Sticky Grip
Sticky Grip
I have a 2012 SG and as I was leaving work I was on a main stretch of road in town I went to adjust my right mirror and I notice once I took my right hand off the throttle it didn't roll off, so I was like what the crap. The I was on the main highway, I would crack open the throttle then back off of it a couple time, just thinking that the rubber grip might be sticking to the handlebar. When I got home, turn the bike off and I turned the throttle full open and it would roll of to about half way then get stuck. Any suggestions?
Road Master
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From: Upstate NY
I have a 2012 SG and as I was leaving work I was on a main stretch of road in town I went to adjust my right mirror and I notice once I took my right hand off the throttle it didn't roll off, so I was like what the crap. The I was on the main highway, I would crack open the throttle then back off of it a couple time, just thinking that the rubber grip might be sticking to the handlebar. When I got home, turn the bike off and I turned the throttle full open and it would roll of to about half way then get stuck. Any suggestions?
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Denver Colorado
Although putting graphite to the cables and adjusting them is relatively easy, fixing a throttle that sticks in a fly by wire is way easier. Just open the clamp where the switches are, it's 2 torx bolts one on top and one on the bottom. Slide the grip out, and add lube. Not sure what to use but I'm sure someone else will clue you in.
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From: Oklahoma
This is easy to check. The twist grip should have a little free movement lengthwise, as if you were going to pull it off the handle bar and then push it back on. If there is little to no movement like that, the grip is binding at both ends, it is tight against the twist grip sensor and the rib on the switch pack end is binding in its channel. Moving the brake perch/switch pack a sixteenth of an inch or so toward the outer end of the handlebar should relieve the bind. People new to Harley are rarely aware of this possibility.
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Tourer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Langley, BC. Canada
Over many years and trying every lube there is, it has come down to Tri-Flow. Every other lubricant I have tried, leaves a residue that eventually has to be cleaned off. Tri-Flow is a Teflon based lube and is really slippery, but non gummy. I use it extensively on my motocross bike throttle and cables, as well as my bicycles. Try it, you'll love it.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Denver Colorado
That's ok! More electronics more issues that require digital tech 2 and less you can do yourself!