Is it possible to adjust the throttle grip position?

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 13, 2014

So I was reading about Nicky Hayden's wrist injury and how he's had his throttle grip adjusted for his hand's much smaller range of motion. Very cool.

I usually make a tiny adjustment to my throttle grip, as in move my hand clockwise over the grip, if I know I'm gonna pin the throttle (not all at once of course) out of a hairpin so as to make it easier to access the bottom 1/5th of the throttle. Anyone else do this?

So is it possible to have the throttle moved clockwise 3/8"?

double0 · Oct 13, 2014

Yep. It's possible. Maybe one or two people have done this on the forums.

Why not more? Because majority of us can't justify the steep price. Don't waste your time or money unless you plan on racing. In this case, fly by wire is not your friend.

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 13, 2014

double0 said:
Yep. It's possible. Maybe one or two people have done this on the forums.

Why not more? Because majority of us can't justify the steep price. Don't waste your time or money unless you plan on racing. In this case, fly by wire is not your friend.

Well no official racing on my to-do list

. Just wondering.

I thought it could be a physical adjustment with the grip itself, not so much to do with the ride-by-wire system

JArnold · Oct 14, 2014

I have asked this question numerous times in different ways. The answers I get vary from getting an RS throttle similar to, I believe, Kope. Other answers are no it cannot be done, and then I have someone that offered Rexxer flashes (I believe it was Rexxer) that said they can do it as part of the flash.

I hate how long of a throw this bike has on the throttle, well actually, all bikes I've owned have too much, but they were cable throttles and very easy to fix... RbW is not.

Xbox · Oct 14, 2014

Is this not similar to what Race mode does anyhow?

Gecko · Oct 14, 2014

yep, some guys want to change the throttle's mechanical characteristics: i.e. clearance, progression, length of displacement.

and there is a another group on this forum regularly asking whether the grip could be exchanged with a blinged one that is still thin...

for both cases nobody presented a real solution in detail.

I am wondering whether this could become another nice Ducati1199.com project

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 14, 2014

Xbox said:
Is this not similar to what Race mode does anyhow?

No, race mode takes away the "smoothness" of wet and sport. Probably has to do with advancing or retarding the timing a bit coupled with throttle body tension.

But same throttle grip distance between closed and wide open "aka pinned". As far my own testing showed haha.

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 14, 2014

Gecko said:
yep, some guys want to change the throttle's mechanical characteristics: i.e. clearance, progression, length of displacement.

and there is a another group on this forum regularly asking whether the grip could be exchanged with a blinged one that is still thin...

for both cases nobody presented a real solution in detail.

I am wondering whether this could become another nice Ducati1199.com project

Well MotoForza dealership service guy said there is such a thing as "quick turn" throttle grips that give you full throttle in much less space, around 1/4 turn, BUT not available as he knows it, for RBW. I'm researching this new-to-me term. More to come.......

Desmobill · Oct 14, 2014

related question: has anyone been able to get rid of the "play" in throttle grip? It's really annoying if you are on maintenance throttle in a turn and hit a few bumps. No matter how much a relax my grip, it will play a little.

ScrapperX · Oct 14, 2014

I pinned, took out all the slack and used Rexxer to remap my throttle position to a little less than 1/4 turn to Full. feels much better.

Desmobill · Oct 14, 2014

ScrapperX, how did you remove the slack?

ScrapperX · Oct 14, 2014

Removed the stop pin, twisted the throttle a little to take up the slack pinned it about 1/4 turn. Remapped it using Rexxer. Verified throttle position using DDS2 and verified again on the dyno. Ducati westlake actually did the work $75. I witness the job from start to finish took about 30-45 min. I would have done myself but I don't have the DDS2 to verify the throttle positions. I wasn't sure how accurate Rexxer would be but its spot on.

Desmobill · Oct 14, 2014

Ha, I am a handful of miles from Ducati Westlake. I'll take it there. Need to get a map for the termi anyways and they are the only dyno in town. Thanks for the tip!

JArnold · Oct 15, 2014

ScrapperX said:
Removed the stop pin, twisted the throttle a little to take up the slack pinned it about 1/4 turn. Remapped it using Rexxer. Verified throttle position using DDS2 and verified again on the dyno. Ducati westlake actually did the work $75. I witness the job from start to finish took about 30-45 min. I would have done myself but I don't have the DDS2 to verify the throttle positions. I wasn't sure how accurate Rexxer would be but its spot on.

This is really good information to know. I wonder if any of the other systems (Tuneboy, RapidBike, etc.) can do the same thing with theirs?

Wayne? ... Yaman?

Pilot · Oct 15, 2014

ScrapperX said:
Removed the stop pin, twisted the throttle a little to take up the slack pinned it about 1/4 turn. Remapped it using Rexxer. Verified throttle position using DDS2 and verified again on the dyno. Ducati westlake actually did the work $75. I witness the job from start to finish took about 30-45 min. I would have done myself but I don't have the DDS2 to verify the throttle positions. I wasn't sure how accurate Rexxer would be but its spot on.

+1 on Will's fix at Westlake. I LOVE the way the throttle feels now.

Hey ScrapperX, off this topic, but I literally melted that tygon rear reservoir replacement that you recommended. I think it was due to being WOT on the track on a 104 degree day, so I guess it would be considered extreme circumstances. I wanted to pass along the info though for you to be aware. Will shortened the tube and moved it farther away from the heat shield for now.

ScrapperX · Oct 15, 2014

Pilot said:
+1 on Will's fix at Westlake. I LOVE the way the throttle feels now.

Hey ScrapperX, off this topic, but I literally melted that tygon rear reservoir replacement that you recommended. I think it was due to being WOT on the track on a 104 degree day, so I guess it would be considered extreme circumstances. I wanted to pass along the info though for you to be aware. Will shortened the tube and moved it farther away from the heat shield for now.

Wow, thanks for the info on the Tygon tubing. Mine got a little soft during the Dyno Runs but haven't a problem since. It gets pretty hot back there I'm on my third rear tire hugger (1 original and 2 CF)

Took off some of the heat reflective tape that is in the CF heat sheild seems to be doing fine but the metal sheild reflects a lot of heat downwards.

Gecko · Oct 15, 2014

ScrapperX said:
Wow, thanks for the info on the Tygon tubing. Mine got a little soft during the Dyno Runs but haven't a problem since. It gets pretty hot back there I'm on my third rear tire hugger (1 original and 2 CF)

Took off some of the heat reflective tape that is in the CF heat sheild seems to be doing fine but the metal sheild reflects a lot of heat downwards.

Hmm.. I do not want to hijack this thread, but....
Which tygon tube did you use? SE200 goes up to 77 Deg Celsius, 7450 (the one I installed) only up to 52 Deg Celsius. Sounds like nothing, but in real world things are different

As far as I know PVC has a operating temp. of 55 Deg Celsius

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 15, 2014

ScrapperX said:
Removed the stop pin, twisted the throttle a little to take up the slack pinned it about 1/4 turn. Remapped it using Rexxer. Verified throttle position using DDS2 and verified again on the dyno. Ducati westlake actually did the work $75. I witness the job from start to finish took about 30-45 min. I would have done myself but I don't have the DDS2 to verify the throttle positions. I wasn't sure how accurate Rexxer would be but its spot on.

Sweet! Thanks.

Sergio1199Panigale · Oct 15, 2014

Gecko said:
Hmm.. I do not want to hijack this thread, but....
Which tygon tube did you use? SE700 goes up to 77 Deg Celsius, 7450 (the one I installed) only up to 52 Deg Celsius. Sounds like nothing, but in real world things are different
As far as I know PVC has a operating temp. of 55 Deg Celsius

Lol, totally hijcaked man, no worries.

ScrapperX · Oct 15, 2014

Gecko said:
Hmm.. I do not want to hijack this thread, but....
Which tygon tube did you use? SE200 goes up to 77 Deg Celsius, 7450 (the one I installed) only up to 52 Deg Celsius. Sounds like nothing, but in real world things are different
As far as I know PVC has a operating temp. of 55 Deg Celsius

Tygon 2375 ultra chemical resistant. Brembo uses/recommends this for their Brake/Clutch lines. I think Tygon 2375 has a recommended operating temp at 130 degrees F. Which if installed next to the heat shield would probably exceed that temp pretty quickly.

http://www.kurveygirl.com/tygon2075/tygon 2375 v 2075 comparison.pdf

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