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I brought my bike in to the dealership for some routine maintenance at the 4000 mile mark last week. Whatever they did, the shift points seemed to change. That's fine, I can adjust to that.
However, this morning - after about 150 miles of riding since I got it back from them - I started having problems. I noticed that when I was pulling back on the throttle, there was a bit of wiggle room where nothing would happen. Normally, if I just start to pull back, I start getting some throttle. I found at freeway speeds, I had to pull in the clutch, let go of the throttle, try and push it back up, and then pull it again to get any sort of acceleration.
I was wary of riding it home, but I did anyway. Things got worse. The wiggle room got bigger and bigger, and by the time I was coming down the final stretch to my exit, I was pulling back fully on the throttle and getting little to no acceleration.
It seems as though the throttle cable has loosened. Probably because the maintenance guys didn't tighten it enough when they put things back together.
My question is, is this an easy fix for someone who's never done any sort of maintenance to his bike, beyond lubing the chain? I'd like to learn, but I don't want to go in there and mess things up even worse.
Otherwise, my thought is to just wait until the morning, call a tow truck to pick my bike up, then call the maintenance dept to let them know they messed up and my bike is on the way for them to fix.
And just the other day, I had to bring in my car for idling problems. If it's not one thing, it's another! At least I have the car back so I can drive it while my bike's back in the shop.
However, this morning - after about 150 miles of riding since I got it back from them - I started having problems. I noticed that when I was pulling back on the throttle, there was a bit of wiggle room where nothing would happen. Normally, if I just start to pull back, I start getting some throttle. I found at freeway speeds, I had to pull in the clutch, let go of the throttle, try and push it back up, and then pull it again to get any sort of acceleration.
I was wary of riding it home, but I did anyway. Things got worse. The wiggle room got bigger and bigger, and by the time I was coming down the final stretch to my exit, I was pulling back fully on the throttle and getting little to no acceleration.
It seems as though the throttle cable has loosened. Probably because the maintenance guys didn't tighten it enough when they put things back together.
My question is, is this an easy fix for someone who's never done any sort of maintenance to his bike, beyond lubing the chain? I'd like to learn, but I don't want to go in there and mess things up even worse.
Otherwise, my thought is to just wait until the morning, call a tow truck to pick my bike up, then call the maintenance dept to let them know they messed up and my bike is on the way for them to fix.
And just the other day, I had to bring in my car for idling problems. If it's not one thing, it's another! At least I have the car back so I can drive it while my bike's back in the shop.
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