throttle

[blanco]

So if i ride longer than 20 minutes without stoping my thumb will actually cramp up, i have aftermarket carbs, i think they are 33mm flat sides?....they were on the bike when i bouhgt it. does any body else have this problem? what can i do?

[4strokekilla1987]

So if i ride longer than 20 minutes without stoping my thumb will actually cramp up, i have aftermarket carbs, i think they are 33mm flat sides?....they were on the bike when i bouhgt it. does any body else have this problem? what can i do?

 

you have to break-in your thumb

[quikshee]

You can cut some off of the carb springs to make them compress easier.

[blanco]

if i take some of the windings will it affect anything besides pressure . . . before anybody recomends it i did buy a twist throttle and hated it .....thanks guys :beer:

[Larry's Shee]

Word of advice, measure the length of the spring before you cut it, cut small amount off(one -two coils) then stretch spring out to previous length so that slides will close. Go a little at a time. Be sure to take equal amount from both coils! Or you could get a throttle extender.

[decon]

Try an extended thumb throttle also. I just ordered one from cascade's website because my hand always hurts after about 30 minutes of riding

[uwenr]

I wouldnt cut the springs, a lot of people do but it will effect how fast the slides close. Try to clean the cable and assembly, and then get a thumb throttle extention

http://www.modquad.com/catalog/product_inf...products_id=707

[SAVAGE420]

I run the mod quad extended lever and it helps quite a bit. Its a nice unit.

But all in all, the more you ride the more your thumb gets worked in!

 

Here is a pic of mine if you want to see.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/sav...throttle002.jpg

[someone82]

Here is what i did to make my throttle a little more liveable:

 

I removed the spring inside the the throttle housing (the pwk carb spring is more then enough{With both my orginal dual setup and my current single}) and bent the thumb pad to a better suited position. Been riding with it like that for two years now with no problems.

 

[jbooker82]

If you want to make your springs softer dont cut the coils off. You need to take a grinder to them and grind down the out side of them. Make the wire thiner. If they are Keihin carbs you could also buy a set of ez springs from jeff at fast. I have them in my PWK 33's and it is softer than stock.

 

josh

[00tbanshee]

If you want to make your springs softer dont cut the coils off. You need to take a grinder to them and grind down the out side of them. Make the wire thiner. If they are Keihin carbs you could also buy a set of ez springs from jeff at fast. I have them in my PWK 33's and it is softer than stock.

 

josh

grind down the outside of the spring that would be interesting to do

[blanco]

Thank you gentelmen. i will try your suggestions and post later with results.

[ohiobanshee]

Try the FAST easy pull carb springs,they made my 35,s easier than the stock carbs.

[jbooker82]

grind down the outside of the spring that would be interesting to do

 

Yep hold it in your hand and start spinning it. You need to make the diameter of the wire that the spring is made up of smaller to make it softer. Cutting coils off will still have a hard thumb throttle at wot.

[Ryda85]

Try the FAST easy pull carb springs,they made my 35,s easier than the stock carbs.

 

 

installed them in my 34's. i also removed the throttle return spring in the throttle housing.

 

i cant believe how light the throttle is...kind of scary lol