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Anybody else have a grip come completely off a new '17 CRF450R while riding? I was letting a guy ride my new '17 (maybe 3 hrs. on the bike) yesterday at Prairie City MX in Sacramento when the throttle grip came completely off the tube. The guy was scrubbing a jump and it literally came off in his hand. Luckily he was an ex-pro and was able to control the bike and stop without crashing. He came back to the pits white as a ghost with the grip in his hand. There wasn't a single drop of glue on the throttle tube, but there was a small amount on the inside of the grip. Prior to coming off the grip looked fine...wasn't twisting....perfect. I thought it was a one in a million fluke, so cleaned the grip and throttle tube, glued the grip and added some safety wire for good measure. Mine is now good to go.
Today, while riding at Argyll Park in Dixon, I was talking to another guy about his '17, and the grip drama came up. He said the same thing happened to him at 408 MX. Again, luckily he was a high level rider and was able to control the bike and didn't crash. I forgot to ask him if he had stock bars, grips and throttle tube (mine was completely stock). I plan on calling my Honda dealer when they open on Tuesday morning and report what happened. PLEASE GIVE YOUR THROTTLE GRIP A ONCE OVER JUST IN CASE.
Today, while riding at Argyll Park in Dixon, I was talking to another guy about his '17, and the grip drama came up. He said the same thing happened to him at 408 MX. Again, luckily he was a high level rider and was able to control the bike and didn't crash. I forgot to ask him if he had stock bars, grips and throttle tube (mine was completely stock). I plan on calling my Honda dealer when they open on Tuesday morning and report what happened. PLEASE GIVE YOUR THROTTLE GRIP A ONCE OVER JUST IN CASE.
Without destroying it. If I owned one I'd be double checking it.
The Shop
This made me chuckle lol
Pit Row
Check the engine mount torque specs
No grease in linkage, swingarm bearings, headtube
Had tokyo mods reflash the ecu $100 1-time fee
Switched oil to Maxima 10w-40 non-syn & coolant to engine ice, seemed to fix the hot start issue.
Running the e start now with a ktm lith battery with no problems at all. I hot wired the clutch safety switch with no issues. replacing the entire wire harness seemed a bit much.
I can see not changing grips, BUT safety wire is a must, especially when you didn't install the grip!
I got what i asked for, Ron at Tokyo mods charged me $100 for the remap. When I install an exhaust, bring it back and he will re flash it again for free, he gets more power out of it. I just wanted him to clean up the bottom end on map 3 for me. Map 2 I'm not sure about the "torque map"
I just had knee surgery, (hardware removal from Tibia plateau injury) so i haven't had a chance to try the new maps..
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