Thottle cabled snapped.

[kawakid]

Ohh joy...

Riding to work this morning then snap, throttle gone.

Took 40 mins to push bike back home and its very hilly where I live.

Had to get wife to come down and take my kit home.

By the time I got home I was wet with perspiration.

Then I phoned the AA (I didnt phone from where I broke down, because I thought I was going to have to go home and go to work in the car).

The AA came and did an excellent job, bloke was a biker himself and put a temporary cable on.

He then follows me to the bike garage, bad news is that the proper cables might take a few days, ie told it will either be tomorrow or 7 - 10 days. So no bike till then, fingers crossed its tomorrow.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[stinkwheel]

ER5 right. It should have two branches to the throttle cable, one opens it, the other closes it.

If you find yourself in that situation again, just re-route the 'close' branch to take the place of the 'open' one, there is a spring that will close the throttle in place of the cable, just not as quickly. You can then replace the cable at your leisure.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[kawakid]

Well I wish I hadn't pused it now.

My arms and legs ache like mad.

Just hope its a day to fix, not the 7 to 10.
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I've a twin and a 4.