remove throttle lock
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Stage II
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remove throttle lock
Hi, I'm a very new rider and today my iron883 was revving and accelerating on its own. Very scary for me! After some research it looks like it was the throttle lock, star shaped thing under the throttle. I would prefer not to have this at all, is there an easy way to disable or remove this? Thanks Steph
u can remove the friction spring inside the throttle housing -
the star/ adjuster which u speak of screws into the friction spring clip which then pushs on the grip holding it in place ..
just take the screws out of the grip housing / brake lever
seperate the 2 and youll see the friction spring ontop of that screw u speak of .. just remove it and youll never have it stick
it can also be what they said above - the cables to tight or kinked makin the same thing happen - to check this first , run the bike - turn the bars full lock all the way left then all the way right
see if the bike revs up
the star/ adjuster which u speak of screws into the friction spring clip which then pushs on the grip holding it in place ..
just take the screws out of the grip housing / brake lever
seperate the 2 and youll see the friction spring ontop of that screw u speak of .. just remove it and youll never have it stick
it can also be what they said above - the cables to tight or kinked makin the same thing happen - to check this first , run the bike - turn the bars full lock all the way left then all the way right
see if the bike revs up
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You should just be able to back it off a couple turns. I use mine sometimes on long rides. I can spin it with my thumb and use it as a cruise control to rest my right arm. But if you don't feel comfortable with it then get rid of it. Has there been any work done on it recently?
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Stage II
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Its was revving the whole time, thinking maybe the throttle was sticking. I tried to play around with the star shaped thing underneath but doubt I'm doing it right. Might be time to call Harley assist. Thanks anyway
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Also, if it's really cold outside, your EFI may keep the idle speed elevated for a while. Although, if you're in Sydney, I doubt that's an issue right now.
John
Last edited by John Harper; Dec 8, 2014 at 08:23 AM.
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