Twitchy throttle control
 

Kev's latest mod.

As most of us know the XT660 is hard to control in traffic conditions, tight corners or traffic circles. So I have come up with the mod which can be applied to our XT's.

This is a very clever mod & works well if you want more throttle control, I found the idea on the net.

I lowered the cable by 1mm in the grip to try it out first, day 2 of testing I went a further 5mm around the throttle to 20mm, it now has so much better throttle control at low speeds.



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My final depth is 2mm deap after testing.

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I used a 2mm drill bit to cut the groove, I used the edge of the bit to do the cutting not the tip, I rolled the grip along the side face of the drill bit to keep the circular angel of the twist bit.

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On day 2 of testing I have now cut the grove 20mm along the grip to give me a reduced diameter up to 30% throttle opening.

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Looks like a great idea!

This mod does work on the XT, I found the throttle is less sensitive at low speed which gives you better throttle control.

I done this Mod this morning and it's a vast improvement over the standard bike especially with your O2 mod as well. I can't believe how different and better my bike is now compared to the standard bike. Many thanks Kev your efforts are appreciated.

Good news, thanks for your feed back. How many mm did you go down to?

Like me I can't believe how this mod has changed my bike when riding in traffic, this is got to one of the best kept secrets.

It would make off road riding so much more controllable.

I went down by approx 2 mm like yourself and was very impressed with the result. I can't believe more people havnt taken up on this mod it's so easy and quick to do !

Well done min. Good thinking.

Thanks for the feed back, I wish I came across this mod years back.

Silly question perhaps, but how hard is it to get the grip off? Is it stuck on there like crazy or will it just slide right off when you take off the bar end weights?

It's really easy to slide off as it rotates around the handlebar. I must addmitt it was alot easier than I was expecting, all becomes obvious once you take the cover off where the kill switch is. Kev's pics are a great help!