BTW, since there was a discussion lately about friction in the throttle cables. My throttle cables had too much friction to pull the throttle back to idle. I used cable lube liberally, but that didn't help. From what I can see, they are routed correctly. Interestingly, with the tank removed they work perfectly. But the tank pushes them into a position that adds just enough friction that it won't go back to idle. Here's a little video to demonstrate that: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cLpskX7ECiaNsnmm6 . Maybe hard to spot on first watch, but I am pressing the throttle cable to the frame as the tank would, if it was installed. Then I release them, and the throttle snaps back to idle.
I think there is just enough hardening of the housing and/or corrosion/gunk in those old cables to have too much friction, and it can't be fixed with lube. Holger -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
