Quick Throttle Mod

[scoutpilot]

I tried the PVC mod. It cannot be done on an '11/'12 S3 without grinding tabs out of the throttle housing.

[Björk]

I just ended up ordering the rizomas grips just waiting to install

[biff101]

I saw this and got an idea. I have a yamaha 2-stroke dirt bike and the throttle tubes are very similar. I put one on the bike I had laying around and it fit with no mods done to the housing. It has a larger pull diameter.

[DEcosse]

Originally Posted by biff101

... I have a yamaha 2-stroke dirt bike and the throttle tubes are very similar....

The 97-01 series triples have single-pull throttle cable - everything after that has dual cable

[biff101]

All the 4 stoke dirt bikes use the push-pull cables. maybe this helps.

[vrus]

Originally Posted by scoutpilot

I tried the PVC mod. It cannot be done on an '11/'12 S3 without grinding tabs out of the throttle housing.

I can confirm for my 2006 it can't be done either. Oh well, more reason to get nice rizomas

[Lee H]

something to consider

the quick throttle mod causes the throttle cable to make a sharp bend right at the barrel.

I have been broken down beside the road, twice because of a quick throttle

I think I have had 4 broken throttle cables in over 30 years of riding (street and dirt), and two of those were within 2 1/2 years of each other. Both with different throttle assemblies, but both with a quick throttle mod.
I would hazard a guess that 65% of the broken cables I see in the shop have this mod

If you decide to do this, add throttle assembly inspection to your regular maintenance regiment

[DSSA955i]

Originally Posted by Lee H

something to consider

I would hazard a guess that 65% of the broken cables I see in the shop have this mod

If you decide to do this, add throttle assembly inspection to your regular maintenance regiment

Pro tip, thanks

[FoothillRyder]

Originally Posted by Martin_R

Yes. Except with a good tune and throttle cables with zero slack the pickup is not abrupt at all. You can soften the pickup further in TuneEdit by richening the overrun mixture a bit.

Kindly elaborate. I'll be tackling this abruptness on my '03 955i (S3) in the next couple of weeks. We can take this off-thread if you like.

[Triplewannabe]

I took the play out on my 2012 & it's great....little adjuster right behidg the right headlight.