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<blockquote data-quote="dfp21" data-source="post: 512507" data-attributes="member: 16544"><p>Just wanted to note that I tried today to unwind the throttle return spring. (My normal 3-finger grip isn't enough to easily maintain throttle at speed.) I was able to stretch the return spring (I used a couple feet of low-voltage wiring, stripped a couple inches on the end and made a loop) but noticed that the spring didn't want to unwind in either direction. There was no rotational tension to unwind. I was playing with it for a while and noticed that when I pulled out the spring with my wiring loop so it wasn't applying any pressure on anything, and I rotated the throttle with my right hand, the throttle still wanted to return with the same return force. So there's another return force in there somewhere that's applying a throttle return.</p><p></p><p>I also walked back and forth between my 9-year-old Triumph and my 1-week-old FJR and compared the grips. My Triumph is softer, grippier rubber. The FJR grip is comparativly hard and slick. So now I think I'm just going to wrap some hockey tape on the FJR's throttle grip. That's definately going to make a difference. Should have thought of that before, but I guess I sometimes like to do things the hard way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfp21, post: 512507, member: 16544"] Just wanted to note that I tried today to unwind the throttle return spring. (My normal 3-finger grip isn't enough to easily maintain throttle at speed.) I was able to stretch the return spring (I used a couple feet of low-voltage wiring, stripped a couple inches on the end and made a loop) but noticed that the spring didn't want to unwind in either direction. There was no rotational tension to unwind. I was playing with it for a while and noticed that when I pulled out the spring with my wiring loop so it wasn't applying any pressure on anything, and I rotated the throttle with my right hand, the throttle still wanted to return with the same return force. So there's another return force in there somewhere that's applying a throttle return. I also walked back and forth between my 9-year-old Triumph and my 1-week-old FJR and compared the grips. My Triumph is softer, grippier rubber. The FJR grip is comparativly hard and slick. So now I think I'm just going to wrap some hockey tape on the FJR's throttle grip. That's definately going to make a difference. Should have thought of that before, but I guess I sometimes like to do things the hard way. [/QUOTE]
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