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Author Topic: Check your throttle cables.  (Read 4009 times)
st2sam
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« on: October 30, 2018, 08:30:46 AM »

I was putting a coat of wax on today and noticed a flat spot on one of the throttle cables where it goes in behind the headlight.
It wasn't worn completely through yet but enough to grab my attention. 

Turn your bars right to full stop and check cable where it comes out behind headlight cover.

If you look inside you'll see a heavy wire bracket that the throttle cables pass through, it's one piece bent in a loop and guides the cables. I felt around inside with my finger and found the problem.

The end of the heavy wire bracket was rubbing the cable at full right turn.
I glued (epoxy) a piece of plastic tubing I had laying around over the sharp end of bracket and up about a 1/2in and hanging over about a 1/2in..

No more sharp edge.

I'm glad I noticed this before it wore through.
Guess it pays to give her a good cleaning once in a while. cooldude

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dans2014
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2018, 06:18:24 AM »

Thanks for the info. I'll check
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Robert
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2018, 09:40:56 AM »

 cooldude cooldude cooldude
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Adirondack Bill
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2018, 09:57:52 AM »

Good find. You must make a lot of right turns!
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icycle2much
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« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2019, 03:53:18 PM »

Thank you cooldude
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icycle2much

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Adirondack Bill
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Upstate New York Near Lake George


« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2019, 12:43:58 PM »

st2sam, great catch! As soon as I read your post, I checked my cables- they are fine. How many miles on your bike?
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Rdaugherty
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2019, 04:35:31 AM »

If your bike under warranty  Honda will replace. Just had mine done
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