THROTTLE "SLIPPING"

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rfkutschman

rfkutschman

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Hey all -

I've got an '07 K-9 with the "Tribal" grips.

Riding into work this morning, all of a sudden, there was "play" in my throttle grip. It feels like the Tribal grip is loose from the actual throttle. It'll rotate about 1/4 of the way in each direction before "catching" and actuating the throttle.

How does the Tribal grip (or any grip for that matter) attach to the throttle? How worried should I be? I have no tools at work. Seems like it works fine if I keep the throttle up against the "stop", so to speak. I'm thinking of riding home (about 15 miles) and then taking it apart.

Thanks. Rich
 
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Eric

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sounds like your return cable broke or came lose.. mine broke the ball off the end of the cable with only 1K on the bike.. I was in daytona.. I got a new cable & installed it in the parking lot.. easy job.. but you will have to disamble the hand control..
 
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rfkutschman

rfkutschman

Member
Thanks. I installed the cruisemate about a year ago and seem to remember the basic layout. Maybe get lucky and just came loose. Thanks, again.
 
rfkutschman

rfkutschman

Member
Okay - I disassembled the hand control and found the return cable had just slipped off. Must have loosened up over time. I put it back together and tightened both the throttle and return cable adjustments. Apparently, not well enough. A mile down the road on my "test ride", the return cable popped loose again. Put her back together a second time and tightened a bit more. Took off for about an hour test ride and all seems well. Any sure way to make sure I've got it right? Or is it more of a trial and error thing?
 
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