Lube your throttle tube.

Sawblade

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My throttle has gradually been getting harder to turn, and I finally started looking into it when it got slow in snapping back on release. I found that after putting on the FZ1 bar and Rizoma grips, I forgot to lube where the throttle tube slides over the bar.

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After a bit of work with some 400 grit sandpaper and metal polish, it looks like a mirror. Before I put the grip back on, I gave the inside a generous helping of chain wax. Now that it's all back on, I've got the smoothest feeling throttle I've ever touched.
 
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