Throttle cable problem

[Mom]

Took the blue lovely out today for the first time since having the front suspension fixed, and managed to scare myself at the first turn I took. Sharp left hander in town that you need to actually turn the bars to get around, seems the bike sped up mid turn. Put it down to being a bit tentative, maybe I grabbed a bit of throttle?

Had a good ride out, the bike is handling so much better than it used to, even tested it out over a known bump hazard with no head shake at all!

Ended up back at our local watering hole for a lemonade after the ride and discovered in the process of doing a 3 point turn leaving, that turning the bars makes the engine rev hard out up to 3500 revs on left lock! Embarrassed myself completely to the enjoyment of the other patrons of the establishment, my bike reving itself stupid as I am backing it up on full left lock.

Rode home and decided to test if it does anything on right lock, yes it does! If anything it revs higher to the right.

Obviously they had the bars off my bike when they fixed the front suspension, have they re-routed the cable wrong or is this simply a stuffed cable? From what I can see the cable is not tight on either lock, though it appears to have a kink in it at the steering head where it goes under the tank.

Help!

[T.W.R]

If it wasn't doing it prior to having your front end worked on then it's obvious it's been rerouted incorrectly upon reassembly.

What's the throttle action like? free & snappy or slow & tight. check it by flicking the throttle whilst moving the handle bars from lock to lock to find the spot where it's binding.

Take it back to the shop and get them to sort it, it's their screw-up. It could cause you a lot of grief in the wrong situation

[Mom]

If it wasn't doing it prior to having your front end worked on then it's obvious it's been rerouted incorrectly upon reassembly.

What's the throttle action like? free & snappy or slow & tight. check it by flicking the throttle whilst moving the handle bars from lock to lock to find the spot where it's binding.

Take it back to the shop and get them to sort it, it's their screw-up. It could cause you a lot of grief in the wrong situation

Throttle action is ok. Would they have taken the tank off though doing the front suspension? Bars yes, tank? Would they even have removed the throttle assy from the bars?

To be honest I never noticed this issue before the work done, so I cant comment if it is new of not. Trust me I will be getting it sorted asap. I dont relish the thought of being in a tight situation and turning the bars with the clutch engaged! Far too dangerous.

[MSTRS]

They have definitely created some sort of issue - you would have noticed it before now.
A lot of bikes have a 'push/pull' double cable arrangement. Perhaps they have reversed these connections?

[FROSTY]

dont sweat it mom--its just a routing issue.-if there are adjusters on the cable just back em off as far as theyu will go.If not just bring the beasty to -FROSTYS NEW BIKE WORKSHOP :devil2: and Ill have a look at it for ya

[T.W.R]

To work on front forks 99% of the time the bike is on a hoist & jacked up, front wheel & associated items removed then the forks are dropped out of the triple clamps. No need to remove the tank, especially on a Radian as it's a naked bike.

most likey is the fact they've re-routed the throttle cable on the wrong side of the right-hand fork tube, easy mistake and easily remedied, but still their fault for doing so; their responsibility to fix the problem.

[T.W.R]

its just a routing issue.-if there are adjusters on the cable just back em off as far as theyu will go.If not just bring the beasty to -FROSTYS NEW BIKE WORKSHOP :devil2: and Ill have a look at it for ya

:eek5: scary work ethic

[FROSTY]

:eek5: scary work ethic
Work?--Hu?
Taint my line of work--but I have just finished building a bike workshop in my caryard for situations just like this.kinda a bike dropin center for KBers to fix their bikes at the weekens

[T.W.R]

Work?--Hu?
Taint my line of work--but I have just finished building a bike workshop in my caryard for situations just like this.kinda a bike dropin center for KBers to fix their bikes at the weekens

Wasn't meaning that Frosty :pinch: just backing of the adjusters isn't going to do sweet F/A to the outer cable which is causing the problem :doh: just cause a lot of sloppy throttle action :pinch:

[Mom]

They have definitely created some sort of issue - you would have noticed it before now.
A lot of bikes have a 'push/pull' double cable arrangement. Perhaps they have reversed these connections?

It is a single cable. The more I have thought about this tonight, the more I have come to remember, each time I leave here for a ride, I end up with the light tremours at the gas station down the road. I mean me physically, not the bike. The throttle has always jerked and surprised me at slow speeds, ie, when you turn the bars to manouvre. I have never noticed the left /right throttle rev thing until today.


most likey is the fact they've re-routed the throttle cable on the wrong side of the right-hand fork tube, easy mistake and easily remedied, but still their fault for doing so; their responsibility to fix the problem.

Maybe you are right. Perhaps the cable is routed incorrectly making the problem worse, but I am beginning to suspect the cable has been an issue from day one, just today it really showed its colours!


dont sweat it mom--its just a routing issue.-if there are adjusters on the cable just back em off as far as theyu will go.If not just bring the beasty to -FROSTYS NEW BIKE WORKSHOP :devil2: and Ill have a look at it for ya

No mate I am not going to mess around with something like this. It is great in a straight line, and general leaning corners, infact I have had the best ride out today. Almost all the revolting tittie things have gone from my front tyre, though I cant see how the hell I am going to get rid of the ones right on the edges.

BTW, thank you for the measurements on my front suspension. Perfect! Had 12.5mm spacers fitted along with a heavier weight oil, the blue lovely handles 200% better.

Disclaimer and reminder: This bike is elderly, I dont push it too hard. It cost not so much money, and the desire to spend heaps on it is nil! All I want is safe, fun for me ride.