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Guys, I know that many people are talking about the binary nature of the throttle on our beloved bike, which is the downside of both having a modern bike constrained by global emissions standards, and the desire to produce a bike with immediate throttle response. I've ordered a PCV to sort my fuelling, but I thought I'd share something that I did this morning that actually helped a little.
One of the only places that I find the throttle really annoying is the roundabout at the end of my street. I go around it every morning while I'm still cold, and so is my bike. There's some broken road surface across the width of the road, which creates some bumps mid-turn. Because of the low speed, I'd often find myself bouncing off the closed throttle position, making my turn look anything but smooth and elegant.
I soon realised that part of the problem is that my bike was delivered with +3mm of play in the throttle cable. It was literally a 30-second operation to slide back the rubber sheath and tweak the adjuster to bring it back to 1mm.
I know this might sound minor, but it made a difference to me as it may to others.
One of the only places that I find the throttle really annoying is the roundabout at the end of my street. I go around it every morning while I'm still cold, and so is my bike. There's some broken road surface across the width of the road, which creates some bumps mid-turn. Because of the low speed, I'd often find myself bouncing off the closed throttle position, making my turn look anything but smooth and elegant.
I soon realised that part of the problem is that my bike was delivered with +3mm of play in the throttle cable. It was literally a 30-second operation to slide back the rubber sheath and tweak the adjuster to bring it back to 1mm.
I know this might sound minor, but it made a difference to me as it may to others.