New Year Ride
January 17th, 2010
Today was the 1st day this year that the weather has been kind enough to let me and my Buell out of the garage together. Its gone from freezing to +8c in the space of a week so the snow and ice have gone and the roads have cleared…
Anyway, waffling… So I’ve left my town and I’m on the local quiet roads and what can I feel…? The throttle is still notchy. Its bad enough that the throttle wont close without me giving it a gentle nudge. This isn’t a nice experience on a bike that’s pushing out 146 horses so I’ve got to call Blackbear when they open and get it sorted. I’m a bit disappointed really coz I really wanted to get a good ride out, instead I only did 20 or so miles before pulling back in to the garage. My wrist was sore from the extra friction of the twist grip.
Once home I stripped down the top of the bike to investigate the throttle bodies and unfortunately there’s nothing obvious. It doesn’t feel like its the cables that are stiff. I think its the throttle mechanism which will be a warranty job 
I had exactly the same thing happen to my last Buell, the City X. Cant believe its me or the way I’m riding the bike…
So to round this entry off, it was lovely being back out on the bike. My new thermal liners bought from Ultimate Bike Gear were great but they’ll have to wait a bit longer before I can get out for a long ride.
Bring on the Spring…