And you thought the 990 has a snappy throttle?

[the crusty demon]

And you thought the 990's throttle was snappy? Whats with the F800GS then?

Just bought one and its a great little bike but its either ON or OFF. Its far worse than the 990 and Im sure somewhere in between the last million threads before this there is an explanation.

Someone care to give me some guidance or a solution?

TX

 

[JKW]

It's not 'snappy' it's 'responsive'!

Seriously though the F800GS is known for its need for a very steady right wrist. This can be rather disconcerting in the early days of ownership, especially when combined with coping with the BMW indicator cancel button. I found my F800GS leaping down the road every time I tried to cancel the blinkers for the few first weeks I had it. After that I just got used to it and stopped hanging on for grim death. To such an extent that when I changed to the R1200RT this year I thought it was really hard to get going for a short time.

This is one occasion where the response "They all do that, Sir!" is actually true.

Enjoy your F800 - great bike!

 

[Christos x]

Same here, thought i was going to come off the back of it in 1st and 2nd

Now clutch control and a throttle rocker are my new friends

Good luck with it, it'll all work itself out in the end

 

[the crusty demon]

LOL

I see Im not the only one who has had this problem and as you know clutch and throttle control off road is critical, lets hope "we become one"



Im still convinced that indicator cancel button is linked to the throttle cos everytime I press it , I land up on the back wheel!!

 

[grin factor]

Would you like to have a ride on my Tuono? Now that throttle can be like an on/off switch until you get used to it.

 

[the crusty demon]

Guess thats good enough reason to ride more

 

[v8legend]

I have no such problems with mine, although obviously quite a few do. It would be interesting to find out if it is riding style, or if some bikes are affected. Have you tried recalibrating the throttle. Ignition on, slowly wind the throttle from fully closed to fully open to fully closed in one clean motion, repeat three times. Ignition off. Then try it.

 

[Adeeelnv]

The 650 doesnt seem to have this problem/feature. How strange.

 

[Tengiz99]

It becomes part of the bikes character, but definitely a pain in the early stages.

 

[the crusty demon]

Ill try that, thanks.
We could also blame the software and electronic performance parameters. My 2008 might be different to your 2009 or 2010. As the bike became more refined, the settings changed.

The 650 is completely different again. Different design, fuel and software systems

 

[colint]

Ill try that, thanks.
We could also blame the software and electronic performance parameters. My 2008 might be different to your 2009 or 2010. As the bike became more refined, the settings changed.

The 650 is completely different again. Different design, fuel and software systems

Try the accelerator module
http://www.sol2.be/Performance/ENG/Home/index.html
it worked for me, maybe its the placebo effect and I have become smoother and more used to the throttle after 58,000 miles on the 2 F800gs I have owned but I do tend to use the throttle as an on/off switch

 

[LimeTree.]

I have a 2008 f800gs.
I found the indicator and 'responsive' throttle a definate challenge for the first week or so coming from a 650gs!

But now its absolutely perfect. Love it.

Occasionaly I go over a pothole in the road when im not paying attention and open the throttle a bit much, but all in all it works great.

Although, I do ride it everyday for atleast 60miles on my commute. And 260miles on the weekend going home and back.

So, practice makes perfect I guess haha

 

[grin factor]

Thats just reminded me of a comment or 3 about the Explorer. Its fly by wire throttle is very sensitive, and any bump in the road results in a change of speed. Not good in my view.

 

[LimeTree.]

Thats just reminded me of a comment or 3 about the Explorer. Its fly by wire throttle is very sensitive, and any bump in the road results in a change of speed. Not good in my view.

I would agree with you, but its just getting used to it.
I suppose in an offroad situation it wont be as 'forgiving' as a bike with a less sensitive throttle. But it reacts faster to what you want, so I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.

Maybe its a personal preference thing?

 

[slumberjack]

And you thought the 990's throttle was snappy? Whats with the F800GS then?

Just bought one and its a great little bike but its either ON or OFF. Its far worse than the 990 and Im sure somewhere in between the last million threads before this there is an explanation.

Someone care to give me some guidance or a solution?

TX

Only just read this but I have just swapped from a 990 to an 800GS specifically because of the KTM throttle response. 2006 (56 plate) models were by far the worst, I had to pull in the clutch and coast around wet roundabouts it was that bad. I picked my 800 last Sunday and rose it back from Essex to Devon counting myself blessed to have such a easy ride to bike. Yes, compared to my old Yam SR 500 it is sensitive but it's not downright dangerous like the KTM

 

[BenGS]

Roy i hope your keeping the front wheel down on my old bike.

I must admit it was quite difficult to get the hang of putting on the right indicator and accelerating without rear ending the car in front of you. After a while though your thumb bends into position and you never notice the snappy throttle again.

Enjoy!