Hitchcocks Forum

Hi all,
I have just purchased a new Himalayan and getting used to it, the one thing that I find is the throttle twist seems to have a lot of travel and my wrist ends up at an uncomfortable angle when more than half open,
any one else find this, is there a quicker action throttle tube that fits this model.

thanks

More than half throttle on a new bike?
I wouldn't.

Mine only rotates about 80 degrees stop to stop.
I've not had it on full throttle when riding as it's still running in.

Never had any issues with mine.

I've had a few EFI bikes and they all have fast-opening throttles that can be fully opened with a single twist. One of the downsides of converting my C5 to a carb is that it now needs a further twist to open the throttle fully. I've not tried a Himalayan so I can't be sure, but it does seem odd. Assuming it has a throttle cable it probably just needs the slack taking out of it until the specified free play is reached. It probably advises on how to do it in the manual.

I have found the throttle travel excessive too. I had a wrist saver on previous bikes but it's no good on this bike as the travel is too long.

A QA twistgrip would be a useful mod if one was made.

Hi all - just to add to the mix - all the fuel injected Enfields I’ve known have no more than a 90 degree movement on the twist grip. Just right I'd say.