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Replacing throttle cables Q?.

  • 19-06-2012 12:16pm
    #1
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭


    Well the throttle cable broke on the M50 yesterday morning, royal pain in the ass losing power at 120kph and trying to filter onto the hard shoulder!.

    Anyway, I've to order the parts from Cradleys Kawasaki (UK), since it coincides with a service I'm trying to cut down on costs so would any of you lads know if I can replace the opening cable only?, ie would I notice a difference in tension between opening and closing the throttle (it would annoy me).

    Tried ordering from Bikeworld, as usually they're incredibly hard to contact via phone or email. By chance I got through on the phone ~ first time in years, I was promised a prompt reply by lunch time and of course I was let down, so now I've missed shipping from the UK and off the road until Thursday or Friday, F*#k you BW :mad: ~ awful service as usual.


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  • #2
    two wheels good
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Yes, should be no problem with tension because that's provided by return springs at carb\throttle body.
    But check the close cable for wear or fraying while you're in there. Disconnect the cable and ensure it moves freely in the casing.


  • #3
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    two wheels good wrote: »
    Yes, should be no problem with tension because that's provided by return springs at carb\throttle body.
    But check the close cable for wear or fraying while you're in there. Disconnect the cable and ensure it moves freely in the casing.

    Thanks, but while I had everything off I just ordered both cables.

    A bit more expensive but the bike is twenty years old so its probably not a bad thing to replace 'em both.

    Just have to wait for a delivery now, ordered from them from Cradleys in the UK.

    It annoys me that once again due to P*ss poor service from Bikeworld that I'm ordering from the UK again, but anyway everything is one the way now ~ but I'm stuck in the car for the rest of the week :mad:


  • #4
    Richard tea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭Richard tea


    How did you get your bike off the M50? Did you walk it, get it on a trailer/van? Its one of the 1000 questions that I think about, if it happened me:confused:


  • #5
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Richard tea wrote: »
    How did you get your bike off the M50? Did you walk it, get it on a trailer/van? Its one of the 1000 questions that I think about, if it happened me:confused:

    I'm blessed that I have a mate (and biker) with a van.

    But even in the meantime the motorway breakdown guys (not sure of their official title) offered to tow it free of charge from the motorway but I was less than a few minutes from the mates house so I declined the kind offer.

    Breaking the cable was a blessing in disguise really. I'd been putting off a few little jobs because the bike is in daily use and running fine, now I've got stuck into those jobs (costing a few quid) and giving it a detailed cleaning awhile she's laid up :pac:


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