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I got the two gs1000s throttle cables from flatout and last week tried to hook them but hesitated by thinking they were not correctly put on since their is a slight problem I think with the throttle right-handlebar assembly. I hooked up the cable that pulls the slides open and sure enough when I open the throttle the slides open and when I release, I hear "the thump" from them closing! When I release the throttle after the "thump" the throttle resets back to itself, however, I can forcibly close the throttle 4-5mm more if I force it. The thottle assembly makes a click click noise when I force it back all the way. I then disconnected the cables from the carbs and I am still able to "forcibly" close the throttle 4 to 5 mm more without the cables connected to the carbs what-so-ever. Which is why I'm thinking the problem lies with the thottle assembly perhaps and not the cables or carbs?
I talked to a guy at work who mostdefinatelly won't help me in my
dillema but I keep annoying him with questions since he used to have a 750 L with VM carbs I think back in 79. He said that my throttle assembly should not have this little restriction I am feeling in closing the the throttle. So, I'm at a loss... should I scour ebay for a 77 assembly? Looking at the assembly's internals, I can't see where the restriction is happening. I haven't lubed the new cables yet, but I wouldn't think this would cause the throttle handle to restrict itself those mm's before a fully closed stature!?
On another note. I've been looking at my model's harness and eletrical blue print from the gs550 service manual and trying to make sense of it all. I will post pics tomorrow but I've basically cut most of the copper connections off, tinned up new ones and added new spade connectors to most of them. I've totally redone the area in the headlight, up at the guages, the stator cables, the red cable plus the sense wire to the orange line from the ignition switch cable for Duanage's reg/rec I got in the mail, and it looks like all I need to do is hook up the new left handlebar switch to the connects and I'll be done.
Maybe I should have ordered the clutch cable from a 1979 gs1000s since I'm sure this would be shorter than a stock gs550 cable, am I right? I guess my main concern is getting these thottle cables working right. Weather is getting nice and I need to get to work soon without having to get rides from others. It's getting old.
Update
I got the two gs1000s throttle cables from flatout and last week tried to hook them but hesitated by thinking they were not correctly put on since their is a slight problem I think with the throttle right-handlebar assembly. I hooked up the cable that pulls the slides open and sure enough when I open the throttle the slides open and when I release, I hear "the thump" from them closing! When I release the throttle after the "thump" the throttle resets back to itself, however, I can forcibly close the throttle 4-5mm more if I force it. The thottle assembly makes a click click noise when I force it back all the way. I then disconnected the cables from the carbs and I am still able to "forcibly" close the throttle 4 to 5 mm more without the cables connected to the carbs what-so-ever. Which is why I'm thinking the problem lies with the thottle assembly perhaps and not the cables or carbs?
I talked to a guy at work who mostdefinatelly won't help me in my
dillema but I keep annoying him with questions since he used to have a 750 L with VM carbs I think back in 79. He said that my throttle assembly should not have this little restriction I am feeling in closing the the throttle. So, I'm at a loss... should I scour ebay for a 77 assembly? Looking at the assembly's internals, I can't see where the restriction is happening. I haven't lubed the new cables yet, but I wouldn't think this would cause the throttle handle to restrict itself those mm's before a fully closed stature!?
On another note. I've been looking at my model's harness and eletrical blue print from the gs550 service manual and trying to make sense of it all. I will post pics tomorrow but I've basically cut most of the copper connections off, tinned up new ones and added new spade connectors to most of them. I've totally redone the area in the headlight, up at the guages, the stator cables, the red cable plus the sense wire to the orange line from the ignition switch cable for Duanage's reg/rec I got in the mail, and it looks like all I need to do is hook up the new left handlebar switch to the connects and I'll be done.
Maybe I should have ordered the clutch cable from a 1979 gs1000s since I'm sure this would be shorter than a stock gs550 cable, am I right? I guess my main concern is getting these thottle cables working right. Weather is getting nice and I need to get to work soon without having to get rides from others. It's getting old.
