my throttle wont turn back ,making the ride unpleasant . ive looked at the twist grip ,,all seems well there ,,where next ,,I wanna celebrate its 20th birthday not in the shed,,
would dearly love some light on this problem,, gurus come forth --please and thank you ,,surely someone has been there
LUBE THE CABLES!!!!20 years is a long time! Make sure you do not adjust all the slack out of the cables, especially the idle cable, or it will bind the throttle grip.
definitely lube the cables and adjust them so there is a little play at the throttle....when I got my 1500 the throttle would not turn back to idle on it's own because the previous owner had taken all the slack out of the cables.....they were so tight it was binding the throttle like Troll says....Lubed them and loosened them a bit and now it turns freely......
Quote from: OR Seedman on August 07, 2018, 16:07:07 PM
definitely lube the cables and adjust them so there is a little play at the throttle....when I got my 1500 the throttle would not turn back to idle on it's own because the previous owner had taken all the slack out of the cables.....they were so tight it was binding the throttle like Troll says....Lubed them and loosened them a bit and now it turns freely......
had Basically the same problem but made the bike unresponsive,left me feeling like it was a slow slug on the road,I thought for a 1500 it was weak as pi55 ,,adjusted said cable left a little free play and it was a different bike .
my cables are fine and free ,buy the throttle pulley seems stiff,,i imagine that should be freer in movement? i have the tank off now ,but dread removing the throttle body from bike if not neccesary,,any thoughts dear ones
hooray its working again,,seems the throttle pulley was gunked up, carburettor cleaner and wd40,,thanks helpers