Fly By Wire
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,159
Likes: 1,071
From: Brandon, Mississippi
RE: Fly By Wire
Now that is funny[sm=icon_sneaky.gif]
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ORIGINAL: rsofa
My dealer called and I took mine in yesterday they made the brake pedal into a throttle now all is fine!!
My dealer called and I took mine in yesterday they made the brake pedal into a throttle now all is fine!!
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,800
Likes: 307
From: Houston, Texas
RE: Fly By Wire
Are you letting the bike warm up? If \\;the engine is \\;cold and you just started it, it's supposed to idle higher. \\;They don't have a manual choke so it's done electronically.
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Let it \\;warm up and I bet it goes down to regular idle speed on it's own. \\;
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15,000 miles and no problem! Works great!
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Let it \\;warm up and I bet it goes down to regular idle speed on it's own. \\;
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15,000 miles and no problem! Works great!
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 370
Likes: 1
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RE: Fly By Wire
My 08 RG has over 5,000 miles with no problems.
Absolutely no problems with the FBW throttle.
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Need I say it again.
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Just ride it and stop looking for non-existent problems.
Absolutely no problems with the FBW throttle.
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Need I say it again.
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Just ride it and stop looking for non-existent problems.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 897
Likes: 0
From: South-Central Minnesota
RE: Fly By Wire
ORIGINAL: shekmark
I believeYamaha R1 has had it for a year. If not that bike then it is one of the main fours literbikes. Supposedly this is hot technology and you will see alot more of it. I commend Harley for goiong with it.
I believeYamaha R1 has had it for a year. If not that bike then it is one of the main fours literbikes. Supposedly this is hot technology and you will see alot more of it. I commend Harley for goiong with it.
What's the whole point of TBW? \\; There was nothing wrong with the cables, and so far as I know, the TBW doesn't do anything extra that the cables weren't doing an excellent job with anyway. \\; There are documented problems popping up with this that wouldn't have taken place with the cable system. \\; The service manager at my local dealer said he expects there to be a recall once they've debugged the issues popping up.
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 178
Likes: 0
From: Central Valley CA
RE: Fly By Wire
My 08 Street glide has the same problem, the bike is warmed up after 100 miles on the freeway, pull off to get fuel and the dam RPM's increase to 1500, no I'm not twisting the throttle before I shut it down and yes this has happened about a dozen times in the last 8 weeks that I have had it, 6200 miles.
YES ITS A REAL PROBLEM AND YES ITS ANOYING. Just because it has not happened on every bike does not mean that this does not exist.
It goes in to the shop on the 20th for high flow air cleaner and remapping and I will talk to the mechanic about it then.
YES ITS A REAL PROBLEM AND YES ITS ANOYING. Just because it has not happened on every bike does not mean that this does not exist.
It goes in to the shop on the 20th for high flow air cleaner and remapping and I will talk to the mechanic about it then.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,140
Likes: 17
From: Wisconsin
RE: Fly By Wire
Love mine, no cables, works fine, all is good. \\; Of course, I will never refer to it as "fly by wire", the avionics guys will straighten you right out on that one ............. probably why HD calls it TBW, because it is.