Throttle spring

[Claymore]

THANKS to all of you who blazed the trail, I just did the spring unwind thing on my 06 and it is good...very good. This forum makes me friggin happy

+1 on that - I finally did mine 2 weeks ago - WHY DID I WAIT? - if I had only known how easy and what a difference it made - so much useful info I have pulled off this board - so much useless drivel has me bustin' a gut

 

[kango]

Hi,

First ride today after the throttle spring mod,so much easier and smoother,did the usual 300klms with no problems.The next mod is a set of Jel grips and heavier barend weights from Motovation.

 

[danvforce]

Well, yesterday after reading the post about the spring removal I went home and did it, I can't beleive the difference it made. The on & off responce is so much smoother now. Great idea!!!! Thanks

 

[kindofblue]

Hi all,

Many 03-05 riders have disconnected the 2 side springs and left the main untouched. Works well for me

 

[VicaDon]

Well, yesterday after reading the post about the spring removal I went home and did it, I can't beleive the difference it made. The on & off responce is so much smoother now. Great idea!!!! Thanks

I loosened the center spring and adjusted the throttle free-play. I am thrilled at the results...much easier to ride smoothly, and no more dying when starting out. Many thanks for all who have offered advice on this.

It really does make a difference!!!

 

[Aristoi]

Well, yesterday after reading the post about the spring removal I went home and did it, I can't beleive the difference it made. The on & off responce is so much smoother now. Great idea!!!! Thanks

+1 I could not have said it any better. If you are thinking about doing it, DO IT! I did the -1 revolution on the center, and its now perfect.

 

[xcsp]

Had the tank propped up for a new set of plugs and a tbs on my '03, figured a good time to look into releasing the throttle spring tension-let the main spring unwind once (I believe it only went once) and didn't seem to have any tension to return the throttle to the "at rest" position-loosend up my Vista Cruise lock, all is good!

Took a short ride, all seems good to go!

Update: maybe just me? but sure seems to be able to get some nice smooth shifts with less spring tension on the throttle cable!!!!! I'm getting to like it!

 

[T120TT]

Hi all,
Many 03-05 riders have disconnected the 2 side springs and left the main untouched. Works well for me

I disconnected one of the side springs and removed it to prevent potential binding. Works just right now.

 

[Lerdog]

Has anyone posted a "How To" on the spring modification?

 

[Scab]

Post #2

 

[tripletango]

Well, yesterday after reading the post about the spring removal I went home and did it, I can't beleive the difference it made. The on & off responce is so much smoother now. Great idea!!!! Thanks

Sheesh now maybe I stop falling of the back of my AE. !! Oh yeh have to do the mod foist.

 

[Lerdog]

Post #2

Thank you Scab

 

[Longrifle]

A big thanks to everyone here on the FJRForum!!!!!!! :clapping:

What a simple mod with better than expected results! The throttle return spring unwound so fast, I almost missed it! At first, I thought I had, but the result with the throttle was noticeable, not to mention taking a little slack out of the throttle cable.

So far, that was my only tiny complaint with the bike compaired to others (Kawasaki's, Honda's and BMW...even HD)

It was a little touchy and "burped" alot, I've developed bad habits over the years, adding that little BRAAAAAAAP on the throttle. I've really got to stop that, almost launched my ass across a parking lot while in gear and idling. :blink:

 

[zzzzip]

Did my '06 today-- easy to do with a minimum of fuss. Has helped out. B)

 

[Kryme]

OMG...I pulled the tank up and performed this minor surgery and at that point I relized that the grey hose under the tank was not connected to the bike! I disconned the fuel hose with the black clip, and laid the tank back on itself, it was after the adjustment that I noticed the grey hose disconnected. Now, I'm talking about the end of the hose NOT connected to the underside of the tank.

SO...Where does that baby connect to? I tend to overreact so I'd love to hear it's a drain tube or something and that I just need to snake it back under the left (clutch side) fairing...HELP :dribble:

 

[bmwhd]

OMG...I pulled the tank up and performed this minor surgery and at that point I relized that the grey hose under the tank was not connected to the bike! I disconned the fuel hose with the black clip, and laid the tank back on itself, it was after the adjustment that I noticed the grey hose disconnected. Now, I'm talking about the end of the hose NOT connected to the underside of the tank.
SO...Where does that baby connect to? I tend to overreact so I'd love to hear it's a drain tube or something and that I just need to snake it back under the left (clutch side) fairing...HELP :dribble:

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! That's it! Just snake it down the inside of the frame.

 

[Kryme]

OMG...I pulled the tank up and performed this minor surgery and at that point I relized that the grey hose under the tank was not connected to the bike! I disconned the fuel hose with the black clip, and laid the tank back on itself, it was after the adjustment that I noticed the grey hose disconnected. Now, I'm talking about the end of the hose NOT connected to the underside of the tank.

SO...Where does that baby connect to? I tend to overreact so I'd love to hear it's a drain tube or something and that I just need to snake it back under the left (clutch side) fairing...HELP :dribble:

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! That's it! Just snake it down the inside of the frame.

What a relief...she's all back together.

Thanks!

 

[kindofblue]

So do you really need to take the tank off completely and undo the T-bar to take off the heat insulation on the 06? Thanks.

 

[Longrifle]

I removed the tank and "t-bar", which made the removal of the heat shield so much easier. This also allowed me to keep from bending the heat shield too much and causing any damage. I move slow like I'm performing some kind of heart surgery....total mod time was about 30 minutes.

 

[CDR]

I unhooked the center return spring on my '06 today. It's a bugger to get at, :huh: very little room. Every time I pushed the spring off the tap and let go, it snapped right back to where it was before. :angry: I finally succeeded.

No kidding about the very little room to work. I found that pushing the spring end over to the edge with a small screwdriver until it "fell" off the side worked well. Got the one rev unwind and the throttle is now much lighter. I used to hate having to supply two hp worth of twist to get the engine to go - this is much nicer. With a Throttle Rocker it takes zero effort to hold and input and also find the transition when accelerating out of corners much better than before.