Throttle smooshed after bike knocked over
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Throttle smooshed after bike knocked over
Okay - I am not the most mechanically minded, but I had a great first season last summer on a 1991 CBR F2. Left it in the snow on the street over the winter, and the mean cars parking nearby knocked it over (a couple of times). It fell on the right side and smashed the right mirror and smooshed the right handgrip so the throttle is stuck and does not roll back freely.
Any advice? Do I need to take it apart with Clymers? It's not like I can ride it to the dealer to have it fixed....
I'm excited for the spring and appreciate any advice. Thanks!!
Any advice? Do I need to take it apart with Clymers? It's not like I can ride it to the dealer to have it fixed....
I'm excited for the spring and appreciate any advice. Thanks!!
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It could be a couple things. The bar could be bent or it just be the bar end being pushed into the grip. you can remove the bar end with just a phillips screw driver. If the throttle still doesn't move freely, then you'll have to take the bar off and inspect it. Look for the metal being stretched on one end and then it being compressed on the opposite side. If you find this, replace the bar.
To remove the bar, you'll have to take off the brake reservoir and remove the safety clip. Remove the two screws from the bar switch and open it up to where you can easily wiggle it. It be a little stationary because of the throttle cables. Then remove the bolt on the clip on. Slid the clip upwards and you should be able to remove it off the fork. From here, you can just slide the bar out from the throttle tube.
When you go to install the bar, take some white grease and lube up the bar where the throttle tube slides. On the under side of the bar, you'll see a little hole. It's for lining and fixing the bar switch. Look at the switch, you see a little steel pin sticking up on the lower half of the switch. Make note of this for when you go to tighten down the switch. Slide the bar through the throttle tube. Now work the bar back onto the fork tube. Once you have the bar in place, tighten it down. Now align the pin on the switch with hole in the bar and tighten down the switch. Adjust the throttle play, you'll want 1/4" play. When installing the brake reservoir, there is a little pin mark on the top side of the bar. Align this with where the two pieces of the reservoir come together. Almost forgot, install the safety clip on the fork.
To remove the bar, you'll have to take off the brake reservoir and remove the safety clip. Remove the two screws from the bar switch and open it up to where you can easily wiggle it. It be a little stationary because of the throttle cables. Then remove the bolt on the clip on. Slid the clip upwards and you should be able to remove it off the fork. From here, you can just slide the bar out from the throttle tube.
When you go to install the bar, take some white grease and lube up the bar where the throttle tube slides. On the under side of the bar, you'll see a little hole. It's for lining and fixing the bar switch. Look at the switch, you see a little steel pin sticking up on the lower half of the switch. Make note of this for when you go to tighten down the switch. Slide the bar through the throttle tube. Now work the bar back onto the fork tube. Once you have the bar in place, tighten it down. Now align the pin on the switch with hole in the bar and tighten down the switch. Adjust the throttle play, you'll want 1/4" play. When installing the brake reservoir, there is a little pin mark on the top side of the bar. Align this with where the two pieces of the reservoir come together. Almost forgot, install the safety clip on the fork.
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