Sticking throttle.
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Tourer
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From: Missouri
Sticking throttle.
I've searched all over this forum and can't find my issue. Maybe I'm just slow.
Installed new bars and the throttle is now jerky/sticking off idle. It's the tube end it self. Not the grip. I took some short videos, if someone can tell me how to post or will let me email or text them.
Installed new bars and the throttle is now jerky/sticking off idle. It's the tube end it self. Not the grip. I took some short videos, if someone can tell me how to post or will let me email or text them.
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Tourer
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From: Missouri
Do not.
Sorry, forget to mention it is a 2011 Street Glide.
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Tourer
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"gritty"
Perfect word
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When I installed new bars and grips, the bars were a little big and the grips a little smaller than stock...throttle wouldn't return. It was my grip rubbing the bars.
Flap wheel on a die grinder worked nicely to slim the bars down. To be safe, I smeared some anti-seize on the bars to keep it from corroding.
Flap wheel on a die grinder worked nicely to slim the bars down. To be safe, I smeared some anti-seize on the bars to keep it from corroding.
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From: Missouri
When I installed new bars and grips, the bars were a little big and the grips a little smaller than stock...throttle wouldn't return. It was my grip rubbing the bars.
Flap wheel on a die grinder worked nicely to slim the bars down. To be safe, I smeared some anti-seize on the bars to keep it from corroding.
Flap wheel on a die grinder worked nicely to slim the bars down. To be safe, I smeared some anti-seize on the bars to keep it from corroding.
Thank you for the input. It is in the throttle tube itself. Does it with the grip off the bike.
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Mine did it with the stock grips and shortly after delivery of the bike. I have since put on the Kuryakyn ISO grips and they do it as well... Is it possible that the grips are on to far, causling a binding with the throttle, bar, and grip?
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Some handlebars need more lubrication under the throttle tube than others. Without, they can bind and feel gritty. Type of lubrication can also make a difference. Silicone spray is easy and effective, but not long lasting. Many do use a white grease, some prefer a waterproof grease or graphite grease.
If the throttle tube has a covered end, pushing too far onto the handlebar can bottom it out, making a very gritty sticky bindy action. Easily fixed by simply moving the throttle assembly out a wee bit. Sometimes too a bit of filing on the end of the handlebar may be needed if the throttle tube assembly cannot be moved.
Another with a throttle by wire is a rough potentiometer, the electronic part you're twisting. That's probably pretty rare.
Perhaps not so rare with a throttle by wire might be a rough handlebar where the notches are. If there are burrs, it's going to grip the tube and create bind.
Just some quick thoughts.
If the throttle tube has a covered end, pushing too far onto the handlebar can bottom it out, making a very gritty sticky bindy action. Easily fixed by simply moving the throttle assembly out a wee bit. Sometimes too a bit of filing on the end of the handlebar may be needed if the throttle tube assembly cannot be moved.
Another with a throttle by wire is a rough potentiometer, the electronic part you're twisting. That's probably pretty rare.
Perhaps not so rare with a throttle by wire might be a rough handlebar where the notches are. If there are burrs, it's going to grip the tube and create bind.
Just some quick thoughts.
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My 09 SG started sticking at about 15,000 miles. I took it to the dealer to "ask" what it might be. They grabbed and took the bike in back. Came out 5 minutes later and said it needed a little lube. That will be $35. I was ticked.
Try a little dry lube where the switch housing touches the throttle tube.
Beary
Try a little dry lube where the switch housing touches the throttle tube.
Beary