Installed my new handlebars got everything back together and as soon as I put my throttle assembly back on it gets very stiff! I take it off and works fine again. Anything I can do? Or do y'all think it's the handlebars?

 

Are bars powdercoated?

 

This might seem obvious, but was there a pricing sticker/tag on the handlebar at the throttle grip? That'll gum up and cause the throttle to stick.

 

Apes? T-Bars? How tall?

Adjust both of the throttle cables evenly or they will bind.....doubt it's the bars. Double check how they are routed.

When adjusting these double check that when throttle is wide open that the butterfly on the throttle body is truly wide open and same goes when you are at idle to make sure it's not to tight and stays open.

There should also be some slight back and forth wiggle room on your grip when you leave your grip alone.

 

They are apes. 10 inch. Same as stock just in black guess they are powder coated. But I put the stock handle bars beside it and there the same in diameter.

 

put it together without installing the cables to the grip and see if its tight. If its tight only when you attach the cables then I think you must be doing something wrong. Pics with your post will help quite a bit.

 

The end of the bar could be too tight against the grip. Loosen it up and move it out just a tad. Some graphite powder might help, too.

 

Here are the most common problems:
1. End of the grip is rubbing against the end of the bars, pull it out 1/8".
2. Cables have to be adjusted properly after new bars, there are u-tube video's if you don't know how.
3. Don't overtighten the control switches over the grips.
4. Clean the bars and put a little graphite before installing throttle grip.
5. Make sure the throttle friction **** is loose.
6. Make sure that you didn't burr up the inside of the throttle grip when you switched to the new bars.
7. If the bars have too thick of powdercoating on them you may have to sand them down a bit, use fine sand paper.

Good luck. I had the same issue and took me a week to get it back to normal in between rides.

 

Loosen the throttle thumb screw, sometimes ppl over look.

 

Thanks for the checklist I ended up sanding it all the way back down to raw metal. Still a little stiff but a lot better than it was.. It was raining all day today didn't get to take it for a test ride but will try it out tomorrow and let y'all know!! Appreciate all the help.. Is there a way to post pics on the mobile hd forum??