Throttle Slack and Dead Zone at the Grip

The DS625X runs a conventional cable throttle rather than ride-by-wire. Test bikes have shown a noticeable amount of slack at the twistgrip before the throttle starts to open.

Symptoms

• A dead zone at the start of throttle travel.
• Vague or delayed pickup off a closed throttle.

Fix

Take up the free play at the throttle cable adjuster following the free-play figure in the owner's manual. Start at the bar-end adjuster, and use the adjuster at the throttle-body end if more range is needed. On a new bike some of the slack is the cable bedding in, so check it again after the first few hundred miles (around 500 km).

The two engine modes, Eco and Sport, only change ignition and fuelling slightly. They do not remove cable free play.

Sources

• Bennetts BikeSocial review, which notes a lot of slop in the throttle cables on a 600-mile (about 1,000 km) test bike that could be adjusted out, and confirms the bike uses throttle cables rather than ride-by-wire.

Adjusted yours and have a free-play figure that works? Send it in.