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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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installed new grips, went good. Not sure if I have the thottle adjusted right. I tightened it up so I just had a very little play, is this ok or is there a better way to do it? Looked in my manual but had a hard time with the directions. Fuel Injected if it matter's. When I disconnected the old grips I only loosened the thottle side to get play to swap to the new one's. Thanks for your input.
 
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Very little play is good, as long as it returns to idle. See a lot of new bikes with too much slop in the throttle, easy to adjust.
 
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Thanks for the info. Love the looks of your bike!!
 
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Make sure the throttle returns to idle in extreme left and extreme right. If it binds up at all back off the return side.
 
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