My 1260 throttle doesn't seem to be any different from touring to sport. At lite throttle in touring it seems quite snatchy which doesn't give a smooth ride. I've checked the setting and in touring it's set to full power, smooth (not)& medium and sport is set to max power dynamic & High. Anyone else had the same issue and if so how did you fix it? I best add that I've fitted a decat pipe so done away with the exhaust flap issue.
I had a similar issue. After some research I put it down to the designed-in throttle play, the V4S Panigalle apparently has the same issue. A video online of a guy on a V4S demonstrating it convinced me it is the same issue. I bought and fitted a small plastic throttle spacer, it cured it completely. Changed the bike for me, before resolving the issue I would have got rid of he bike - so glad I didn’t. Don’t buy a cheap spacer from China though, I did and it caused the throttle to stick. I then fitted one supplied by a guy in the UK and it worked a treat. Takes about 10mins to fit. HTH
There’s a whole thread here on the throttle spacer issue https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/throttle-spacers.65094/
Get ready to be told it's all your own fault and you just need to 'man up' and ride it!!! Lots of us don't agree and have fitted the throttle spacers which helps but doesn't always eliminate the problem. I would say that my friend who had an exhaust with the Cat removed had worse problems than I did with a standard set up.
The throttle spacer is definitely the way to go, no matter what those who say 'ride through it man' perpetuate..... As T4M says, it won't totally cure it, however, it will make the throttle far smoother to use and as a direct result, smooth out your ride too!
Another thing that has helped for me, I fitted the throttle spacer early on, is disconnecting and wiring open the exhaust flapper valve. And now I've gone with a 14/40 sprocket combo compared to the 15/40 OEM set-up, in addition to the above. The result is it's far better at town speeds on the throttle. In relation to the sprockets; out of town on A and B roads it's improved noticeably in terms of drive. On the motorway it's a little less lazy with 6th no longer an 'overdrive' gear. I can live with that, still happily cruises at 90 albeit at slightly higher revs. I avoid motorway/autoroutes as much as possible so no big deal for me.
The full system addition, Termi + upmap of course, was certainly an excellent improvement on my 2014 (15 plate) twin spark model Pikes Peak, but I haven't gone for that on my 1260MTS. However, noting my recollections and your comment above, I'm sure it has also improved the smoothness too.
There's a thread on the matter here, at another site, which might be of interest - especially the contribution from "Zak": https://www.multistrada950.com/inde...ml?PHPSESSID=c84a209b48562990fd75afc34cee3429 If you want to experiment to see whether the spacers would really help, I can say that I found this suggestion (to use a small piece of tubing, a few mm long, stretched over one of the throttle lugs) quite helpful with my Triumph, which has a similar RBW throttle. In my case it was possible to gain sufficient access just by removing the Philips-head screws, without touching the special security-head ones. Also, I used a small piece of silicone rubber tubing (8mm OD, 6mm ID, I think) stretched carefully over just one lug, and it took up enough play to make me happier.
Ok so my spacers arrived and went to fit today but my throttle setup looks different and there I don't think it will fit. Apologies for the poor picture. Any suggestions?
That picture is of the throttle side, but you don't remove the entire casing around the throttle tube, like you seem to have done. All you need to do is remove the upper section having undone the torx screws underneath. Then you will see a very small slot in the throttle mechanism, which you can enlarge/expose better by turning the throttle mechanism slightly as normal. Then simply, using tweezers I suggest, you know the ones you would usually use for your own eyebrows, (don't ask me how I know about this tip!!....) place the spacer into this slot. Be careful not to get any grease or oil onto the spacer, otherwise it will stick. Also when re-fitting the upper throttle housing section with the torx screws, don't overtighten them. Then finally carefully check the throttle mechanism behaviour, to ensure it remains smooth and doesn't lock in place. Run the bike up and try the throttle 'real-life mode, just to be further sure all is well. Then you're done.
Yep super bloke and best mod you can get (ignoring it’s the dearest but of plastic in the world pound for pound)!
