Throttle control?

[MSTRS:Me]

Good. That's ideal. Now, perhaps, just get excessive freeplay adjusted. Then work on you. Because your jerky throttle is confirmed as being a newbie thing. Like the kangaroos you see learner car drivers perform.

[magicmonkey]

Good. That's ideal. Now, perhaps, just get excessive freeplay adjusted. Then work on you. Because your jerky throttle is confirmed as being a newbie thing. Like the kangaroos you see learner car drivers perform.

oh yeah, there's plently of work being done on the 'organic seat mounted mechanism' at the moment I'm enjoying the bike more every time I ride it so putting in the practice is far from a chore!

[avgas]

baffles fix throttle play
tyre pressure fixes CDI's
R6's are the fastest bikes in the world
CBR250's do 250kph.....

KB is where all the knowledge is at

How old are the carbs in the bike? I had a similar instance where the butterflys were jamming on crud.

[magicmonkey]

it's the 04 model, only 10,000k's on the clock though, apparently the previous owner but one had let it sit for a while but the guy before me owned it for a year and rode it for commuting every day so I would assume that any dodgy old petrol scum would have worked it's way out of the carbs by now...

[MSTRS:Me]

How old are the carbs in the bike? I had a similar instance where the butterflys were jamming on crud.

... the carbs by now...

Carbs? This is a GN...Highlander model, right? There can be only one?

[paddy]

Is it possible that the magicmonkey is describing drive lash rather than throttle play? Sprockets/chain tension...

[magicmonkey]

Carbs? This is a GN...Highlander model, right? There can be only one?

Yeah but the existing only looked so cool I glued another one on to the oil filter cover, it's not attached to anything but it does look cool

Kidding of course, it was a slip of the fingers...

[magicmonkey]

Is it possible that the magicmonkey is describing drive lash rather than throttle play? Sprockets/chain tension...

I checked the sprockets and chain play before I bought the bike, both were fine. In fact, I would have walked away if they weren't!

[george formby]

Right, I know I'm a complete noob and that a bit of jerky throttle is to be expected while I'm learning, however, I felt that the throttle itself was a little jerky which was confirmed when a friend rode my bike. His forst comment when he got off was 'that throttles a little jerky mate, you want to remove your baffles, that'll fix it'

So, I'd quite like to sort this out but being a complete noob I'm not sure if I should be adjusting the play in the throttle or removing baffles (removing baffles does strike me as a bit of a silly fix though!) Any thoughts anyone?

I,m baffled by the baffle fix. Your cable must run out the carb into the engine, through the cylinder, past the valve, out the exhaust port, along the pipe into your muffler. Ah, that would explain the snatchiness. When you open the throttle the back of the bike is being pulled closer to the handlebars. Is the action a bit stiff?

I'm sorry, I could'nt resist being silly.