jI just got a used 2004 gs500 today. Its my first bike and i'm really excited about it. I have a quick question, I searched and couldn't find an answer. My throttle is loose in its attachment to the bar (the kill switch and all spins on the bar). How do i tighten this back down? i tried turning the phillips head screws on the back but they didn't do anything.
There should be a little plastic piece that sticks out and goes into a hole in the bars, this keeps the assembly from turning. Take it off and see if it's broken, you might be able to fab something up.
pull the switch apart, and there should be a little tab as previously stated, that goes in a hole
Hi there,
Actually, if it doesn't stop moving on the bar when you tighten those screws, then I think the screw holes in the switch bracket have been stripped out by someone.
In that case, you need to find a replacement switch to get screw holes that are healthy.
Once the screws are tightened, they should keep the switch assembly from rotating on the handlebars. The pin inside helps you position the switch but is not necessary. I always remove those pins so I can position the switch where it is comfortable for my wrists.
Someone here on the board has a switch assembly that you can buy, I am sure.
Good luck. Let us know what you find.
Quote from: Trwhouse on June 25, 2008, 06:59:40 AM
Hi there,
Actually, if it doesn't stop moving on the bar when you tighten those screws, then I think the screw holes in the switch bracket have been stripped out by someone.
In that case, you need to find a replacement switch to get screw holes that are healthy.
Once the screws are tightened, they should keep the switch assembly from rotating on the handlebars. The pin inside helps you position the switch but is not necessary. I always remove those pins so I can position the switch where it is comfortable for my wrists.
Someone here on the board has a switch assembly that you can buy, I am sure.
Good luck. Let us know what you find.
it doesn't seem like they're stripped. they just seem to be as tight as they go
Hi,
I have an 04 model too, and I also had the same problem.
But I trimmed my tab off the went into the hole. I had bought a new set of handlebars, so I trimmed the little tab off because I didn't want to drill the new bars.
Well, I should have drilled them, because they ended up being too tall to work anyway. (Tall dirt bike bars)
So then after I put my original bars back on my switches on both sides would spin around. I put a couple drops of thin super glue at the top of the bar, right up against the edge of my switches and let it run around the bottom. I was really careful and you couldn't even notice it. I figgured I'd never be able to remove them. But yesterday I installed a set of handlebar risers and had to re-route my clutch cable, choke cable, and switch wires and I gently pryed it after removing the screws and it popped right off. I reinstalled it the same again.
hnh
Try wraping the bar with a piece of inner tube or other rubber.Then place the control on top of it and tighten as normal.I used to do this to my dirt bikes.The rubber helps grip the bar so the control doesn't spin.
As mentioned previously, there is a hidden "tooth" or round tab on the inside of the throttle/switch module that extends into the round hole of the handle bar
under the module.
This tooth is on one half of the module and inserts into the handle bar hole and prevents the module from rotating on the bar.
Let us assume this tooth is broken off - as it seems to be.
You have two choices:
- Buy another module assembly with a tooth and replace your existing module
- Remove the module and increase the diameter of the handlebar with tape or another material so that when the module screws are tightend, the module now clamps tight
It really is that simple. Be careful when you disassemble the module and if needed, take pictures as you go to help you put it right.
Another thing the tooth does (did in your case) is put the module at the correct location rotationally on the bar. Without it you could have the module at an uncomfortable or unusable angle.
My posting was slow...highnoonhunter has a method though I would be worried about the glue breaking loose at a bad time.
Again I am slow...ben2go thinks like I do... :laugh:
I just put a couple drops of super glue on the edge where the plastic meets the handlebars, holds it in place and can easily be broken if you need to take your handlebars apart.
When the plastic nub is missing, I use a small Socket Head Cap Screw (some refer to them as allen screws). Drill the control where the nub was and run the screw in. No need to tap, the screw will cut its own threads. Be careful not to drill all the way through. It is about 1/2" thick in that area and the head does not need to be set flush. The head need to be small enough in diameter to fit in the hole in the bar. I forgot the size I use, #4 or #6 maybe? I would need to check to confirm.