throttle barrel removal

[CaseyJ955]

89 VR.

 

Throttle was too stiff before, I have the carbs off now and it's less stiff but the barrel feels like its bone dry. I'm going to lube the cables while it's all apart but I'm wondering if I need to remove the throttle barrel to clean/lube it, if so what is the best way to remove it?

 

Also how to drop the cables down off the loud handle so I can get some spray in there or is that done while the barrel is off?

 

Thanks! any how-toos or a link for this would be great.

 

TIA!

[snyper316]

89 VR.

 

Throttle was too stiff before, I have the carbs off now and it's less stiff but the barrel feels like its bone dry. I'm going to lube the cables while it's all apart but I'm wondering if I need to remove the throttle barrel to clean/lube it, if so what is the best way to remove it?

 

Also how to drop the cables down off the loud handle so I can get some spray in there or is that done while the barrel is off?

 

Thanks! any how-toos or a link for this would be great.

 

TIA!

 

I honestly just undid the two screws and the grip came right off.... and I had seen this before it got dark I would have made a quick barrel to show ya, but its fairly simple, it just depends if there is any rust up in there....

[CaseyJ955]

No rust on this turd yet, but it's not out of the question, this is a rusty state for being so far inland.

 

I'll just go dig into it, maybe this is a good time to get some heated grips.

[snyper316]

I honestly just undid the two screws and the grip came right off.... and I had seen this before it got dark I would have made a quick barrel to show ya, but its fairly simple, it just depends if there is any rust up in there....

 

Geez talk about not knowing what I was talking about and hardly made sense lol, I hope you know the two screws I am talking about and the fact I left out undo the cables lol. And make a quick Barrel I meant a quick Video....

[CaseyJ955]

What brain flatus, didnt even see that 2nd screw, must have looked at it half a dozen times. It seperates nicely after both screws taken off. It was bone dry so I sprayed cable lube into both upper cables through the top and worked the throttle until it started seeping into the junction along the lower left, which I also took apart and lubed along with the short lower cables. I flushed out the barrel with a little alcohol and followed up with cable lube and then worked a little white lithium grease into the inner part of the barrel that could be reached without pulling it entirely off the bike or removing the cables. It's smooth and free now, I full expect this to have solved the problem but I wont know for sure until I mount the carb rack and have the assembly under some load.