Choke suggestions

I keep posting about this, but for some reason the posts never seem to
show up. Anyway, I snapped the choke cable on my motorcycle while I
was in Mexico last month. Since then, I have to almost dismantle the
motorcycle to get the choke to come on when I need it. I've been
looking at the dealers to get another choke cable, but they can't seem
to find one. Has anyone ever heard of these things being fixable or
rebuildable? It snapped at the very end where it connects to the pull
in the handlebar control. Before I cut into the cable to get it to
work on a different method, I thought I'd check and see if anyone
knows if one of those end pieces can be put back on and repaired. Any
suggestions?

 

In the shop I worked at, we used to make cables all the time. We used to
keep a box of cable ends in different sizes and we had cables of
different diameters and lengths in stock with no ends. We could build
any type of cable that was needed. I am sure that an independent shop
could still do this for you.

You may have enough free play in your old cable to attach a new end.
Failing this, you may be able to make due with a cable saver. This is a
cable end with set screw in it. You slip it over the offending cable end
and lock down the set screw. It is not a great solution but it may buy
you some time. Take your old cable to an independent shop and have them
match the closest cable to it in length and end play. Some generic
cables even have adjusters built in.

If you broke your choke cable check your choke for sticking operation. A
choke cable should last longer than any other cable on your bike.

James

 

Fortunately, that's the only cable I have on the bike...other than the
throttle cables.

I'll check with shops to see if they can do that.

Thanks!

 

Hey Brian,

Have you checked over at DennisKirk.com? They even had the choke cable for
my '82 Maxim...

My best friend also has an '86 Shadow VT1100C, and he's always had a hard
time getting parts that were specific to that year only... it frustrates
him to no end...

Rex S.

(Brian Walker) wrote in

 

I find it hard to believe that a dealer can't locate a cable for
you.....but regardless of that, I would think any competent mechanic
shop with a guy that can do a bit of fabrication should be able to
help you out there.

If you don't have any ideas that come to mind, let me know and I'll
get in touch with someone that can probably help you out.


--Fullstate

Me and Mah 'Priller!