Throttle cable snapped

Blademan_98 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 24 Aug 2013 Karma :

On my way home last night, my throttle cable snapped.

I was just heading into a tight left hander and lost all go!

Anyway, after a quick look, I found it had snapped at the carb end.

Two hours later the rescue truck turned up. A couple of nice chaps from a private recovery firm who informed me that the AA don't pick up bikes themselves as they are worried about damaging bikes......... Sad

New cables ordered so I should be back on the road on Tuesday.
This does mean that I have had to borrow a car to get to work!!!

I haven't driven in a while and I have had to be put on temporary cover for the insurance. I will start running two bikes again as I really don't like driving cars Smile

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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

You couldn't wind the idle screw in and ride home at a fast idle?
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good Very Happy

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CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

Learn to post in the correct section n00b....

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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

How old is your bike?

I was waiting a week and half for the throttle cables for my 1990 FZ, ordered from a big well-known bike shop in Bristol (no name-no pack drill) before I got annoyed and rang them, only to be told that they were no longer available.

Quite why they couldn't have told me (they insisted on frame number etc to make sure they got the right ones) when I ordered is beyond me.

What was taking the piss was ringing my other half about an hour later to tell her that they were unavailable.

I already knew that, they told me when I rang to ask where the fuck they were...
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yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

I had the pull cable snap on my FJ1200. I turned the tick over up to get me off the A13 then because I couldn't undo one of the housing screws I swopped the push cable over at one end. This gave me a back to front twisting throttle.

I did the 50 miles home, everything went well except during upward gear changes when I would forget and 30 years of habit made me shut the throttle before changing up (rev the bollocks out of it).

I started carrying a better cross head screwdriver after that, the one on the bike was the reason I couldn't just swap both ends of the cable.
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