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quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby badruss » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:06 pm

I did the quick throttle mod to the gumby last night with instructions found on Kawiforums.

http://www.kawiforums.com/2005-2006-zx- ... d-pvc.html

Pretty easy, just a little patience to make sure the throttle was smooth and didn't grab at all. Had a test ride this morning and its great, way easier on the wrist to get to full throttle which should be great at the QR trackday next wekend. Hopefully my -1 front sprocket arrives this week and I'll be flying, well except in corners, tricky bits, when my nerve runs out etc etc :)

Loving the track days though and slowly improving. Hope to see some of you there :kuda:
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Re: quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby Johnnyflash » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:21 pm

This is a good cheap mod.
Had it done on my ZX6 race bike and made a huge difference!!!
I had to file the tabs on the inside of the throttle housing but worked a treat!
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Re: quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby born green » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:00 pm

badruss wrote:I did the quick throttle mod to the gumby last night with instructions found on Kawiforums.

http://www.kawiforums.com/2005-2006-zx- ... d-pvc.html

Pretty easy, just a little patience to make sure the throttle was smooth and didn't grab at all. Had a test ride this morning and its great, way easier on the wrist to get to full throttle which should be great at the QR trackday next wekend. Hopefully my -1 front sprocket arrives this week and I'll be flying, well except in corners, tricky bits, when my nerve runs out etc etc :)

Loving the track days though and slowly improving. Hope to see some of you there :kuda:


Good mod, did mine a while ago to.
Bought a pro revolver throttle a while ago, fitted it and didnt like the feel, so while a had the oem one apart, i took to the throttle drum and plastic welded it up than took to it with a dremtell and shaped it how i thort i would like it...steep curve on the take up, works a treat, helps get on the power quicker off the turns.

Was a little worried at first, as its prob about a 1/5th or sharper... but all good :D :D
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Re: quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby Gosling1 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:31 pm

born green wrote:......Was a little worried at first, as its prob about a 1/5th or sharper... but all good :D :D.....


its a dead-easy mod, did this to the MFP12 about 4 years ago, and yeh you get about a 1/5 turn throttle which is perfect.

Some QA throttles I have seen are down to 1/8 turn :shock: its almost a switch :lol:

I used the flared end of normal orange electrical conduit - I think its 19mm or 20mm ?? Just cut off a slice about 4mm wide and glue on pretty much the same as the instructions in that link. Took about 20min to make a QA throttle.

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Re: quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby Nelso » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:37 pm

I scrutineered a bike the last track day I worked that had a throttle that would have been 1/8 turn. The throttle hardly twisted at all before it stopped. :lol: The guy had no idea about it either, he said that's just how the bike came when I made a comment about it being like an on/off switch. :lol:
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Re: quick throttle mod completed cost $0

Postby Wattie » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:58 pm

Yeah, wasteland mod is the go.
A lot of race classes dont allow changing of throttles.
So the insert is a must 8)
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