[solved] Throttle Return & Handlebar Change.

The first question is have you actually changed the bars? If the throttle does not return you have too much friction somewhere or a duff spring at the carbs. The former is more likely - lack of cable lubricant, too tight a bend in the cable or cleaning/lubing the twistgrip itself......or just possibly the new bars are a smidgen too tight on the grip.

 

Hi Billy I can't remember exactly what year your T100 is, but I'm sure it's newer than 2010 ? If I'm right then there are a couple of points to consider :

1. Your bike doesn't have carbs, it has fuel injection; &

2. Has this problem started since you wrapped the grips with leather?

I think you may find that in the process of wrapping, you have tightened the bit of the throttle that turns, and returns under it's own power.

That would be the first place I would check.

Also, if you want to change your handlebar grips, you need to ensure you get the right size. Most bike 'bars are 7/8th of an inch external diameter, but the std. 'bars on the T100 are 1 inch diam.

I've included a vid for you :

 

Well there's an easy way to find out isn't there? Just undo the retaining bolt a bit and see if the throttle returns on it's own.

Have you got any tools at all? If not, go buy yourself a pocket allen ket set, they're a bit like a folding knife but instead of blades they have different sized allen keys.

 

Ah I see what yer saying now. It's not the end cap you want to remove it's the bands that are holding the leather bits onto the grips?

If that's right, just get a pair of pliers and using them grip the tightener at it's thickest point and turn until it snaps.

Unfortunately I think that during the installation of these leather pieces the metal tighteners have slightly crushed the throttle tube (the bit underneath the rubber grip) and in doing so have introduced friction.

Most peeps when they want to change the look of their 'bar grips, change the grips. Here's just a tiny selection of what I mean :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...TRS0&_nkw=motorcycle+handlebar+grips&_sacat=0

 

Try undoing the switch cluster bolts and moving it away from the twist grip a bit, the twist grip could be too tight up against the cluster housing thus restricting its movement

 

Carbs indeed! Lookalike Throttle bodies have return springs too but it sounded like a twistgrip issue.......