throttle lever play

[DGR Designs]

hey all. i have herd of adjusting you throttle many a time. and i kow you can do this on the left side of the throttle body but whenever i turn that all its doing is adjusting the idle speed:( and the throttle lever itself has a good 1/4" of freeplay in it. is there any way i can fix this? and i have tried fixin it at the adjustment screw thing but it doesnt help at all.

[F-16Guy]

You need to pull back the black rubber boot on the end of the throttle cable at the handle bar end. There is a threaded adjuster with a lock nut on it underneath. Back off the lock nut a little, turn the adjuster out enought to remove the excess play, and re-tighten the lock nut. You should leave just a little slack, but not much.

[northeast400]

I check the Honda manual says around 1/8 inch of play

[tants]

Originally posted by northeast400
I check the Honda manual says around 1/8 inch of play

1/8inch is right. 1/4 is way to much. adjust the sucka!

[jb400exxx]

he's sayin he adjusted it and there is still play in it, i think you might have to take the 3 screws out and mess with stuff inside the thumb throttle. not sure though.

[DGR Designs]

yea i think i'll have to pull the cover off because every time i adjust the screw, i get nothing but a higher idle speed