! thanks boys- pics will come soon!
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Joined: May 2011
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From: minnesota
hmm, could be the cables are not just right in the tracks of the grip, or throttle housing, could be that they are adjusted wrong, could be that the two cables are twisted some where.
Also check to make sure that the throttle grip can spin freely on the handle bar when you dont have any cables hooked to it, and it is not in the housing, I had one once that had the slightest little drag on it and it would not snap back to throttle off. A little sanding later and it worked perfectly.
Also check to make sure that the throttle grip can spin freely on the handle bar when you dont have any cables hooked to it, and it is not in the housing, I had one once that had the slightest little drag on it and it would not snap back to throttle off. A little sanding later and it worked perfectly.
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From: Seattle, WA
There is a spring on the side of the throttle body that is there to close the butterfly ... is it properly installed and seated ...? The spring tension should help snap the throttle back unless there is drag in some of the assembly ... as mentioned above ....
Same thing happen to me when I switched from the factory mini apes to 12" aftermarket. Turned out that when I moved the controls up 2" the cables tightened because I straightened the bends, so when I loosened the adjuster the throttle starting "snapping" back as it should. The cables did not seem like they were too tight but sure enough just tiny bit over snug creates a sticky throttle. Try loosening the cable adjuster on cable which is closest to you when you are sitting on the bike. If you didn't know the adjusters are located on the cables under the rubber cover just down from the controls. Hope that helps.
Last edited by Big Kev-O; Apr 9, 2012 at 01:35 AM.
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From: Corona, Ca
mine squeeks and its driving me insane haha.....ill get it sorted out this week...gotta get the bike ready for the river run.... 16 more days!!
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From: Pa
same thing happen to me and it turned out to be that i had the idle cable adjuster was to tight. so the throttle wouldnt snap back. once i backed off the idle cable adjuster a little the throttle would snap back one twisted.
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