When your buzzing down the road at ,,,, fast Ok....... doesn't the voice in your head say " I hope that piece of Romex does fall off and jamb things up " ?
G2 throttle tube road report.
Does it fix the off-throttle to on-throttle abruptness…no not on my bike, however it did help. If I considered the factory throttle transition problem a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale, the G2 made it a 6.
What I did find is the G2 gave a much higher partial throttle resolution, that is to say during the roll-on back to power from the neutral throttle position you carry entering a corner, it gave much better control. The G2 cam required significantly more movement of the throttle to achieve the desired thrust, yet still allowed full-on acceleration at any time. It also helped to find the neutral throttle position without an under rev or over rev. Lastly the G2 also help during the downshift throttle blip. I found it much easier to match the engine rpm with the road speed, again not over or under revving.
Would I buy the G2 now knowing how it works on my bike? You bet, with a motor as strong as the FJR’s, having better throttle control will always be a benefit! :yahoo:
Regards,
B
Painman,I installed the G2 today along with the MadCo throttle lock. When I put the bar end on with the spacer that came with the throttle lock, the throttle will not return all the way to the off position. Any amount of pressure when tightening the bar end messes with the throttle return. Anyone have this issue? Thanks, PM. <><
Eric, funny you asked! I thought I was the only one having this issue otherwise I would have posted it up. YES, I did resolve the issue of the throttle binding when tightening the bar end down. Seems the spacer that came with the MadCo lock that goes between the end of the throttle tube and the bar end was at fault. There are two spacers, the inner spacer, I think it is nylon and the outer dark colored one. When I tightend the bar end up the outer dark spacer would contact the throttle sleeve and not allow the throttle to move what so ever. So, I went to the local hardware purchased a 6 mm metric flat washer and installed it between the inner spacer and the bar end. Which the washer fits nicely into the stock bar end and also is the right size for the bolt. Tightened it down and the outer spacer now cannot make contact with the throttle tube. Worked perfect. Strange though DCarver did the same install and had no problems. Hope this helped. PM. <><Painman,I installed the G2 today along with the MadCo throttle lock. When I put the bar end on with the spacer that came with the throttle lock, the throttle will not return all the way to the off position. Any amount of pressure when tightening the bar end messes with the throttle return. Anyone have this issue? Thanks, PM. <><
Did you resolve the binding issue when attempting to install the bar end?
I'm having the same problem on my install. Looks like the new throttle tube is contacting the white nylon spacer and binding when the bar end is tightened down.
Thanks,
EricR
It seems to me that most guys which installed the G2 tube have a similar comment.....not quite solving the problem, but making a huge differents. <_<
Painman,Eric, funny you asked! I thought I was the only one having this issue otherwise I would have posted it up. YES, I did resolve the issue of the throttle binding when tightening the bar end down. Seems the spacer that came with the MadCo lock that goes between the end of the throttle tube and the bar end was at fault. There are two spacers, the inner spacer, I think it is nylon and the outer dark colored one. When I tightend the bar end up the outer dark spacer would contact the throttle sleeve and not allow the throttle to move what so ever. So, I went to the local hardware purchased a 6 mm metric flat washer and installed it between the inner spacer and the bar end. Which the washer fits nicely into the stock bar end and also is the right size for the bolt. Tightened it down and the outer spacer now cannot make contact with the throttle tube. Worked perfect. Strange though DCarver did the same install and had no problems. Hope this helped. PM. <><
I installed the G2 tubes on both my bikes (FJR and FZ1) today.... Well, I came away with much the same results most of you, that installed them. I think it helped to reduce the jerky throttle at low gear/speed a lot. I'm happy, and think it's worth while farkle.
The drawing in the repair manual is not real clear but it supposedly shows to use lithium soap grease. I used thin coat of moly 60. Seems to be working fine. Also lube the cable ends where they insert on the cam and lube the ramp the cables ride on the cam with same. Also use enging oil in the cables or WD-40 or some type cable lube. PM. <><
