Adjusting Your Motorcycle Throttle and Why It's Important | The Shop Manual

Adjusting Your Motorcycle Throttle and Why It's Important | The Shop Manual

The only thing that irks Ari more than a neglected chain is a sloppy throttle. If you're riding around with a loose twistgrip then your throttle response will be imprecise and your bike will be harder to ride. Learn how to check and adjust your throttle slack in this quick vid from RevZilla.

[akashjayadev]

Getting Ari and Zach on board is the best thing Revzilla could have done !! Amazing content !

[Kelevelin]

this and fortnine are the best bike channels by far. got my sub

[thedaydreamer]

I agree, throttle free play is a big pet peeve, I like my throttle as tight and responsive as I can get it, it makes riding that much more enjoyable, a loose throttle with too much freeplay can actually get you hurt if not worse on the road

[angelframe]

Super helpful! I was actually happy to see Ari working on a Honda since that's what I have too. Just got my bike back from the shop for other issues and noticed that my throttle had way too much free play when I was riding and I was nervous that I had to take it back to the shop. Found this video and it took me about 7 minutes to adjust thing and now everything feels great again. Thanks guys!

[grominwithrob]

I installed a 20% reduced through throttle when I did new grips. I've had slop ever since so I will be doing this today!

[theil]

Just picked up the Benelli TRK 502 X and it’s the same amount of slack in your video. I will adjust it to the correct amount.
Thanks ARI

Done, what a difference it made.

[FrogonWheels]

First thing i do when i get a new bike. Along with adjust brake and clutch levers to me. Happy holidays and a happy new year to you guys at RevZilla. Keep up the good work

[cliffords.]

I would also like to point out that when checking the full steering lock throttle cable freeplay, I always did it with the engine off at first and open the throttle fully and let go. If it snaps back it's not binding and or does not have too little freeplay. If it returns slowly it's binding and either the cable(s) are dry, rusted, routed incorrectly or more freeplay needs to be added. I would then start the engine, turn steering to full lock both ways to make sure the rpms do not go up and then blip the throttle to make sure the rpms come back down quickly as it should.You also should keep your cables lubed with cable lube which will help the cables operating smoothly and they will last longer. Also if you need to adjust the cables at the carburetor(s) or throttle bodie(s) you should leave a couple of threads showing at the upper adjuster(s) so if for some reason the freeplay ends up being too little later on, you can adjust it at the top rather than having to take the bike apart to get to the adjusters under the tank. Cable freeplay getting too tight later on is usually from not keeping the cable(s) lubed which causes rust, binding the cables(s). Especially on bikes that have mechanical carburetors and more importantly on flat slides than round slides, it is important to make sure that when the throttle is closed that when you try to turn the grip forward (closed) that you feel a cushion, not the throttle tube stop hitting the housing. This will guarantee the return (closing) cable is adjusted properly so that it pulls the slide(s) down in the carburetor(s) properly. Also make sure the slide(s) opens all the way before the throttle tube stop comes in contact with the housing. Flat slide carburetor(s) have more vacuum pull on the slide(s) because they are flat and there is more surface area than round slides. Even if the cable freeplay is correct, it doesn't mean the cables are adjusted correctly. It's always best to have anything adjusted etc., by a qualified technician if you aren't 100° sure your doing it correctly as literally your life is in your hands. Keep your bike well maintained and ride safe.

[jefe]

I just got a bike and I'm learning a lot from this channel. I went and adjusted my very loose throttle (more than 10mm) lol Thank you Ari!

[JK-tuxx]

Go over how to adjust brake and clutch lever pull and the appropriate ways to adjust the distance from the bars please.

[Al_Gore_Rhythmn]

Cable housing compresses. I'm a bike mechanic (pedal) and when we install new cables and housing for customers we pre-stress the housing so we can zero the barrel adjusters.

[ho]

Thank you so much for this Ari, I just did this to my 3 yr old R3 and wow what a difference this made! No more laggy gear shifts!

[thinkdunson]

2:23 i know it's traditionally called push/pull in motorcycle lingo, but it's literally pull/pull. at no time is anything being pushed. when you move the grip in one direction, you're causing the top cable to pull the throttle open. when you move the grip in the opposite direction, you're causing the lower cable to pull the throttle closed, and thereby drag the top cable back to its original position. (we all know that in reality the spring is causing the throttle to close, but you know what i'm saying... if the spring were to fail, that's how it would work.)

[addison]

Thanks for another great video. And taking off the body work reminds me why I ride naked bikes.

[fjallmann]

Hey Ari, could you please demystify throttle body balancing? How to do it, when to do it and should you do it?

[ralphaelconfer]

Pretty cool with how you're highlighting the parts you're speaking of!

[noneofyerbiz]

Very helpful. Been trying to install a new throttle but the cables were too tight. Now I understand how to loosen them first!

[johnshoeball]

Nearly failed an MOT because of this issue, fixed it in 5 minutes thanks to your video, cheers!

[richiebruine]

This was exactly what I needed to do . Throttle is exactly how I wanted it now, appreciate the step by step and default solution if the first didn’t work

[shadaksharicr]

Awesome all way's clear and short to the point information.
Merry Christmas to you from India..🎄🎄