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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: Kosmic Kartman on 15 April 2014, 03:08:28 pm

Title: nasty scare check throttle cables
Post by: Kosmic Kartman on 15 April 2014, 03:08:28 pm

Had a throttle cable jam open on saturday night. Scared my daughter more than me but the shock is just starting to sink in. Looks like the open cable has a fryed strand down by the throttle body and in turn got fowled in the cable outer causing the jam. Manages to free it up but for a brief moment i had trouble closing the throttle. Please check yours though not heard this happening on any fazer before. Think i've been unlucky as my choke cable went the same was.

Title: Re: nasty scare check throttle cables
Post by: dazza on 15 April 2014, 04:12:04 pm

Thanks for the heads up.  :thumbup  I wonder if Nick Crisp could use this as a mitigating circumstance. :think

Title: Re: nasty scare check throttle cables
Post by: maxzer1500 on 15 April 2014, 09:49:31 pm

    Only had my Gen1 for 3 weeks and am going over all the cables , have already found broken strands on the EXup cables where they have been bent during unhooking without getting enough slack first or removing the pulley . The Throttle and Clutch Cables don't look up to much either so think i will get genuine ( discounted ) and just do a kit job on the EXup as it's not that vital miles from home . Quite enjoy the fettling though and good you both ok .