Quick Action Throttle With Cable Ties :D

[numark1]

You can wack a cable tie in your throttle assembly to give yourself a bodged quick action throttle.

Basically take your throttle assembly apart and remover the cables. Cut a cable tie about 3 inches from the bottom and stick it with superglue to below where the throttle cable sits as seen in the picture.

Put it all back togethere and bob's your uncle

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[lllN30lll]

completely agree mark.

a lot of people fork out 25 quid+ just for a small red piece of plastic that does exactly the same job.

sometimes the cable will need adjusting, or the throttle tube that goes into the twist grip will need cutting down.
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[colin1]

i dont understand what u have done. can u explain ?

oh i think i get it

u are making the radius of the bit that the throttle cable wraps around bigger

so a smaller rotation produces a bigger pull on the cable

very clever

i might try this as im not good at twisting full closed to full open
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[colin1]

yeah a quick action throttle may give more of a feeling of power, as the slightest twist has more effect, the way it is with a more poerful bike
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[Syx]

Awesome - I've wanted to shorten the pull on mine so this is exactly what I'm looking for.

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[Andy C]

Cool, def being doing that mod. Cheers Mark

Also, hows the zx6r? She ok afte that off?
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[Luke_Retrofly]

The differance between quick action and none is great, i seem to have more control over quick action as I'm not having to adjust my hand or arm position all the time, it really does allow you to get the most out of your bike with minimal effort.

Luke

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[Visitor Q]

Definitely doing that when i sort out my throttle at crimbo
remind me please sugar...

unless i do it now

Ooooh thats cunning....

Hehehehe

Anyone care to explain it in very simple slow steps for a man whos never bothered to take apart his throttle before how this works.
I think i get it, im just not 100%

Cable tie is providing a non grippy surface for the cable to slide over, whilst at the same time increasing the radius of the throttle tubing thus forcing the cable to go a further distance. Surely with such a thin piece of cable tie you'd barely notice the difference...
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Doesn't need to be 'non grippy', the cable will always be in the same place in relation to a specifc part of the tube. Well, unless it was grippy like glue as it will get pulled away from the surface.

You are just increasing the diameter, so that turning the throttle say 10 degrees will increase the distance travelled by say 1mm, meaning the throttle is opened more.

To get the sort of effect I was wanting on my 675, I had to layer up the cable ties three high. Unfortunately this didn't quite fit in, so I had to then cut it down opposite where the cable ends locate to make it fit.
Technically this probably gave me a non-linear throttle which was faster through small openings but more precise at high openings. That may actually be the opposite of what you want, but it was the best I could do.

[LUXY DJ]

i got the clip-on QAT on mine & its alot thicker then a cable tie

cost £7
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[G]

As above, you can layer the cable ties up - just one definitely didn't have the effect I was wanting.

However, for £7 I'd be tempted to go for one (well, would have been if they sold one for my bike) - then when it all goes wrong and the throttle cable gets caught, you can sue them .

[Syx]

I didn't have enough zip ties to make use of, but while browsing another forum I stumbled across a solution - PVC pipe! Just cut the right width and make it into a rounded 'U' shape.

[Gazdaman]

Surely that means the cable doesn't fit in the 'groove'? Can't it just slip off?

Gaz