Sticky Throttle.
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Sticky Throttle.
On my 2018 EG I just bought. The throttle is sticky, crunchy, glitchy. Well. Hell. It just is not smooth. I thought it might be just the way throttle by wire is. But. A couple of friends have 2017 EGs. I tried theirs and they are slick and smooth. Nothing like my gritty throttle. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Did you get it sorted out? And. How? Thanks.
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On my 2018 EG I just bought. The throttle is sticky, crunchy, glitchy. Well. Hell. It just is not smooth. I thought it might be just the way throttle by wire is. But. A couple of friends have 2017 EGs. I tried theirs and they are slick and smooth. Nothing like my gritty throttle. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Did you get it sorted out? And. How? Thanks.
Tourer
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From: Stockton, CA
I had changed my grips and ran into this almost a year after doing so. The grip would not return to idle and I had to manually twist it.
So I took it apart and used some dry lube graphite on the bar and anywhere the grip came close to touching anything else.. That has fixed it and it's been 2 more years trouble free.
Just a dab will do it... also I used dry lube or graphite spray. Some may not like it but that is what I used.
You can use other types of lube but I dont like grease on plastics.
So I took it apart and used some dry lube graphite on the bar and anywhere the grip came close to touching anything else.. That has fixed it and it's been 2 more years trouble free.
Just a dab will do it... also I used dry lube or graphite spray. Some may not like it but that is what I used.
You can use other types of lube but I dont like grease on plastics.
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If it's properly installed you should have some end play. Mine (heated grip) was properly installed but over time got to where yours is now. As a test, I took it off and installed a non-heated take off grip I have and it was smooth as butter. I took a brake cylinder hone to the heated grip and reamed it out, and now it's as good as new.
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If it's properly installed you should have some end play. Mine (heated grip) was properly installed but over time got to where yours is now. As a test, I took it off and installed a non-heated take off grip I have and it was smooth as butter. I took a brake cylinder hone to the heated grip and reamed it out, and now it's as good as new.
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I can't tell by the photo if you have stock bars or not. I can tell you for certain that this issue can happen with TBW bikes during handlebar installs. I've had it happen twice. I ended up replacing the TBW each time to cure it. Those TBW units can be sensitive
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