A stretched throttle cable won t give your bike much life and obviously a broken cable doesn t work but a sticky cable or throttle tube can produce these kinds of results.
Dirt bike throttle cable sticking.
Not only was the dirt bike throttle sticking it was not snapping back and it seemed like the throttle wouldn t return.
If you are suspecting problems with a dirt bikes throttle body operation it s recommended that you check to be sure the throttle cables are not binding or crossed anywhere and causing a slow return of the throttle when released as short of this there is not much else that could cause a binding or sticking throttle as far as the throttle body.
Inspect the throttle cable that it s routed properly and doesn t get pinched by the handlebars turning motion and not intertwined with the brake or clutch cables and electric start cable if applicable.
If the screws in the throttle housing are too tight it could cause the cable to stick.
It had a definite and annoying stick at the start.
Little else terrifies a rider on a dirt bike when that pin gets stuck.
But within 2 7 seconds ish of riding it i could tell that the throttle needed some attention.
Or it can be caused by an issue with the carburetor or efi.
Although it would eventually.
Bike is a ktm 2 stroke.
Drained it out and bike was good to go.
Lube the throttle cable regularly which prevents it from getting.
Additionally the throttle cable just through general wear and tear stretches breaks or thanks to the dirt build up gets sticky too.
Pretty darn cool bike actually.
Next ride the throttle kept sticking open when i was riding so i decided to replace the throttle cable since it was getting a little frayed.