Handlebar Throttle Tube

[Semper Gumby]

Greasing doesn't bother me as I always have my throttle screw cranked down.  BUT, the first time I serviced Barbara's bike I "greased the tube" and caught all kinds of heck for it because the throttle was very slow to return to idle position without "help"!  That was when I found that synthetic motor oil allowed the throttle to return crisply on it's own...

NOW I have use for that can Mobil One sitting on the shelf!!!  

Thanks,

[Ed Miller]

The throttle tube resistance doesn't bother me as I always manually turn the throttle back to idle; my problem was my carb throttle levers were returning slowly to that point, much more slowly than my handlebar throttle.

I wish I knew where to find pictures of the older and newer throttle covers.  Mine has a protrusion but it's more like 1/8" to maybe 3/16" down, not 1/4".  Luckily for me my local dealer doesn't charge me a restock fee.  :-)