Just looking up throttle cable problems and this post came up. I'm sure you've found a solution to the problem by now but I had a similar problem with my FZ6. I've only had the bike running for a week and took it out for an hours ride – giving it a bit of a canning on the last stretch home...
Re: Tips on cleaning V-Dirty Front forks
Just wanted to add to this about the cleaning tips. WD40 seems to work on on the lower forks too (not the chrome part). Mine are 'Rubber Ducked' (bit of ****ney for ya) with road grime and crud literally embedded into the forks (from previous owner). I...