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Old 07-05-2013, 11:27 AM
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Anybody give me some tips on this. Never had a bike with TBW and yes i know. Get a service manual. Next on my list.
 
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Do you mean left to right or rolling on the throttle? I don't believe you can adjust how it rolls on the throttle.
 
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There's nothing to adjust. Ride it!
 
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Originally Posted by TexFF
Do you mean left to right or rolling on the throttle? I don't believe you can adjust how it rolls on the throttle.
Well, sorta, that would be a tuner with software that allows you to make adjustments - TTS, Power Vision, SE tuner, etc.
 
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no way to do that...........
 
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agreed, the TBW is a sealed unit with a small gear on the end that engages with your grip, no adjustment is possible as with cable operated systems. It will simply feel a bit different til you get accustomed to it.
 
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Get a manual!
 
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Ya gotta love the getta manual crowd. Ha. Its not in the manual big dummy. Why do u think im on this forum asking for some advice. Its the slack im disliking. I like to have zero slack in the throttle when twisting. With the cable operated systems u can adjust it out.
 
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Stand by the bike, use your thumb and index finger, grab the throttle, twist slightly left and right, "that littlebit of freeplay before it catches each way" that what you talking about? Its a sealed unit man, gotta live with it. Don't worry, you will get used to it.
 
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Originally Posted by mikeo33y
Ya gotta love the getta manual crowd. Ha. Its not in the manual big dummy. Why do u think im on this forum asking for some advice. Its the slack im disliking. I like to have zero slack in the throttle when twisting. With the cable operated systems u can adjust it out.
Dude. Chill. "Get the manual" is sound advice. This forum is not to replace the manual. It's here to supplement it and provide real world experiences... again to supplement the standard procedures.
 


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