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please help!! throttle cable

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    please help!! throttle cable

    i was loading up my 2005 rmz450 to head up to the track to race tomorrow and my throttle cable broke.. its to late to overnight one from suzuki and none of my stores have one in stock does anyone have one kicking around.. i know its a long shot but i really want to ride this weekend.. Thankyou Eric #216

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    How long is it?

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    Yeah... how long is it?

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    yeah, HOW LONG IS IT!!!???

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    one side or both? change the bad cable with the good cable and only run one. If you want to run that bad. Just make sure the return spring works ok. I have done this to get out of the trails, or make it home on my street bike.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    Check with someone else's stores. If no luck, pull it off one of the bikes in the showroom and order a new one to replace it.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    Umm...Duct Tape?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheppo View Post
    one side or both? change the bad cable with the good cable and only run one. If you want to run that bad. Just make sure the return spring works ok. I have done this to get out of the trails, or make it home on my street bike.
    That idea gives me the freak out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trickphoto View Post
    That idea gives me the freak out.
    why? The return cable doesn't really do much. It's there as a pre-caution. The carb has a return spring. If he's got such a hardon to race. WTF why not? I looked and the cable is exclusive to RMZ450's.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    Quote Originally Posted by Sheppo View Post
    why? The return cable doesn't really do much. It's there as a pre-caution. The carb has a return spring. If he's got such a hardon to race. WTF why not? I looked and the cable is exclusive to RMZ450's.
    The return cable doesn't do much unless the spring fails. Then it literally saves your ass.
    Not trying to call you out, man... chances are it would work fine. If it doesn't, however, the consequences could be HUGE. Not worth it in my opinion.
    That's the only point I'm trying to make.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    Where are you from? Where are you riding?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pps216 View Post
    i was loading up my 2005 rmz450 to head up to the track to race tomorrow and my throttle cable broke.. its to late to overnight one from suzuki and none of my stores have one in stock does anyone have one kicking around.. i know its a long shot but i really want to ride this weekend.. Thankyou Eric #216
    Call bettencourt's Honda in West Bridgewater, ma. if they have one in stock, I'll go grab it today and I'll be at the track for 07:00 tomorrow morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Degsy View Post
    Call bettencourt's Honda in West Bridgewater, ma. if they have one in stock, I'll go grab it today and I'll be at the track for 07:00 tomorrow morning.

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    Degs, I just offered that to him in PM...he declined.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    I took of the return on my bike, apparently a lot of EXs did if they switched to a quick turn throttle. Their advice, if it gets stuck, grab clutch quickly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trickphoto View Post
    The return cable doesn't do much unless the spring fails. Then it literally saves your ass.
    Not trying to call you out, man... chances are it would work fine. If it doesn't, however, the consequences could be HUGE. Not worth it in my opinion.
    That's the only point I'm trying to make.
    I agree.. but as DB said.. grab the clutch or hit the kill switch. How bad to you want to race??

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    I've got two brand new cables for an EX. I'll bring them up to the track with me tonight. You're welcome to see if it would fit.

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    so we took the push cable out and im just gunna run the pull it seems to work fine thanks for everyones concern u guys are awesomee

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    Re: please help!! throttle cable

    None of my bikes have return cables, and they shipped that way.

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