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Was wondering has anyone got one of these fitted and what type they have fitted.

Looking to have one installed on my 10 quite soon.

Same time when I find a PC available to buy (bargain hunting )

I've got an insert and so does Wattie, Mike and a couple of others.
These are the small plastic tube that fits over the std inner throttle piece to increase the radius the cable runs over..

There OK but not as short as a proper quick action.. but there also much cheaper at about $20..

You can make them yourself if you can find the right plastic tube size..

I have a spare, slightly damaged (it was on Russels bike, need I say more.. ) but should be fine...

Cool

I was looking to drop a third off the roll on distance (if that makes sense) but wasnt sure if that was too much.
I was going to do the cable tie mod but thought perhaps I might want to go something a less back yardish.

How much less action is it?

I think it goes from about a 1/4 turn to about 1/5th turn.. not a lot but its noticable and easier to gut that last bit of full throtle...

http://doublezracing.com/

Thanks for the link MadKaw, did you lot have to remove the tabs?

Haha at poor mans Cruise Control

Are you willing to offload the slight damaged sleeve you have? It'll still work and not catch on open will it?

Looking forward to being at WOT much easier and quicker

geez it is the quick or the dead around here... and I only mildly damaged it

Blurr wrote:geez it is the quick or the dead around here... and I only mildly damaged it

Don't worry Russell, you can still have it... We'll fit on Saturday if ya like...

Still gunna cost you a 6 pack though...

MadKaw wrote:.....You can make them yourself if you can find the right plastic tube size........

I've knocked up a few of these Jeebz, its a piece of piss.

The 'right' plastic size is......the flared end of normal orange plastic electrical conduit ! I *think* its about 20mm diameter (something like that), and the process is really easy....(you can only use the wider flared end, about 30mm at the end of any length of orange conduit/fitting is flared)

Cut a 4mm wide 'strip' off the flared end of the conduit
Tidy up the cut-off section with a small round file
Useing a pair of sidecutter, remove a section of the piece about 8mm long - this may need to be trimmed down a 'tad'. This will give you a 'C' shaped piece of conduit, 4mm wide, with a gap that should be about 8mm wide.

Pull the throttle assembly apart, and with the cables loose and hanging in the breeze, adjust both cables so that you have *maximum* freeplay.

In the throttle housing, there are 2 small rectangular tabs that are part of the casting, on the inside of the bottom piece - these get in the way with the throttle insert (both this style and the ebay one) - the trick to removing these, is to use a small 5mm wide *sharp* chisel - put the housing on a bench, get the chisel in *exactly* the right spot hard against the side of the housing and centred over the small tab.......and one good sharp smack with a hammer (not too hard), will instantly remove the tab. Repeat on the other side of the housing. You can fuck around for hours with a file if you want, this method is short sharp and effective. Don't hit too hard or you may drive the chisel too far into the housing. You may have to use the chisel to remove any remaining trace of the tab, otherwise the throttle could stick.

You then just slip the orange piece of conduit over the stock inner throttle housing - the bit where the cables normally sit. Then refit the cables and upper assembly all together..........

This should result in a throttle that is now about 1/5th turn, that does not bind, and which cost SFA to make.

Hoffy has one of these on his barge, there is one on my barge, and another one on Aussie Ninjas crim (ZX10). Its a real cheap and easy mod, and so far, all 3 inserts have worked without fault.....mine has been on for >12 months now.

The only thing you may find is that you now have *zero* freeplay on the throttle cables - that is what happened with AussieNinja's 10 - as soon as you touch the throttle, it starts to rev. With both barges, there is a poofteenth of play left in the cables.....its no big deal really.

Fark!

You're the man! Thanks heaps

I take I should only go for the end bit of the conduit when you refer to the falred bit

Might even make a bit of a how to so others can get a picture book type of instructions.

Hope I dont see you in the bushes from a sticky throttle haha! (by my own doing if I dont do those tab bits correctly)

Thanks again

Mate the "Gos 3000" 1/5 turn throttle insert works a treat, I love it and you dont even know it's there !! well, until you hit full throttle that is

It is quite easy to get to full throttle with this little baby in..The "Brain Melting Power Zone" I like to call it..

Jeebz10R wrote:....I take I should only go for the end bit of the conduit when you refer to the falred bit.....

thats the bit mate - the 90deg curved 'bend' pieces are the best, as these have a flared bit at each end, so get maximum bang for your buck...

I probably should do a photo 'How-To' of this mod, as Hoffy says, once its fitted you get to WOT a lot quicker, which is very important when riding an underpowered barge....

Still got to get around to doing one of these for my Crim...

planing to do this mod as well soon I'll see how I go....
Being a sparky I'm gonna have no problem with the conduit

I'll be going to Bunnings to the Conduit.

Let me know if you peeps want some, happy to share.

Cool I'll let you know how I go

Cheers
Thien