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Hate that snappy fuel injected throttle response? 10 solutions!︱Cross Training Adventure

10 tips to reduce snappy throttle response in fuel-injected four strokes! Fuel injection has a lot of advantages. But a lot of riders hate that snappy throttle response at low revs and small throttle openings. We will start with the completely free strategies through to the expensive ones and using our AJP PR7 as an example. First? Sometimes it is just a lack of maintenance. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. Ensure there isn't too much free-play in the throttle cable. Check to see if the air filter is clogged and making the engine run even leaner. Make sure the throttle cable is lubricated on your AJP PR7. Increase your idle speed if it is too low. Next? My brother used the OV Throttle Master on his PR7 and loves it. But some motorbikes are so lean that you may also need to get the ECU reflashed. Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids about the AJP PR7! There can be added benefits with your engine running cooler, less stalling, more horsepower, and in some cases better fuel economy if you don't use that extra power. In my experience they don't soften the throttle response as effectively but you might appreciate other benefits such as less stalling. What about electronic solutions? The cheapest option is a fuel dongle. Prices start at around USD60 or EUR50. It basically tricks your motorbike into thinking the engine is cold so it runs richer at low revs and reduces that snappy throttle response. Have you ridden fuel-injected four strokes that were really jerky at low revs? Which model? The AJP PR7? See if the previous owner installed a quick-turn throttle tube. Riding style. If you are a beginner you might be gripping the throttle too tightly. Learn to relax and not over-control the motorbike. Learn to slip the clutch in rough terrain at low speed. Let's look at mechanical solutions. Everyone is familiar with gearing. A smaller front sprocket equals lower speed. A larger rear sprocket also equals lower speed. It's similar with your throttle. If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. A smaller throttle cam in your throttle assembly effectively slows down your throttle. The same happens if you increase the diameter of the actuator on the throttle body. Expensive. But a lot of fun for the inner geek!So you have a lot of options to consider! My advice? It may trigger warning lights due to messing with the fuel/air mixture. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes. Apparently they don't always work well on later Euro 5 models. A more effective strategy is getting the ECU reflashed professionally, especially for motorbikes that run very lean due to emission restrictions. The KISS principle. Keep it simple, stupid. Start with the free or very cheap modifications and see if that is all you need. I found modifying the throttle tube was all I needed on the AJP PR7. So how can we reduce the diameter of the throttle cam? The free do-it-yourself approach is to simply file away some of the plastic where your throttle cable first makes contact with the throttle tube. It worked really well on my AJP PR7. A cheap option is the OVmoto Throttle Master. You simply attach this to the actuator on your throttle body. It initially increases the diameter from idle to about half throttle. The second half of your throttle is unchanged. It's a very effective solution if the actuator on your throttle body looks like this. It costs 16 euros or around USD15 plus postage. It took about an hour to fit this to the AJP PR7. Will it work on other models? If your throttle body looks the same there's a good chance it will fit. Another cheap option is Pillow Top handgrips. These slightly increase the diameter of your handgrips but leave the throttle cam unchanged so it can have a small effect. A G2 Throttle Tamer is a very popular solution which only costs USD70 or EUR 60. I've used it on a Husaberg FE570 and Beta RR480. It's a shame they don't cater for the AJP PR7. It should feel very similar to the OVmoto Throttle Master mentioned earlier. A heavier flywheel. These typically cost around USD160 or EUR130 and are usually just for enduro motorbikes. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. INDEX 0:16 Poor maintenance 0:36 Quick turn throttle? 0:42 Riding style 1:22 Throttle cam mod 2:00 OV Throttle Master 2:40 Pillow-top grips 2:53 G2 Throttle Tamer 3:23 Heavier flywheel 3:45 Fuel dongle 4:14 ECU reflash 4:38 Power Commander 5:02 KISS principle! Our website: https://sites.google.com/view/crosstrainingenduro Our enduro channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrossTrainingEnduroSkills Our trials channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MOTOTRIALSTRAININGTECHNIQUES #crosstrainingadventure #adventureriding #adventurebikes #dualsportriding #dualsportbikes