Hey folks,
I picked up a Ninja 400 in April, have a bit over 1,500 miles on it. Loving the bike, especially since I put on the Ergo-Fit seat, but have one nagging complaint. I didn't see any reviewers mention it, so I'm curious if it's unique to my bike.
For reference, I previously had a carbureted Ninja 250. I currently have a 2011 Triumph Street Triple in addition to the 400.
My issue with the Ninja 400 is that the throttle response feels very abrupt at small openings, e.g. when rolling off to throttle close, or when rolling the throttle open from closed. I initially thought it was due to an excess of slack in the throttle freeplay, but even after adjusting out the slack I still find the throttle choppy at small openings.
The effect is most obvious when filtering through stop-and-go traffic, where I want to keep the throttle open just barely. It often feels like the throttle abruptly cuts out, rather than smoothly holding very low revs above idle. The effect is the reverse when rolling on the throttle, like when making a rolling stop with just the throttle. Let out throttle, stay in gear, roll to a low speed, roll on throttle to take off and there's a distinct step in the throttle, a little jerk that feels like chain slack (the chain is well adjusted).
I can work around the issue by using more clutch for smoothness down low, but this is the first bike I've owned that requires two hands to stay smooth at low RPM. Is this unique to my bike, or something others have noticed too?
I picked up a Ninja 400 in April, have a bit over 1,500 miles on it. Loving the bike, especially since I put on the Ergo-Fit seat, but have one nagging complaint. I didn't see any reviewers mention it, so I'm curious if it's unique to my bike.
For reference, I previously had a carbureted Ninja 250. I currently have a 2011 Triumph Street Triple in addition to the 400.
My issue with the Ninja 400 is that the throttle response feels very abrupt at small openings, e.g. when rolling off to throttle close, or when rolling the throttle open from closed. I initially thought it was due to an excess of slack in the throttle freeplay, but even after adjusting out the slack I still find the throttle choppy at small openings.
The effect is most obvious when filtering through stop-and-go traffic, where I want to keep the throttle open just barely. It often feels like the throttle abruptly cuts out, rather than smoothly holding very low revs above idle. The effect is the reverse when rolling on the throttle, like when making a rolling stop with just the throttle. Let out throttle, stay in gear, roll to a low speed, roll on throttle to take off and there's a distinct step in the throttle, a little jerk that feels like chain slack (the chain is well adjusted).
I can work around the issue by using more clutch for smoothness down low, but this is the first bike I've owned that requires two hands to stay smooth at low RPM. Is this unique to my bike, or something others have noticed too?
