R6 throttle tube

im always looking for ways to make my 2oo1 sv better

i notice people talking about the R6 throttle tube

i wont to know what year of r6 do u use and is it easy to change round?

but most of all i wont to know what it dose for the sv?

dose it improve the throttle response?

thanks for your help

[fizzwheel]

use the search function, you'll find 4 or 5 threads covering this..

Oh and this is the part number you want, which I pinched from a previous thread on this subject

Originally Posted by BILLY

Here's the part no. for you 5SL-26240-00-00

ok thanks for that had a look tho the pages
might give it a try

Its a simple enough job. The idea is to reduce the throttle turn from 1/4turn to 1/5 turn. This basically means you can get to full throttle without as big a 'twist'. It won't imporve bike perforance, but does increase rider/wrist comfort!!

why dont you just tighten the throttle cable???

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by redlavachips

why dont you just tighten the throttle cable???

Because you need a certain small amount of free play in the throttle. If you tighten the throttle cable to much you'll end up with an extremely sensitive throttle and your bike will be a bitch to ride.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Because you need a certain small amount of free play in the throttle. If you tighten the throttle cable to much you'll end up with an extremely sensitive throttle and your bike will be a bitch to ride.

(oooo resists an e.d comment.. )

I said nuffin I said nuffin- wssssssnt me .!

I have done this.. costs £8 and ten minutes.. and the grip aint too far of a match either..
certainly doeant make the bike go quicker or dont expect miracles but saves u having to "break" your wrist and re adjust ..

Originally Posted by redlavachips

why dont you just tighten the throttle cable???

Because that does not affect the amount of cable the throttle pulls through a turn simply.

Think about the gears on a push bike leaving the gear at the wheel in the same spot if you change from the small cog at the crank to a larger one you go further for a given revolution of the crank. Exactly the same principle.

I tightened the throttle cables as well as doing the R6 tube. It's not much fun to ride - every bump/slight hand movement has the bike accelerating or decelerating and you can mistake the front forks for a pogo stick. It's worst in low gears, though you can still get by slipping the clutch.

I settled for about 1mm of freeplay and slip the clutch when I need to. It's easy enough to play about with the cable play at the handlebar end.