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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 04:36 AM
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Hi,

I have an 08 RKC...

I got the Skull Grip installed and lately it has been sort of sliding a bot, ie when i twist the throttle to the max, the grip would keep rotating (not freely but it would rotate past the full throttle)...

Gave it to some monkey to fix... I have no idea what they have done but it seems they glued it and now the grip/throttle is not smooth and would sometimes get stuck, so if I want to decelerate, I will need to twist it backwards...

What happened here? do i need to change the grip or is there a whole bigger mess underneath? i understand we do not have a throttle cable and that my bike has fly by wire...

Any advise is appreciated.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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Loosen you switch housing, slide the grip out just a hair, re-tighten. See if that works. Sounds like its in too far and binding up.
 
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