how do you keep your throttle cable in place
Im not talking about controling the cable from flopping around I am talking about the cable housing being positively attached to the twist throttle it seems to me that this should be a part of the throttle assy. design and you should not have to tape it or tie wrap it or shrink wrap it or safety wire it . when I get home I will look at how my motorcycle is set up
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this is not a big issue as a matter of fact anyone worth their salt should be able to find a way to compensate for this. I just happen to think that some type of clamp should be a part of the throttle assy. on both ends of the cable housing
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its all fun
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this is not a big issue as a matter of fact anyone worth their salt should be able to find a way to compensate for this. I just happen to think that some type of clamp should be a part of the throttle assy. on both ends of the cable housing
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its all fun
yes it can if and when the internal cable becomes slack when you let off. if the travel and return spring have a long throw then it will retain the cable housing. writing this has helped me realize a possible error in the way I set up my throttle.
to minimumize the slacking of the cable I should make sure that the twist grip should be full forward on its twistwhen setting idle position. while this should just about eliminate the throttle cable housing falling out I still think it should be clamped in place on both ends
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:doah: sometimes just writing about stuff helps me teach my self how stupid I really am :laugh:
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I will take pictures when I get home
Im still going to use shrink wrap LOL
to minimumize the slacking of the cable I should make sure that the twist grip should be full forward on its twistwhen setting idle position. while this should just about eliminate the throttle cable housing falling out I still think it should be clamped in place on both ends
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:doah: sometimes just writing about stuff helps me teach my self how stupid I really am :laugh:
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I will take pictures when I get home
Im still going to use shrink wrap LOL
to summerize keeping the cable housing seated in the twist assy. is a 2 function deal
1. you must secure the housing at the other end
2. AND you must completely unwind the cable from the throttle twist assy.
and use the shortest length of internal cable possible while still allowing the carb to return to idle :001_tongue:
1. you must secure the housing at the other end
2. AND you must completely unwind the cable from the throttle twist assy.
and use the shortest length of internal cable possible while still allowing the carb to return to idle :001_tongue:
Im kinda having the sme problem, and it just started happeneing. My throttle has been fine for a year, till this weekend at my cabin it wouldnt return to idle. Of course I brought everything I would need but a different return spring, hoping that was my problem. So im home now and my throttle is all messed up. The lever returns fine with no cable on it. But when I hook a cable to it it wont pull the twistgrip back to close/idle. No matter what I do, I can force it back with the twist grip but it wont pull on its own. Ive tried 2 different twist grips and cable still getting the same thing. The outer housing wants to move on both ends when I let off the grip, unlless I tape it, no amount of zipties has worked yet. Im guessing my cables are bent and pinching or something, so when I can Ima get a new cable to try, Still cant figure why it stopped working like it was.
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I use a compression fitting for copper tubing. There's one size that will thread into a twist throttle. I had to take a twist grip into the local hardware and find the right fitting. Once I did, I bought all of them they had.
I remove the old crappy chrome cable slop control and replace it with the compression fitting. Works perfectly and the cable NEVER moves.
I remove the old crappy chrome cable slop control and replace it with the compression fitting. Works perfectly and the cable NEVER moves.
