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Throttle cable
Throttle cable
I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
cable for that? You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
--
Claude Hopper :)
? ? ¥
I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
cable for that? You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
--
Claude Hopper :)
? ? ¥
Re: Throttle cable
On Jun 1, 4:03=EF=BF=BDpm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
<boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
> cable for that? =EF=BF=BDYou know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the=
carbs
> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
to slow down, you might get killed.
Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
On Jun 1, 4:03=EF=BF=BDpm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
<boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
> cable for that? =EF=BF=BDYou know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the=
carbs
> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
to slow down, you might get killed.
Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
Re: Throttle cable
. wrote:
> On Jun 1, 4:03?pm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
> <boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
>> cable for that? ?You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
>> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
>> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
>
> How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
> splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
> to slow down, you might get killed.
>
> Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
What's a kill switch for?
--
Claude Hopper :)
? ? ¥
. wrote:
> On Jun 1, 4:03?pm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
> <boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
>> cable for that? ?You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
>> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
>> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
>
> How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
> splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
> to slow down, you might get killed.
>
> Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
What's a kill switch for?
--
Claude Hopper :)
? ? ¥
Re: Throttle cable
On Jun 2, 5:10=C2=A0am, Claude Hopper =E2=91=AA =E2=92=8C =E2=98=BA
> What's a kill switch for?
A kill switch is for shutting the engine off *after* a crash.
Shutting the engine off while riding can make you crash. Don't ask how
I know this...
On Jun 2, 5:10=C2=A0am, Claude Hopper =E2=91=AA =E2=92=8C =E2=98=BA
> What's a kill switch for?
A kill switch is for shutting the engine off *after* a crash.
Shutting the engine off while riding can make you crash. Don't ask how
I know this...
Re: Throttle cable
EXCUSE me, but aren't you the same simpleton who argued at length here a few
months ago how stupid and unnecessary kill switches are??!!!??? (just one of
your many genius ideas)
Krusty, I guess sudden power loss COULD conceivably cause a crash. but a
kill switch could prevent the crash caused by nimrod's "handiness". (also
the famous Goldwing with the stuck throttle lawsuit bike, etc)
You HAVE taught him one valuable lesson Krust; how to repeatedly morph your
user name in RMT to avoid being killfiled......
"Claude Hopper ? ? ?" <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote in message
news:4843e19f$0$20161$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
>. wrote:
>> On Jun 1, 4:03?pm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
>> <boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>>> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
>>> cable for that? ?You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
>>> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
>>> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
>>
>> How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
>> splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
>> to slow down, you might get killed.
>>
>> Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
>
> What's a kill switch for?
>
> --
> Claude Hopper :)
>
> ? ? ¥
EXCUSE me, but aren't you the same simpleton who argued at length here a few
months ago how stupid and unnecessary kill switches are??!!!??? (just one of
your many genius ideas)
Krusty, I guess sudden power loss COULD conceivably cause a crash. but a
kill switch could prevent the crash caused by nimrod's "handiness". (also
the famous Goldwing with the stuck throttle lawsuit bike, etc)
You HAVE taught him one valuable lesson Krust; how to repeatedly morph your
user name in RMT to avoid being killfiled......
"Claude Hopper ? ? ?" <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote in message
news:4843e19f$0$20161$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
>. wrote:
>> On Jun 1, 4:03?pm, Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?
>> <boobooililili...@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>>> I need a tiny part for my throttle cable. Why I gotta buy a whole new
>>> cable for that? ?You know that plastic thing where 2 cables to the carbs
>>> tie to the one cable from the handlebar? It has a hole in the middle and
>>> two slots on the sides. I guess I can make one.
>>
>> How much is your life worth to you? If you make a home-brewed cable
>> splitter to save a few bucks and it jams wide open while you're trying
>> to slow down, you might get killed.
>>
>> Do a google search for cable splitter +whatever kind of bike you ride
>
> What's a kill switch for?
>
> --
> Claude Hopper :)
>
> ? ? ¥
Re: Throttle cable
Hank wrote:
> EXCUSE me, but aren't you the same simpleton who argued at length here a few
> months ago how stupid and unnecessary kill switches are??!!!??? (just one of
> your many genius ideas)
I could have been that nimrod!
Seriously, I ride off road and the shutting off the engine after a crash
is one of the few operations it is good for. I have never had a kill
switch prevent a crash. They are necessary and you do use it to kill the
engine after you are done riding otherwise you have to put it in 4th and
slip the clutch to kill the engine. I'm a strong believer in kill
switches and I wouldn't ride a motorcycle w/o one but...
You are usually so far into trouble by the time you would use a kill
switch, it is too late. When on fire for instance my first thought has
always been to maintain a white knuckle death grip on the bars while
panic breaking. Locking up the rear wheel to kill the engine *AND* slow
down still seems like a better idea to me while I reflect on the
situation in an arm chair. The panic braking precludes loosening your
grip on the bars.
Another addition to my necessary kill switch is a good rear brake.
Casually<or excitedly> lifting my thumb off the grip and pressing the
kill switch while I am still doing 20-30 MPH on broken terrain then
coasting to a stop while my pants are on fire does not seem like a
prudent choice. You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
wind! Crazy hot!
I'm also usually so dizzy and disorientated after a crash that the bike
has time to run out of gas before I collect my wits. I suppose it would
be helpful if there were other knowledgeable people in the immediate
area but that is seldom the case. For that matter, if you had a crash in
down town anywhere, what is the likelihood that a good Samaritan knows
motorcycles have a kill switch and where it is on your bike?
Rick
Hank wrote:
> EXCUSE me, but aren't you the same simpleton who argued at length here a few
> months ago how stupid and unnecessary kill switches are??!!!??? (just one of
> your many genius ideas)
I could have been that nimrod!
Seriously, I ride off road and the shutting off the engine after a crash
is one of the few operations it is good for. I have never had a kill
switch prevent a crash. They are necessary and you do use it to kill the
engine after you are done riding otherwise you have to put it in 4th and
slip the clutch to kill the engine. I'm a strong believer in kill
switches and I wouldn't ride a motorcycle w/o one but...
You are usually so far into trouble by the time you would use a kill
switch, it is too late. When on fire for instance my first thought has
always been to maintain a white knuckle death grip on the bars while
panic breaking. Locking up the rear wheel to kill the engine *AND* slow
down still seems like a better idea to me while I reflect on the
situation in an arm chair. The panic braking precludes loosening your
grip on the bars.
Another addition to my necessary kill switch is a good rear brake.
Casually<or excitedly> lifting my thumb off the grip and pressing the
kill switch while I am still doing 20-30 MPH on broken terrain then
coasting to a stop while my pants are on fire does not seem like a
prudent choice. You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
wind! Crazy hot!
I'm also usually so dizzy and disorientated after a crash that the bike
has time to run out of gas before I collect my wits. I suppose it would
be helpful if there were other knowledgeable people in the immediate
area but that is seldom the case. For that matter, if you had a crash in
down town anywhere, what is the likelihood that a good Samaritan knows
motorcycles have a kill switch and where it is on your bike?
Rick
Re: Throttle cable
On Jun 2, 9:00=EF=BF=BDam, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
> wind! Crazy hot!
I've only had one minor motorcycle fire in 45 years of riding, and
hitting the kill button didn't stop the engine because the mixture in
the cylinders was being lit off by the spark plug ground electrodes
glowing red hot.
On Jun 2, 9:00=EF=BF=BDam, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
> wind! Crazy hot!
I've only had one minor motorcycle fire in 45 years of riding, and
hitting the kill button didn't stop the engine because the mixture in
the cylinders was being lit off by the spark plug ground electrodes
glowing red hot.
Re: Throttle cable
. wrote:
> On Jun 2, 9:00?am, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
>
>
>>You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
>>wind! Crazy hot!
>
>
> I've only had one minor motorcycle fire in 45 years of riding, and
> hitting the kill button didn't stop the engine because the mixture in
> the cylinders was being lit off by the spark plug ground electrodes
> glowing red hot.
>
>
>
I've had three in the last 10 years but all were in the first 3 years of
that period. I got much better about learning my lessons. With two of
them my pants were pretty much soaked with gas before the hot exhaust
set it off.
No real excuses, but a float bowl slightly bent by a previous owner that
didn't seal right, I should have replaced it. Overflow tube that wasn't
routed below the frame: I must of tried to save 30¢ by only using 3" of
tube instead of a foot. Third one was fuel pump/pin hole sprayed me
pretty good. That was probably the worst one as I kind of paniced as to
what to do first. Tried putting myself out first while the spray
continued emptying the tank! Huge fire! Scared the snot out of me.
Rick
. wrote:
> On Jun 2, 9:00?am, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
>
>
>>You can't believe how hot a gas fire is fanned by 30 MPH
>>wind! Crazy hot!
>
>
> I've only had one minor motorcycle fire in 45 years of riding, and
> hitting the kill button didn't stop the engine because the mixture in
> the cylinders was being lit off by the spark plug ground electrodes
> glowing red hot.
>
>
>
I've had three in the last 10 years but all were in the first 3 years of
that period. I got much better about learning my lessons. With two of
them my pants were pretty much soaked with gas before the hot exhaust
set it off.
No real excuses, but a float bowl slightly bent by a previous owner that
didn't seal right, I should have replaced it. Overflow tube that wasn't
routed below the frame: I must of tried to save 30¢ by only using 3" of
tube instead of a foot. Third one was fuel pump/pin hole sprayed me
pretty good. That was probably the worst one as I kind of paniced as to
what to do first. Tried putting myself out first while the spray
continued emptying the tank! Huge fire! Scared the snot out of me.
Rick
Re: Throttle cable
On Jun 2, 9:00 am, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> Seriously, I ride off road and the shutting off the engine after a crash
> is one of the few operations it is good for. I have never had a kill
> switch prevent a crash. They are necessary and you do use it to kill the
> engine after you are done riding otherwise you have to put it in 4th and
> slip the clutch to kill the engine. I'm a strong believer in kill
> switches and I wouldn't ride a motorcycle w/o one but...
Back before kill switches, I clearly recall
a single with a stuck throttle and having to pull
the key while fiddling with the clutch. All of this
at highway speeds. Kill switch is good.
On a twin or better, a broken return spring
or other problem on one carb is much less
exciting.
On Jun 2, 9:00 am, Rick Cortese <ricor...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> Seriously, I ride off road and the shutting off the engine after a crash
> is one of the few operations it is good for. I have never had a kill
> switch prevent a crash. They are necessary and you do use it to kill the
> engine after you are done riding otherwise you have to put it in 4th and
> slip the clutch to kill the engine. I'm a strong believer in kill
> switches and I wouldn't ride a motorcycle w/o one but...
Back before kill switches, I clearly recall
a single with a stuck throttle and having to pull
the key while fiddling with the clutch. All of this
at highway speeds. Kill switch is good.
On a twin or better, a broken return spring
or other problem on one carb is much less
exciting.
