Sticking fast idle lever

[adamski49]

Quick question to those that know - do I have to disassemble, clean and lubricate the lever or will a squirt of WD40 solve the problem? I squirted WD40 in last night but have yet to go and check if this has solved it.

Thorough washing with a hose three weekends on the trot appears to have rinsed away various lubricants... oops. Best get the grease and 3-in-1 out.

TIA

Adam

[Jason M]

Quick question to those that know - do I have to disassemble, clean and lubricate the lever or will a squirt of WD40 solve the problem? I squirted WD40 in last night but have yet to go and check if this has solved it.

Thorough washing with a hose three weekends on the trot appears to have rinsed away various lubricants... oops. Best get the grease and 3-in-1 out.

TIA

Adam

Depends whether the stick is in the lever or inside the cable I guess. I don't think it's too difficult to disassmble as long as you dont have to disconnect it at the black box end where it joins the throttle cables. I've lived without a lever since a couple of years ago when someone in Germany parked too close then knocked the flippin thing clean off.

jason

[adamski49]

Thanks Jason

I though it was in the handlebar assembly. If I force the lever back to it's off position the cable guide drops out the bottom... makes me wonder if it is the cable or further down the line... but then the spring clicks and takes up the slack. I can't really see how it works from the exploded view in the manual.

I'll see what the WD40 does before I investigate further and take the thing apart.

Adam

[julian]

Adam
You need to remove the handgrip and then dismantle the fast idle assembly. Watch out for:

a) the spring and ball bearing; and
b) cheese coated screws.

Clean then lightly grease before reasembly.

[adamski49]

Cheers Julian

A simple job for the weekend then... ping... feck, arse

Adam

[Jason M]

If the s*it hits the fan, I think I found the cable and lever in my box of bits the other day if you need a replacement.

Jason

[Ade B]

After not working properly for about 2 years, the fast idle suddenly sprung into action and has the bike ticking over at about 2k

which feels a little fast....

and was entertaining when I closed the throttle in traffic expecting engine braking.... and kept going

should I be carwling around looking for bits that have fallen off or is it a reasonable assumption that the thing was sticking somewhere and has simply unstuck itself...

comments appreciated

Ade.

[oyster]

If the outer cable drops out of the grip when the lever is forced 'off' then the sticky bit is in the cable or in the junction box - which lives under the coils, under the tank, under the body panels.
NEVER use WD40 for lubing. You need silicone oil (£1 shop), spray regularly on the exposed inner cable when the lever is forced back and pray it gets to the right spot. Repeat often.

[Ade B]

whatever fell off, fell back on - fast idle is back to its previous nil effect.

add it to list of bike chores:

strip and clean front calipers
replace grips
replace front tyre
sort out power socket
replace scuffed cylinder head
replace pitted front discs
refinish fork lowers and brace
replace cracked indicator pod
replace scuffed mirrors
blah blah blah blah

[oyster]

Check the throttle cable outers are sitting pretty in the cups of the adjusters at the throttle valves. I have had the outer resting on the upper edge of the adjuster on one side and it causes 2k tickover.