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LesterPiglet:
Never used the second cable...I have a kill switch. :)

hairygit:
Not using the second cable can put you in a very sticky situation if the opening cable is stiff or should stick. A kill switch might save the engine from blowing, but you will have no engine braking, the bike will be freewheeling and infinitely more difficult and dangerous to stop under full control, never a good idea on a 2 wheeled vehicle! :o

matthewmosse:
It doen't make the throttle any heavyer to operate, and besides being very handy to prevent throttle sticking open - more common then you might think especially in frosty conditions and bikes that sometimes live outdoors, I also have on occasion had to swap the cables over when the pull cable snapped on me. I'd go over all the controlls with lube to see if any inprovement, possibly consider thicker / larger diameter grips which would give mor leaverage and the main thing I did thinking back on my early 500/4 years was to fully master the art of rolling the twist grip open with my wrist not having to change angle as I think it's holding your wrist at an angle with force rather than the actual force required that causes wrist ache. I'm not sure if my expanation is entierly clear but have a go at rolling the throttle open with your fingers and then holding it there with your palm and relaxing the fingers again, after a while it's second nature and you forget the throttle is heavy. As with most of these things there is a technique that once learned is usefull for further riding on a whole range of machines, I've recently started to do some greenlaning as a job and a lot of the things my 500/4 taught me are quite usefull to offroad riding, that throttle controll method and the other is to very lightly feather the brakes, without fully applying them using 1 or 2 fingers whilst riding otherwise normally, on the 500/4 I did this too keep the front disk dry in really torrential rain, especially on motorways where you'd go miles without using brakes so they'd get very cold and wet and loose effectiveness.

LesterPiglet:
This is the only bike I've ever had with two cables so I think it's more of an H&E exercise. I shall be looking into lightening the throttle by way of a softer spring or something. Sorry for the hijack. :)

totty:
Assuming everything is in good condition and working correctly then try one of these on the throttle
http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=503589

Soft grips with a deep pattern can also help.

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