Can G2 Ergonomics Throttle Tamer Fix the Honda CRF450L's Problem?
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- čas přidán 18. 07. 2019
- The 2019 CRF450L has a throttle like an On / Off switch in technical terrain making it difficult to control sometimes. Can G2 Ergonomics Throttle Tamer tame that throttle?
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Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. I just bought the 450l yesterday, and have a Tacoma trd. I’m in cottonwood az and heading out for first ride. Please keep them coming.
Thanks! I will try but I feel like a dork doing them. Enjoy your ride, you're going to love this bike. Add a road trip to your plans. I'm in Ouray riding as many passes as are open right now.
Hey John, great review! I installed the G2 throttle tamer on my 450L yesterday. Very noticeable difference. Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
Glad to help
10/10. This product is a must for the crf450l.. through this video and others i got one and its a marked improvement. Thanks for provideing this content John.
You are very welcome. Glad you liked it.
Thanks for the 450L content John, i appreciate it! My next upgrade is going to be a Magura hymec, just have to wait 4-5 weeks till they are back in stock
Nice! Let me know how you like it. The 450L's clutch isn't super heavy but I can use all the help I can get.
I love mine. Best 10 minute mod ever!
Yuppers!
Thanks again for videos. I road motocross, ice racing, and off road. So in saying that is I do not have my motorcycle license yet. I just passed the written exam yesterday day and booked a road test. The problem is the earliest appointment is Sept 13. I am in Calgary Alberta Canada. It will be all off road for me until Sept. Just got insurance and registration and am good to go. Will go out in a couple of hours (load up in my van to riding place west of the city). I can ride legally on the road if I ride with someone with another bike with a class 6 license. Am 55 years old and I think this bike will be great for me.
I have doubt you're going to love it. With a few tweaks this bike will do anything and do it well.
@@JohnTYoung Hey John, just got back from riding and I absolutely love it! These stock tires are no good in the mud as it was raining today. The tires are good on the fire roads and upper valleys. The shift lever was to low and I raised it one notch. This thing has more then enough power. The engine braking power is something that I have to get use to, because I am coming from a two stroke (Honda CR500). You are right about the sensitive throttle, as I had to fan the clutch in tight spots and to prevent it from stalling which I did several times.
Going to go back out tomorrow to spend more time on it before I decide on parts. Maybe that throttle tamer will help. I really like that rack from Skaggs that you have on the back fender. Probably will do that if they ship to Canada.
@@mountainhours4443 I readjusted my shifter on day one as well. And yes, you need new tires. I'm getting then Motoz Rallz next n
I feel exactly the same way about my KX450! It’s like at times it’s easy and smooth then a second later it’s like hold on for dear life!! I’m buying this mod without a doubt! Thanks!! 👍
It'll help some. The Steahly Flywheel Weight helps more. In the meantime, HANG ON!
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Thanks man!! Great video by the way! Are you in Colorado also??
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Did you install the flywheel yourself? I have automotive mechanic training but not motorcycle. I was wondering if this is something you can do yourself fairly easy or is it a part that requires a skilled technician to install it?
@@michaelvickers89 There's a video on here somewhere. It was fairly easy for someone who can swing a hammer... 😎
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I’m already looking into it. Thank you so much for the recommendation! 🙏👍
Thanks for making these great videos! Where did you purchase? Cannot seem to find one that fits the 2019 Honda CRF450L
Thank you! As I recall the L and X have the same throttle - www.g2ergo.com/shop/?product_cat=dirt-bikes&product_tag=honda&pa_model=crf-250-450-r-x-l-00-20
@@JohnTYoung Thanks John! Again, GREAT job on your vids. I'll let other CRF450L riders know they should follow you!
Hi John, looks like you replaced your grip over the G2 throttle tamer. Which grip is your favorite, and did you glue it on? Are the old grips re-usable? Thanks for all your guidance, having a blast tinkering with my L. -Art
Those are the ProTaper Pillow Tops. Soft squishy silicone. Yes, they are stretchy enough you can re-use them.
John did your vortex ecu help at all with that throttle problem I thought maybe it would. Great videos .
It fixed it 100%. Super smooth now.
@@JohnTYoung have you road the bike with the vortex and without the G2? Wondering if I should bother with the G2 or just bite the bullet and get a vortex.
@@tennyis28 I have not, but to save to money I would go straight to the Vortex.
@@tennyis28 I know it's been a year, but I put the vortex in and went for a ride without the g2 and it's still so jerky. I'd suggest buying the g2 as well.
@@danzilla3223 I woudn up buying the G2 first as it was so much cheaper, I just got the vortex this year but debating on selling it. Didn't notice a huge difference and it's harderon gas which isn't cheap right now!
Thanks John! Did you install the "10% Slower - progressing to stock (200H)" or "20% Slower - progressing to stock (400H)" version of the cam?
Oh man, that video was so long ago I forget. Sorry...
hi john.....ive just orderd this..i was wondering if i can still use lock on grips with it... thx in advance, warb.
It's the same diameter as the stock grip so... sure!
John, did you use grip glue? Do you think grip glue is necessary?
I have and I have not. The pillow top grips seem to hang on pretty well without any. Still if you have any rubber cement, I'd go ahead and squish some on.
what is the specific part number that you ordered?
No idea. Sorry. I am really bad at tracking these things.
Have you put in a Vortek ECU as well? Plus the a new exhaust to fix the problems? Then the throttle tamer? $700 for the ECU, $700 for a pipe and now $70 for the throttle tamer. For $10,399 plus $1500 your over the price of a brand new ktm 500exc-f which as i understand doesn't require all that to make it run properly.
I have installed a Vortex ECU. And my Honda CRF450L ( which as far as I know runs properly stock) is now slightly more expensive than the KTM - and has an aftermarket exhaust - and a tune-able ECU. Oh, and it's a Honda.
Thanks for the video- just out of curiosity, why did you speed up the video during install and not show details? Cables etc? I have throttle and looking forward to fixing the response
Sorry. Wasn't thinking. It's not that hard if you don't pull the cables all the way apart. Thanks for watching.
Just took my new crf for a ride for the first time, wow the throttle is terrible, takes the fun out of the bike. I'm going to try this mod
It takes some getting used to for sure.
This is the only thing I have found absolutely has to be fixed on the 450L. It is HORRIBLE. Supper unsteady and dangerous really. Does the throttle tamer help? Or just the vortex Ecu? Or both?
The throttle tamer and time are a great and inexpensive first step. Most people say that over time the twitchiness gets better. The Vortex for sure fixes it, along with a ton of other benefits, but has a $700 price tag.
Thanks man. Super helpful channel yours is! I’ll tell you my story: so I graduated nursing school and was going to reward myself so I bought this bike. Was originally going for the 250L because of the price, and I have a wife, and you know you gotta run things by her.. well they only had a 250 rally (which I definitely didn’t want)... and a 450L (which I really wanted but didn’t see myself getting because of the price). Well she said to get what you want. Needless to say I walked away with the 450L that day. Third day of me having it I took it on the farm.......... and started getting on it. Back tire spun out from under me and I hit a wooden fence mid 2nd gear. Thought I may have broke my leg which is still indented to this day. Bike wouldn’t start and my pride was destroyed. Thankfully it was just an ignition wire that had torn which was easily spliced back together and a fuse had blown which the bike comes already with an extra one. I got lucky
@@chandlerengland1029 I don't know what to say other than :o ! And thanks for watching.
Hey John, got my G2 from CRF'sOnly a week or so back, and I have to say I'm rather disappointed..I find it is still way too "touchy" at small throttle openings...it may also be affected by what ECU map I'm on, and I guess as the bike is still quite new, I wouldn't get another, in hind sight, especially that it cost me close to AU$170, by the time I got it from the U.S.
Sorry to hear that Geof
@@JohnTYoung Hey John, I thought I'd give you a little bit of an update on my G2 throttle tamer...
My last comment was not a good review, and I did mention that it might depend on what map I was running. At the time, I had changed it way down to 9, which was what it was set on when I bought the bike, I have tried a few other maps, but I just went for a ride with it set on 6 which is the highest (or lowest) setting for the FMF pipe... And it has made so much difference..,I guess it's the same as setting 1 on your bike with the Yoshi.
Anyway the throttle tamer, is doing its job, it's very nice and progressive at very low speeds now.
But I still get the odd flameout, but it is still far from run in.
Cheers
@@geoffhowse3591 Thank you for the update!
He G2 didn’t help the throttle on my 450 it just put more free play in the twist throttle
That stinks. Try adjusting the freeplay out. I half recall having to mess with the cables a little after i installed mine. Again, it wasn't a night and day difference, but it did help.
John T. Young yea I just looked at it, I thought it was in the throttle but now looking at it the play is in the output shaft on the tranny, I adjusted the chain and it has twice the play as my 250L, it’s a brand new bike too. I’m going to take it back to dealership see what they say.
@@deadahead8701 Let me know what it ultimately was and how it works out. Good luck.
John T. Young I will, thanks
John T. Young I took my Bike to my local Honda dealer the said the play in countershaft was within “normal” they had a 450l there so I put it in gear and rocked it back in forth lol it had some play too. So it was just me being picky lol.