Replacing the the Throttle Pull Cable
The throttle cable didn’t need replacing. I was just being a little spoiled and bought a new cable because the old one was a little rusted near the adjuster and locknut. In fact the cable was in very good condition beneath the tank.
Removing the old cable was a piece of cake. The eccentric link pin slid right out of the cable crank once I loosened the lock nuts.
Old rusted throttle cable removed.
Installing the new cable was just as easy. Everything done in reverse. I slid the link pin in the cable crank and tightened the locknuts.
Nice and tight. All done on this end.
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The new cable was a few inches longer than the old cable. I knew this when I purchased it, but thought the new bars would compensate for the added length. They didn’t…. so managing the excess length was done by routing the cable over the ignition coils. I was able to turn the forks to both left and right locking positions and still achieved a proper snap back from the throttle. That means everything is okay.
Next was to adjust the throttle linkage and take out the slack. I was feeling about an inch and a half of slack on the throttle before the cable crank actually moved. This was such an easy adjustment it doesn’t even warrant an image or post.
I simply turned the adjuster toward me until the slack was gone and then tightened the locknut.
Done. Feels great and looks great too. No rust on this cable.