HOW MUCH!?

TimNorwich · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Karma :

£55 I was told new throttle cables would cost for the ER-5 (theres 2) currently, the throttle is stiff as shit.

Looked online and can't find them any cheaper.

Hellp.
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TimNorwich · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Karma :

I had hoped somebody would point me in the direction of a website that sells cheaper parts - much like David Silver Spares for Honda.
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TimNorwich · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Karma :

Just had a look and theres nothing.
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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

Wemoto have them for £21 each - that's about the cheapest I can find
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Darth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Karma :

Just bought a genuine kwak clutch cable for my 9. It was £18.something so price doesn't surprise me really.

So long as it lasts longer than the two £5 universal jobs from HG that i have had to replace in the past month then i will be happy!
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www.z-power.co.uk

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

Google motorcycle parts? theres a website that caters for all bike models with a weird name (not wemoto).
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brooky · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Karma :

Erm, Just lube them up?
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KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

I recently replaced the throttle cables on my ZRX and it was a similar price for both, around £50 (pair). I could only find them a few pounds cheaper online but that was cancelled out by postage costs so just went with Cradley Kawasaki in the end. I only replaced them because one of them snapped otherwise:

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Frost · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 May 2004 Karma :

Lube them with engine oil = fixed. Either buy a lubing tool or make your own.

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iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

Gotta love this whole OEM issue.....

Do people actually belive that the bike manufacture make every little bit on the bike. And then only sell OEM that they make...

Boy are they in for a shock then.

As parts are out sourced from other manufactures, chains from chain manufacture's, tyres from tyre manufacture and so on. Now these co's also happen to sell to anybody else that wants the parts.
More often than not OEM can actually be of a lower quality than direct from the manufacture, as bike manufactures often spec down stuff to save on costs.

So why pay extra £££ just to get it in a bag that says X on it....

With many parts pop down to the local factors, bearing & chains are a great example and you can really save some big £ for far higher quality suff than you would get from the dealers.
Who often will source the parts from the same co's anyway.
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Looking on the Cornwall Kawasaki site the cables are about £21 each.

https://www.cornwallkawasaki.co.uk/shop/shop.php?cmd=showdiagram&id=17318

£21 doesn't seem too excessive for a single OE cable, just with 2 it adds up quickly.

Some cables have a nylon liner and lubing these with oil will wreck them (the nylon reacts with the oil and expands).

As to chain and sprocket kits, compared to B&C that price isn't too bad. Might save £20 going for steel sprockets and an O ring chain from B&C.

All the best

Keith
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Damon · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Karma :

I try not to go OEM as I've always thought that the parts have been built to a budget and therefore can't be as good as a pattern part from a company who specialises in a specific area.

For example, I'd feel robbed buying an OEM C&S when I can get a better quality renthal jobby for around the same price.

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