Throttle Cable Issue
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
The dual cable setup is much safer than a single cable setup, it is not just a lawyer gimmick.
If the throttle cable starts to become frayed in the housing you will still have full control of the throttle, and if the cable is not broken the bike will still be safe, the throttle will just be a little more difficult to turn, and you can get off the road safely without any scary incident.
If you only have one cable, you are at the mercy of the kill switch, with no control of the throttle, maybe no big deal if you are on a rural road, but it could be a very dangerous situation on a busy interstate.
Installing and adjusting the idle cable is a simple process.
If the throttle cable starts to become frayed in the housing you will still have full control of the throttle, and if the cable is not broken the bike will still be safe, the throttle will just be a little more difficult to turn, and you can get off the road safely without any scary incident.
If you only have one cable, you are at the mercy of the kill switch, with no control of the throttle, maybe no big deal if you are on a rural road, but it could be a very dangerous situation on a busy interstate.
Installing and adjusting the idle cable is a simple process.
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From: poway
You got the wrong cables.. The CV cables have longer inner cable..
You could buy an SnS E with the old style cable adapter and use the cables you got..
Last edited by Max Headflow; May 15, 2023 at 09:35 AM.
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well you gave up pretty fast ! seems you could have jerry-rigged it from the start ! i will be unsubscribing from this thread ! good luck !
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I was having trouble with the stock cables on my 1997 FLSTC fitting and working at all on the Super E I had taken off my wrecked 1998 FXD.
I bought some aftermarket cables that were *supposed* to be stock for the FLSTC (by the way, I do *NOT* recommend Motion Pro cables!). These didn't fit/work either as they were too long!
So, in a fit of frustration at not having the scratch to keep throwing at new ****, I took my nice grips (I friggin' *hate* glued/taped clutch side grips!!) and stock cables off the '98 also and put them on the '97 and it worked perfectly!
I recommend getting your cables from a different manufacturer than those you have now. The ones you have now are *not* fitting correctly, as another poster has told you already about them being wrong for that carb. You need a slightly longer cable...period.
I bought some aftermarket cables that were *supposed* to be stock for the FLSTC (by the way, I do *NOT* recommend Motion Pro cables!). These didn't fit/work either as they were too long!
So, in a fit of frustration at not having the scratch to keep throwing at new ****, I took my nice grips (I friggin' *hate* glued/taped clutch side grips!!) and stock cables off the '98 also and put them on the '97 and it worked perfectly!
I recommend getting your cables from a different manufacturer than those you have now. The ones you have now are *not* fitting correctly, as another poster has told you already about them being wrong for that carb. You need a slightly longer cable...period.
Last edited by tar_snake; May 16, 2023 at 05:28 AM.
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From: poway
I was having trouble with the stock cables on my 1997 FLSTC fitting and working at all on the Super E I had taken off my wrecked 1998 FXD.
I bought some aftermarket cables that were *supposed* to be stock for the FLSTC (by the way, I do *NOT* recommend Motion Pro cables!). These didn't fit/work either as they were too long!
So, in a fit of frustration at not having the scratch to keep throwing at new ****, I took my nice grips (I friggin' *hate* glued/taped clutch side grips!!) and stock cables off the '98 also and put them on the '97 and it worked perfectly!
I recommend getting your cables from a different manufacturer than those you have now. The ones you have now are *not* fitting correctly, as another poster has told you already about them being wrong for that carb. You need a slightly longer cable...period.
I bought some aftermarket cables that were *supposed* to be stock for the FLSTC (by the way, I do *NOT* recommend Motion Pro cables!). These didn't fit/work either as they were too long!
So, in a fit of frustration at not having the scratch to keep throwing at new ****, I took my nice grips (I friggin' *hate* glued/taped clutch side grips!!) and stock cables off the '98 also and put them on the '97 and it worked perfectly!
I recommend getting your cables from a different manufacturer than those you have now. The ones you have now are *not* fitting correctly, as another poster has told you already about them being wrong for that carb. You need a slightly longer cable...period.
The problem is that motion pro sold you the cables you ordered and not the ones that you needed..
The pic show 2 cable brackets for SnS shorty carbs. The one on the left is for early butterfly carb cables, the one on the right fo CV..
Give us the number of the cables you purchased and a pic of the carb bracket and I tell you where you went wrong.
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Last edited by Max Headflow; May 16, 2023 at 09:56 AM.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Thank you
Just wanted say thanks to all for the comments and info. My fix above works surprisingly well, and I was able to get out with the boys for our first ride this weekend, and that was the goal. I appreciate the insight. I'll be coming back to this post this winter I imagine.
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