Throttle Click?

zexus · Jul 22, 2011

Every once in a while when the bike is running I snap the throttle and I hear a click. Some times I snap it a couple of times in a row and it will click each time. But it only happens rarely and only when I snap the throttle quick. The sound is coming from down under and is not just the throttle returning to its resting place. I know this is a vague description, but I don't know how else to explain it. This has happened a few times now and I have no clue what it is. Any ideas? Thanks.

tugla · Jul 23, 2011

so this is when u let off the throttle or twist on?

you might have a frey in the cable or the linkage is hitting something. is this with bike running or off?

dannymax · Jul 23, 2011

zexus said:
Every once in a while when the bike is running I snap the throttle and I hear a click. Some times I snap it a couple of times in a row and it will click each time. But it only happens rarely and only when I snap the throttle quick. The sound is coming from down under and is not just the throttle returning to its resting place. I know this is a vague description, but I don't know how else to explain it. This has happened a few times now and I have no clue what it is. Any ideas? Thanks.

Follow the cables down to the carbs, there are a pair of split barrels on the brackets that the metal cable ends 'pocket' into....maybe one of them is working loose and 're-seats' when you snap the throttle.

zexus · Jul 23, 2011

tugla said:
so this is when u let off the throttle or twist on?

you might have a frey in the cable or the linkage is hitting something. is this with bike running or off?

It seems to only happen when the bike is running.

zexus · Jul 23, 2011

dannymax said:
Follow the cables down to the carbs, there are a pair of split barrels on the brackets that the metal cable ends 'pocket' into....maybe one of them is working loose and 're-seats' when you snap the throttle.

Hummm...I'll check that out. Thanks.

tugla · Jul 24, 2011

after that check, undo them and leave them loose and start bike, manually pull the cables left on the carb, one the return to not let it have slack and see if you can reproduce it, maybe cables bad., or you can spot if its hitting something

zexus · Jul 24, 2011

While I was attempting to sync my carbs today the clicking happened again. This time I pushed down on my choke and it clicked like machine gun fire. I quickly returned the choke and it stopped. Wouldn't do it again after that.