Bike Talk Motorcycle Forum Bike Talk Motorcycle Forum

Go Back   Bike Talk Motorcycle Forum > The Garage > Motorcycle Tech Talk


» Auction

» B-T Recommends:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old Sep 12th, 2007, 09:14 AM   #1
Rookie 10+ posts
 
mefromia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: iowa
Posts: 10
Model: 1998 1200 custum
Interests: riding shooting pool
Occupation: steelworker
Throttle cable troubles

i have braided cables and my throttle cable insulator keeps slidding down, the cable its self seems to be in place its just the out side cover wont stay up??
mefromia is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old Sep 12th, 2007, 04:23 PM   #2
Has posted 500+
 
Red Rider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Churchill County, NV
Posts: 766
Model: '99 FLHR Road King
Interests: Ride, Hunt, 4X4, Fish, Cigars - the good things
Occupation: U.S. Navy - Retired
Black zip tie
__________________
"I'd rather die while I'm livin' than live while I'm dead"
Red Rider is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 12th, 2007, 05:41 PM   #3
Moderator
Has posted 500+
 
cowboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 3,201
Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike
Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide
Occupation: Retired truck Driver
Yep zip ties will do it , just put your cable where it goes & lock it down
__________________
cowboy
Alvin TX
03Electra Glide FLHTPI
one of the founding members
www.sweptline.org
cowboy is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 12th, 2007, 07:40 PM   #4
Has posted 500+
 
voodoochild's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Stanton, NJ
Posts: 1,378
Model: 04 Dyna WG (with a 240 rear tire)
Interests: Harleys, drag racing, family, fishing, my rottweilers, the UFC
Occupation: Carpenter/Builder
you can pull the zip ties tighter with a pair of linemans pliers and **carefully** pushing the other end with a flat blade screwdriver. That's how I get them nice and snug.
voodoochild is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old Sep 13th, 2007, 05:02 AM   #5
Rookie 10+ posts
 
mefromia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: iowa
Posts: 10
Model: 1998 1200 custum
Interests: riding shooting pool
Occupation: steelworker
tx

thanks for the help
mefromia is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Tank troubles speedy1949 Motorcycle Tech Talk 23 Sep 21st, 2007 05:11 PM
Sticky Throttle Jens Motorcycle Tech Talk 3 Feb 26th, 2007 06:44 PM
throttle body ty savage Motorcycle Tech Talk 2 Jan 2nd, 2006 12:45 PM
Throttle Cable is too short? Taskmaster Motorcycle Tech Talk 1 Apr 12th, 2005 07:36 AM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.0

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:03 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0
BikeTalk Motorcycle Forum Copyright 1997-2009 all rights reserved


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91