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Old 04-18-2012, 05:46 PM
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I'm just a new guy but I have done all the maintenance on my scoot and from my limited exprience, the aft cable is your idle cable and the forward cable is your throttle cable. Simply explained, the idle cable's sole purpose is a safety in lieu of a stuck throttle. So, I would say deleting the second cable would not be very intelligent unless you understand and accept the risk of being on your scoot with a stuck throttle. As for me, I'll keep my idle cable.
 
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Old 04-18-2012, 06:51 PM
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Not very intelligent? How intelligent do you have to be to shut your bike off or pull in the clutch cable if something sticks. How intelligent is it to ride on the highway on two wheels with your entire body exposed?

Come on man...live a little. The second cable is a LAW for bike production. How many laws do you find a little overbearing?
 
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I always thought bars like that looked unfinished with the space between the grips and brake, and clutch like that. I will be doing my bike like this just no switches on bars.
 
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I believe I'll be going this direction for my switches. Except my start button will either be a solenoid mounted push button or wire up a car style ingition switch and ditch the current key setup. I've already started trimming up an extra set of levers/perches.

Link to the blog where I found this. Scroll down.

http://therosshallproject.blogspot.com/

All I see is that gigantic freaking break fluid reservoir! Omg that has to go.
 
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Originally Posted by waynerds74
I'm just a new guy but I have done all the maintenance on my scoot and from my limited exprience, the aft cable is your idle cable and the forward cable is your throttle cable. Simply explained, the idle cable's sole purpose is a safety in lieu of a stuck throttle. So, I would say deleting the second cable would not be very intelligent unless you understand and accept the risk of being on your scoot with a stuck throttle. As for me, I'll keep my idle cable.
While that's not something that happens very often any person who isn't a mouth breathing halftard should be smart enough to engage the clutch and/or the kill switch as mreed said.
 
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Old 04-18-2012, 07:59 PM
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All I see is that gigantic freaking break fluid reservoir! Omg that has to go.

I'm on my phone do I can't post the pics or link..


I plan to try this...

http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1285

On my xs650 chop and if it performed well I'd use it on my Sportster.
 
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wow , how did I live all these years with a single cable..????
sometimes ,even a string to pull it open.

the "nanny ,nanny , is going to make everyone safe ......lol .
 
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I'm on my phone do I can't post the pics or link..


I plan to try this...

http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1285

On my xs650 chop and if it performed well I'd use it on my Sportster.
Neat! Thx. I just remembered, however - I got no front brake! LOL..Doh!
 
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Problem solved! haha
 
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Originally Posted by mreed
Lol...what do you excpect with a name like "Sticky"? But really, you might need to put a bolt in the 2nd throttle hole if you run a single. Some cables can't be adjusted enough to limit the roll back.

Are you sure that's a Biltwell throttle? I mean, it could be but it looks alot like the cheapo Ebay throttles I use. I've never had a problem with them. I like the nylon sleeve. I won't use a throttle with a non-plastic sleeve.

Here's the Ebay throttle

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THROTTLE-GRI...item3373ea1a90

and here is one I shaved



Ah, I see your point. Yeah it could be an e-bay one.

My Nash gets stuck after the bike gets wet sometimes but its no biggie I just wiggle it around some.

The Biltwell is very light and smooth.
 


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