aubierules
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i would say ur carb slide is sticking, but since u dot have one
....the throttle or cable is sticking
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Cold day- Spyder didn't like it
- Thread starter jgwoods
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....the throttle or cable is stickingtherefore I am; I think...You think''''
groundeffect
Registered User
Not sure how the throttle control works on the Spyder; is it cable driven - 1 for accelerate and 1 for decelerate, or is the Spyder throttle control electronic???
IF it is cable driven, you may need to lubricate the cables with some oil.
Cheers.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Spyder RS is a two cable throttle. Spyder RT is fly-by-wire...electronic.
How does the two cable throttle work? I'm used to sleds that only have one cable. Why are there two?
truck 85
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one to accelerate and one to decelerate. In other words one pulls it on and one pulls it off.
Is this a 4-stroke (2-cable) / 2-stroke (1-cable) thing or is it just the way motorcycles are?
After thinking about it, I'm guessing sleds don't do this simply because of the thumb operated throttle design won't work this way.
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I don't know if it is the law, but it is no longer considered good practice for a motorcycle to rely solely on a spring to return the throttle. The second cable provides a positive means of shutting off the throttle, should things go wrong. BTW, it is good practice to get in the habit of turning the throttle on and off, not just letting the return spring do the work.
aubierules
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thats just because u ride ancient bikes that dont have much spring return.
my buddy carlos is like u in that he has about 20 some odd old bikes....i always tell him i like it when i feel the throttle snap back...he always says hes used to having to manually close the throttle....we got into this discussion cause we both have the throttlemeister...it makes me nervous about having to manually close the throttle...for him, no bother
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I will admit that it makes it easier to deal with the Throttlemeister when you are used to throttle tension, but that has little to do with the strength of the return spring, but rather a throttle tensioning device that hinders the spring action. You may like the feeling of the throttle snapping back when you let go, but it is not a good safety practice. To do so loosens your grip on the throttle, making sudden avoidance maneuvers riskier and slower. In addition, if you are not used to turning off the throttle, you will delay in responding to a broken throttle cable or spring, also creating a risk. It is like getting used to turning off the bike with the kill switch. If it is second nature, you will not delay if you need it someday. Think about this, at 60 mph you will travel 88 feet farther if you delay for one second. How many obstacles could that 88 feet contain?thats just because u ride ancient bikes that dont have much spring return.
my buddy carlos is like u in that he has about 20 some odd old bikes....i always tell him i like it when i feel the throttle snap back...he always says hes used to having to manually close the throttle....we got into this discussion cause we both have the throttlemeister...it makes me nervous about having to manually close the throttle...for him, no bother
bikeguy
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:agree: I pretty much learned to ride off road, in the dirt, and I'm not sure, but I bet Scotty did, too. Dirt riding, you have to control the throttle much more than the average street rider so you get used to turning the throttle on and off and you almost never just let it return with the spring. Now, I know that street riders who ride aggressively and really attack the corners will do the same thing but there aren't that many who ride that hard. I agree with Scotty that it's a good habit to get into.
I've had throttles stick wide open with me three times, all on dirt bikes, and I guarantee it will get your attention. I promise that you will hope that your thumb knows exactly where the kill switch is because you likely won't have time to look down and see where it is.
Cotton
aubierules
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went out to the shed yesterday to start the spyder....23 degrees and had been 16 a couple of hours before....First thing i noticed was when it started it didnt shift to from 1st to n....it always does this automatically....after awhile i got it into n...then when i tried to shift it into 1st it wouldnt....shut it off...tried it again same thing....shut it off again and restarted....this time it would shift to n automatically...so i let it run until 2 bars....then i shift to 1st...and after a delayed reaction it shifted...I shift to r...very delayed reaction....backed it up out of shed.....let it run for a couple of min.....drive it down the road....and all seems ok...i have an 08 se5 with original brp oil.......i live in alabama and it very rarely gets this cold....so my spyder doesnt like the cold
Had that happen on my snowmobile's [frozen cable] and once on one of my atv's.:yikes:
Your right it will get your attention, Especially when your coming to end of a frozen lake
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