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Title: Minor Annoyance
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 06:11 PM
Only a tiny thing, always been same, never usually worries but does sometimes. Throttle has a few mm of sideways movement. Anyone ever found cure or worried about fixing it? Obviously just a couple of shims required, was thinking just a correct size E clip could just slip in to cure. Any clues? Pedantic old me
Title: Re: Minor Annoyance
Post by: Dusty ST on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 06:42 PM
I had this problem, and thought I'd end up not noticing but once you notice it's the most annoying thing.
So the problem I had was the bar ends I was using with my Renthals, they have a rubber section that compresses as you tighten the bolt and fixes it in the end of the handlebar. When you get to the final tightening the bar end moves out slightly leaving a bigger gap between the bar end and throttle, tried all sorts but couldn't stop that movement as it's tightened.
My solution was to change to R&G bar ends that have a don't have the rubber bung and tighten where you want them to be.  :hat:
Title: Re: Minor Annoyance
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 06:53 PM
Thanks Dusty, you nailed it. Some days never worries, other days drives me crazy. Those plastic spacers needed for me, cant find them. Ill give the E clip a go, 23 mm i think needed.
Title: Re: Minor Annoyance
Post by: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 08:47 PM
I have the same but doesn't worry me, I find the throttle does not return to its stop as guick or smooth if I close the gap.  At least I don't notice it when riding.