Yeti, good thinking with the bicycle cable... I'd never thought about it. Javier.
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 8:57 AM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > so yesterday was just a crappy day. i left my key on (after all the > discussion about using the kill switch) and drained my battery. after i got > a jump and back running i went to hit the gas and my throttle cable broke... > did you know that my local honda dealer says that they can not get me a > throttle cable for my 86 GL1200?? so i end up at the local bicycle shop who > hands me a single ended cable and a "cable knar"... this works out > perfectly, the cable is the same diameter and the end pieces are close > enough to work. after some other struggles like removing the section of > stuck broken cable from the center of the jacket (yes it broke in 2 > places simultaneously) and re routing the cable, and needing the hands the > size of an infant to hook everything up... im back on the road and better > then ever... > > lesson learned, replace your cables BEFORE they break and dont be close > minded when looking for hard to find parts. this bicycle cable should be a > permanent replacement. and even if it only lasts 10 years or 40,000 miles.. > i will be happy with it. > > yeti > 1986 GL 1200 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
