Well, I am still none the wiser. Why, when the throttle works just fine with the pull cable, do I need a push one as well? -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
It's useful to have a cable to pull the throttle shut, as depending on a little breakable spring to shut the throttle is not always such a good idea.
If the 'pull to open' throttle cable is badly lubricated and/or the throttle grip is stiff, the spring pressure on the cable might not be enough to pull it back and close the throttle. Having the 'pull to close' cable means you're less likely to find yourself with the throttle stuck open.
To close the throttle should the spring return fail. -- Martian: "For a minute there, you bored me to death." VTR1000 Firestorm TDR250 http://ukrm.net/BIKES/Yamaha/tdr250.html martin dot smith nine zero three at ntlworld dot com
Adjust the path and slack in the push cable until it doesn't interfere with the pull cable anymore. Carb sliders can get stuck (and occasionally will do so), no matter which type of carb that is (flat slide or round slide). Additionally you have a backup if the pull cable snaps - you just connect the push cable to the pull side of the carb mechanism and hey presto! at least you can get home. -- Tom :{) BOTAFOT#105 COFF#02/ OSOS#15 KwaSoH#2 SR500(.de), SRX-4(.jp) Make it idiot-proof and someone invents a better idiot... Hiroshima pics: http://makeashorterlink.com/?C12E12B97
Heh, great idea Tom, but it would involve taking the carbs off to do it. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
Don't tell me that you would have to take the carbs off in order to mount a new throttle cable?! That would be a really shitty designed bike, then... -- Tom :{) BOTAFOT#105 COFF#02/ OSOS#15 KwaSoH#2 SR500(.de), SRX-4(.jp) Make it idiot-proof and someone invents a better idiot... Hiroshima pics: http://makeashorterlink.com/?C12E12B97
Well, that's what I had to do to fit the new one last week. I can see no other way of doing it, but SWK different may be along. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
