R6 twist grip. Again and again and again....

How much did the R6 throttle and left grip cost? I've asked for a quote from a local dealer but if it'll cost less I'll order from UK. I'm suspecting they sometimes overcharge a bit over here.

Mine cost me about £8 from my local dealer!

Sorry to drag this up again, but I ordered the throttle tube and ended up with something that has the part number 5EB-26240-01

Now, it fits on the bike fine, but when I do a rough test to see how far the cables travel with quarter of a turn, it seems to be exactly the same as the Suzuki one. I've got the carbs out ATM so I can't actually test it properly, but it seems very similar to the suzuki one.

Have I got the wrong part, or is the difference not that noticeable?

Any help appreciated, thanks!

diff isnt massive.

just gets u from fully closed to fully open with less wrist break.

Originally Posted by Nekkid

Have I got the wrong part, or is the difference not that noticeable?

Any help appreciated, thanks!

There is an easy way to test if you've got a quicker action throttle tube. Put the ends of the old and new tubes with the ends that hold the cables end to end ( ---| |--- like so!). Now, does the bit where the cable wraps round slightly larger in diameter on the yam tube than the SV one? If so, good.

[northwind]

For me it's just a comfort thing... Means I can save my right wrist for more important repetetive tasks.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

There is an easy way to test if you've got a quicker action throttle tube. Put the ends of the old and new tubes with the ends that hold the cables end to end ( ---| |--- like so!). Now, does the bit where the cable wraps round slightly larger in diameter on the yam tube than the SV one? If so, good.

Good test, I tried to do it by eye, but the ends are a different shape (i.e. not quite round) so it's hard to tell. I guess what I really need to do is measure it with a piece of string.

Thanks!

Just out of interest, why do people seem to chooes the R6 throttle when the want to change the standard SV throttle? Has anyone very tried using from from a gsxr 600, or a busa?

[northwind]

There might be other options but the R6 one works so well that I think everyone's stopped looking for others I think most if not all recent GSXR ones are 1/4 throw just like the SV though.

[Viney]

Erm, just to Clarify, i think you mean Throttle Tube? (the bit you twist on the handlebar)

A Throttle body is part of the fuel injection.

Just for any newbies out there