R6 throttle tube fitting problem - Pointy.

[screamingnoob]

ive just bought a yamaha r6 throttle tube for my 2010 sv650s pointy it fits in the housing fine but there is loads off play i adjusted the cables as much as they would go but it was no different is there a certain year of throttle tube to fit a certain year of bike has anyone else had this problem????

[screamingnoob]

ive just bought a yamaha r6 throttle tube for my 2010 sv650s pointy it fits in the housing fine but there is loads off play i adjusted the cables as much as they would go but it was no different is there a certain year of throttle tube to fit a certain year of bike has anyone else had this problem????

[Nutsinatin]

2004 R6 tube fits curvey, but needs modification for a pointy.
http://canyonchasers.net/shop/bike/r6-throttle.php

[Lozzo]

2004 model is the one I used

[NTECUK]

do you still need to cut this bit
?http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i136/stu369/throttle_tube_4.gif

[nikon70]

yes - "On the Gen-II’s a little bit of the tube needs to be cut away otherwise the throttle will not return to a fully closed position"