Joined Jan 2005
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Knoxville, TN
I am with a lot of the guys when they talk about our bikes having a very touchy throttle. One trail I ride on has a fairly steep hill that is about 30 feet tall and at the top of the hill is a sharp 90 degree left turn you must make or you will kiss an oak tree that is right on the edge of the trail. When you hit the top of the hill you almost always catch a little air which means when you hit you don't have much time to turn. Several times I have hit the top and lightly goosed the throttle accidentily while landing and man have I come close to kssing that damn tree! 8O Luckily I haven't hit it though!
I found a company called G2 Ergonomics ( www.g2ergo.com ) which has a Throttle Cam System. It replaces the stock plastic throttle sleeve and cam with an anodized sleeve and adjustable cam system. There are 5 different cam profile attachments that will reduce the initial throttle response and then they have several that will actually increase the initial throttle response.
I bought the system to try on my 2000 Fe400e and I installed it a couple of weekends ago. Their kit comes with the stock cam profile plus two others that reduce the throttle response. You can can purchase the other two profiles like I did. It was an easy install. The throttle sleeve fit perfectly and the cams snap on and off the end of the new sleeve. It's a snap to switch out the cams if you need to, it took just a couple of minutes to switch each one out between rides.
I finally found time to try out the cams over the weekend. I did like the install directions say, use the 500 cam first and then go back to the stock profile after you have tested the 500. Man did it make a difference! The throttle lost all of the twitchiness that you don't want in tight woods. The throotle was a lot more forgiving and was easier to manage in the tight stuff. The good thing is that when you lay on the throttle it still has the kick in the butt acceleration that we all love. The overall throttle pull is the same as stock, only about a 1/4 of a turn and you are at full throttle. I switched out each of the cams and tried them. With each one the throttle got progressively easier to control. Was it worth the 100 bucks, I think so. I think it is a lot easier than trying to adjust the control of your bike by changing sprokets. You can carrie the cams in your pocket and adjust your bike to each track or location.
That's it, just a quick note that might help a few people out!
Don
I found a company called G2 Ergonomics ( www.g2ergo.com ) which has a Throttle Cam System. It replaces the stock plastic throttle sleeve and cam with an anodized sleeve and adjustable cam system. There are 5 different cam profile attachments that will reduce the initial throttle response and then they have several that will actually increase the initial throttle response.
I bought the system to try on my 2000 Fe400e and I installed it a couple of weekends ago. Their kit comes with the stock cam profile plus two others that reduce the throttle response. You can can purchase the other two profiles like I did. It was an easy install. The throttle sleeve fit perfectly and the cams snap on and off the end of the new sleeve. It's a snap to switch out the cams if you need to, it took just a couple of minutes to switch each one out between rides.
I finally found time to try out the cams over the weekend. I did like the install directions say, use the 500 cam first and then go back to the stock profile after you have tested the 500. Man did it make a difference! The throttle lost all of the twitchiness that you don't want in tight woods. The throotle was a lot more forgiving and was easier to manage in the tight stuff. The good thing is that when you lay on the throttle it still has the kick in the butt acceleration that we all love. The overall throttle pull is the same as stock, only about a 1/4 of a turn and you are at full throttle. I switched out each of the cams and tried them. With each one the throttle got progressively easier to control. Was it worth the 100 bucks, I think so. I think it is a lot easier than trying to adjust the control of your bike by changing sprokets. You can carrie the cams in your pocket and adjust your bike to each track or location.
That's it, just a quick note that might help a few people out!
Don
