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    UGH I completed putting my foam covers on my 2014 Spyder RT. Apparently I dislodged the spring in the trottle Tried to put bike back in garage and it froze up. I guess no riding for me this week-end. Is there an easy fix--I am not terribly adapt at taking things apart

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phyllis View Post
    UGH I completed putting my foam covers on my 2014 Spyder RT. Apparently I dislodged the spring in the trottle Tried to put bike back in garage and it froze up. I guess no riding for me this week-end. Is there an easy fix--I am not terribly adapt at taking things apart
    Maybe you could describe the symptoms more fully. Installing foam grip covers should not impact the throttle return spring necessarily.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phyllis View Post
    UGH I completed putting my foam covers on my 2014 Spyder RT. Apparently I dislodged the spring in the trottle Tried to put bike back in garage and it froze up. I guess no riding for me this week-end. Is there an easy fix--I am not terribly adapt at taking things apart
    Why do you think it was / is the throttle spring ???? …. I have a 2014 RT and I actually removed the spring in the throttle so it is easier and less fatiguing ….. Even if yours is dis-lodged it should still work …. Mike

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    Are they not Throttle by wire?

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    Sorry--More info. After I had put the foam grips on, I was installilng the LidLox. When I did the throttle side, the spring was falling out.

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    Mike hopefully not to sound ignorant, where exactly is the spring located? i, too find it tiring during a longer ride and have wondered about reducing the tension or removing, only problem is not knowing where it's located. thank you for you helpful information on the spyders

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phyllis View Post
    Sorry--More info. After I had put the foam grips on, I was installilng the LidLox. When I did the throttle side, the spring was falling out.
    Are you talking about the spring inside the LidLox mechanism?
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitedog43 View Post
    Mike hopefully not to sound ignorant, where exactly is the spring located? i, too find it tiring during a longer ride and have wondered about reducing the tension or removing, only problem is not knowing where it's located. thank you for you helpful information on the spyders
    PM sent ….. Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revalden View Post
    Are you talking about the spring inside the LidLox mechanism?
    I thought the same thing, Revalden, because I can vaguely remember a spring hitting the ground when I installed my Lidlox. But when I just ducked out and removed one of them to see if my memory was correct, I couldn’t find a spring, so I gave up

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    I don't have LidLox or the foam grip covers, so this is only a guess. Is it possible that something in the LidLox was screwed in too tight and is preventing the throttle from rotating?

    Quote Originally Posted by whitedog43 View Post
    Mike hopefully not to sound ignorant, where exactly is the spring located? i, too find it tiring during a longer ride and have wondered about reducing the tension or removing, only problem is not knowing where it's located. thank you for you helpful information on the spyders
    To take pressure off my wrist when the cruise control isn't appropriate of safe there are a few product out there. I have used a narrow style Crampbuster on my Bonneville, and an original style Throttle Rocker (the version without velcro) on the Harley I had. I have a wide style Crampbuster on the Gold wing trike. Both brands of products do a good job of relieving the pressure and grip needed to keep the throttle on. There is a "improved" version of the Throttle Rocker that is held on by velcro instead of the tightness of the plastic looping around the grip. At one time the Throttle Rocker people did this to get around patent infringement of the Crampbuster, but it is back on the market. Curious thing is that if you go to either the Throttle Rocker or the Crampbuster website over on the top right there is a link to the competing product. Must be owned by the same company now. Here is a link to the Throttle Rocker, you'll notice a clickable Crampbuster logo on the upper right. https://www.throttlerocker.com/

    There was a thread "Crampbuster or Throttle Rocker" a while ago on SpyderLovers, here a link to it. https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...hrottle-Rocker
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    Phyliss's issue has been solved …. She PM'd me …. She also removed the spring assembly at the end of the hand grip to lessen the tension ….. Mike

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