... Huh. I never thought about that. Are cable snaps any sort of common thing, though?
Does make sense, I suppose. I want to say on a gut level that they'd be less likely to snap without the constant tension of a return spring pulling on the cable, but I dunno. :D -Kurt On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Kurt, > Having had a throttle cable break on me - while riding - I was > able to get myself to a safe situation by holding the throttle in its > current position - if you think about it - a return spring would only allow > idle and if it breaks while in motion, that could cause more problems than > it solves. > In my case, I was able to hold the engine at about 25% throttle - > and I got out of the intersection, safely. Had it snapped and gone to idle - > there was a good chance I would have gotten creamed. > -Joey > > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> So I have to ask... why the push-pull cables instead of return >> springs? Just a case of "the way it's always been" in action? >> >> Just curious, thanks! >> >> -Kurt >> >> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Those are push-pulls you know...you may have to remove them to measure >> > correctly. >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> >> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 3:59:07 PM >> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Throttle Cable Length >> > >> > Anyone know the stock length of the throttle cables on an 83 650? I >> > want to get some that are a little bit longer for handle bar risers, >> > but don't need a bunch of extra cable. >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > MN Blue >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > Need Computer Technical support? > http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices > At your service - via remote control! > > -- > 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.
