What's that other cable for?

And has anyone got a spare twist grip that'll fit a CBR1000FL?

I've just, after much grief towards the end, put the straight bars and
risers on, all the switches (which don't stay still now because there
are notches in them that slotted into the old clip-ons) and the
throttle. The throttle was a bastard, it too had a notch but I worked
out that if I took the cables out (there's two) I could get the twist
grip on the bar. I got one cable out and whilst removing the other, the
plastic bit that holds the nipple in place decided to give up and go on
holiday - It looks like a one way ticket and I have no idea where it's
gone. It seems to run ok with the one cable but what is the other one
for? /It/ seemed to go in while the other one came out.

I hope it's nothing important as now it's test ride time.

Mahahahahaahahaha!

 

The other cable is so that you can force the throttle closed, should you
need to, rather than relying on an ickle spring to do it for you. Having
two cables on a large bike is a very good thing imho.

 

Whinging Courier says...

Um no sorry.

One opens the throttle, the other closes it. They should close without
the cable...

<Idly wonders how fast a naked CBR1000 with a stuck open throttle
goes...>

Prace bets now!

 

Would this be before or after it has flipped the rider off the back and
headed for the nearest solid object, as they always seem to do?

 

It does but now there's at least 10mm of play in it, probably a bit
more.

AOL. I never got a chance to go at it full throttle but if anything it
seems to be a bit quicker; I've put this down to the fact it's more
upright now and I can feel the pull a bit harder[1]

There's still time. I'd like to get that other cable sorted. It's
crunching around inside the switch atm and it's only a matter of time
before it jams it other cable wide open ;o)

[1] If you thought it was windy before. You should try it now, it's like
I'm being sucked off by the chest[2]

[2]Oooer, missus.

 

It needs fixing. I never went WFO when out but testing it stationary
with ignition off, the whole assembly moves at full throttle.

Needs a jubilee clip round the bars and the metal bits that hold the
cable that goes into the switch, that'll stop the bugger from turning.

Oh, talking of turning, it does do that much better. It's a crying shame
the roads are so greasy, it really does want to lean.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Whinging Courier

You can get by quite happily with just the opening cable [1], but make
bloody sure the cable, nipples, levers, cams, doobries and dangly bits
are well-lubed at all times. Stuck throttles are good for adrenaline
rushes and buggerall else.

[1] I have, for the past 20 years.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Been there and done that (had to buy a replacement twist grip).

One cable opens the throttle, the other closes it. Apparently it's there in
case the the throttle return spring breaks (or sommat).

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

I'm sure there's an elegant solution to this.

Heh, lean, slide, oops... lean, slide, oops...

 

Short of drilling a hole in the bars for the lug or using superglue,
then no, I can't think of one.

Actually, it felt a lot more confident going round corners. I didn't
give it any beanage but I also got the feeling it wasn't going to slide
of under me at any moment.

 

This is looking likely. Are they pretty much all the same? Last time I
changed a throttle cable was on my DT125 17 years ago and I can't
remember what it looked like.

The spring must've been bust in mine since the beginning, it's never
closed on its own and always had to be shut by hand. There's a *lot* of
play in the cable as well.

 

I used duck tape on my Bandit when I changed the bars. It's held up for
a few years so far.

Strange. I can't remember what my Bandit felt like with the old higher /
wider bars on there, so I can't comment. The FZR is feeling a bit lively
at the moment, I think I pumped up the tires a bit too high.

 

I got mine "used" from Barton Motors (cost me £9). I tried glueing and
"welding" the broken one, but it just kept breaking.

Try some of the online spares people for a new one, better safe than sorry.
Might be worth changing the cables as well (if you need a hand soldering on
new nipples let me know, I had to do this when I changed mine).

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Thanks for the inspiration, there. I've just phoned Chiswick 'onda and
they've ordered me a new one. Will be in tomorrow.

For the sake of about a tenner I thought a new one would be a good
investment, I didn't fancy buying a just as brittle as the old one

The cables look good from what I can see but they do need a very good
lube.

Why would you need to solder new nipples, don't they come already
attached?

 

eek. I doubt you'll get a lot of purchase on the bars with a jubilee
clip !!

Can't that Nigel fella molish something more elegant out of some square
section ally ?

See above.

Took the 12R out for a blatt the other weekend up to Northampton

Bejeezus it was cold.

The bike felt like it was on a knife edge, cold roads, cold tyres,
lean, oops ... lean, oops.

Managed to avoid the LBOTY number tho
And the 12R doesn't carb ice. But my fingers do ! :-0

P.

 

Only if you buy the inner / outer as a complete item. I only replaced the
inner bit.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Gertrude and I did a couple of 100 mile + journeys in the dark
evenings this weekend. I'll admit it wasn't warm, but the FT Pioneer
suit plus thermal clothing & HG Lobster gloves meant I stayed warm
enough.

As for handling, well the roads are a bit slippery but the only bad
bits were MK's famed roundabouts with their usual coating of diesel.