S&S Super B Throttle Cable
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S&S Super B Throttle Cable
I got my 1980 FLH running and running pretty well, but it has a Super B carb on it. Whoever put it on mangled the stock throttle cable. So, I'll need a throttle cable. but this has the stock HD cable on it not the dual cable setup that it would appear a Super B ought to have. I do see they sell single cable conversion kits.
Is this what we do? Is my decision to go with that S&S because it was already on there and seemed the popular choice going to cost me another hundred bucks in throttle cables?
Is this what we do? Is my decision to go with that S&S because it was already on there and seemed the popular choice going to cost me another hundred bucks in throttle cables?
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You can buy a complete S&S throttle assembly with either single or double cables. I ran old B's back in the day and they were single cable throttles only.
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Im leaning this direction, but thought perhaps there was some different insight here.
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From the same nanny thinking that mandates "Caution Hot" on coffee cups, the assumption is if the spring fails, you're too stupid to hit the kill switch, disengage clutch.
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Or having to depress the clutch pedal before the ignition switch will work that assumes youre too dumb to put transmission in neutral before starting.
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If you have an S&S Super "B" whether single cable or the later 81 marked "B" you will have to use bare cable ends. I never saw a "B" that took ferrules, barrels, whatever. That doesn't mean that they don't exist, but I never saw one that I can remember. Your choice whether to run two or one. If your carb has two cable linkage and you want to run two cables you need a two cable throttle. You can always choose to run one cable with either setup.
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If you have an S&S Super "B" whether single cable or the later 81 marked "B" you will have to use bare cable ends. I never saw a "B" that took ferrules, barrels, whatever. That doesn't mean that they don't exist, but I never saw one that I can remember. Your choice whether to run two or one. If your carb has two cable linkage and you want to run two cables you need a two cable throttle. You can always choose to run one cable with either setup.
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but Ive ordered a stock cable. I do still have that stock Keihin carb on the shelf, too. And the S&S doesnt have an air cleaner so theres that, too.
Ive got to decide before the cable shows up, I guess.