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Continued from the Guzzi Shit thread.............
Good old heavy Guzzi throttles; there are various ways people have of addressing this, one being fitting modify (or cut down) throttle springs.
They are heavy throttles, there's no getting away from it, but I've generally found keeping cables clean/lubricated, ditto with the throttle assembly and careful routing equals a silky smooth and acceptably heavy throttle. In the past, I've also replaced cables on a regular basis, pretty much treating them as consumables.
My current squeeze though has been woefully neglected in this respect so Johno's/Kaisters comments on throttles gave me the kick up the arse I needed and not before time, my cables are shagged.
New Venhill 'Featherlites' ordered at £30 posted for two
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-xWbRNgF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xWbRNgF/0/38d025be/XL/i-xWbRNgF-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
Stripped naked and ready to go
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-SjThpgP/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-SjThpgP/0/94aad9f1/XL/i-SjThpgP-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
With everything stripped I polished the throttle slides, cleaned and polished the bar end, inside the throttle grip and the throttle mechanism itself. Then a thin smear of light oil on the bar end to lubricate the throttle grip.
The steel 'bends' on the throttle end of the cable fit into recesses on the throttle assembly but are very slightly too big to fit into the recess easily so a little light cleaning up with a file was needed
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-QRTmhMf/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QRTmhMf/0/b2399e55/XL/i-QRTmhMf-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
Then working out the best way to route the cables....... I've always struggled to find a 'clean' way of doing it. The cable easily gets trapped under the tank and can have a sharp bend at the top of the carb. Here's the old cable showing what happens over time (both cables were like this)
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-Xb8n8QF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Xb8n8QF/0/d6922b16/XL/i-Xb8n8QF-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-FpTmstm/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-FpTmstm/0/ccb6c5fe/XL/i-FpTmstm-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
So, I've tried something a bit different this time and moved the tank mounting rubbers a bit, passing the cables under the edge of all three hoping this will mean they are less able to get trapped.........only time will tell if it works but it seems good at the moment
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-WtMWxFx/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WtMWxFx/0/dfe75f40/XL/i-WtMWxFx-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
I've now got to balance the carbs but it's pissing down outside so that's for another day. In the mean time the throttle feels silky smooth and is a vast improvement on how things were.
I'd be interested to know if there are any better ways to route the cables from anybody out there
Andres
Good old heavy Guzzi throttles; there are various ways people have of addressing this, one being fitting modify (or cut down) throttle springs.
They are heavy throttles, there's no getting away from it, but I've generally found keeping cables clean/lubricated, ditto with the throttle assembly and careful routing equals a silky smooth and acceptably heavy throttle. In the past, I've also replaced cables on a regular basis, pretty much treating them as consumables.
My current squeeze though has been woefully neglected in this respect so Johno's/Kaisters comments on throttles gave me the kick up the arse I needed and not before time, my cables are shagged.
New Venhill 'Featherlites' ordered at £30 posted for two
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-xWbRNgF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xWbRNgF/0/38d025be/XL/i-xWbRNgF-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
Stripped naked and ready to go
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-SjThpgP/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-SjThpgP/0/94aad9f1/XL/i-SjThpgP-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
With everything stripped I polished the throttle slides, cleaned and polished the bar end, inside the throttle grip and the throttle mechanism itself. Then a thin smear of light oil on the bar end to lubricate the throttle grip.
The steel 'bends' on the throttle end of the cable fit into recesses on the throttle assembly but are very slightly too big to fit into the recess easily so a little light cleaning up with a file was needed
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-QRTmhMf/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QRTmhMf/0/b2399e55/XL/i-QRTmhMf-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
Then working out the best way to route the cables....... I've always struggled to find a 'clean' way of doing it. The cable easily gets trapped under the tank and can have a sharp bend at the top of the carb. Here's the old cable showing what happens over time (both cables were like this)
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-Xb8n8QF/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Xb8n8QF/0/d6922b16/XL/i-Xb8n8QF-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-FpTmstm/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-FpTmstm/0/ccb6c5fe/XL/i-FpTmstm-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
So, I've tried something a bit different this time and moved the tank mounting rubbers a bit, passing the cables under the edge of all three hoping this will mean they are less able to get trapped.........only time will tell if it works but it seems good at the moment
<a href="https://andressotoscastello.smugmug.com/UkGSer/n-5CFLKf/i-WtMWxFx/A"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WtMWxFx/0/dfe75f40/XL/i-WtMWxFx-XL.jpg" alt=""></a>
I've now got to balance the carbs but it's pissing down outside so that's for another day. In the mean time the throttle feels silky smooth and is a vast improvement on how things were.
I'd be interested to know if there are any better ways to route the cables from anybody out there
Andres