Throttle cable question

[Peteortiz11]

Hello All!

I have a question about my new throttle. the original GS throttle, kill switch, and start button are all connected. my unit broke and i decided to go to 2 separate units for the look (my GS is a caf? style racer). I purchased a unit for the kill/start button and a Biltwell throttle. My question is, the cable will not connect directly to the Biltwell housing. Has anyone gone through this? any suggestions? thanks! Now, THATS a caf? racer!

 

[Steve]

Not acquainted with a Biltwell throttle housing to help you with that, but it still amuses me what some will do for a "look".

Evidently I am not acquainted with the cafe "look" well enough to realize that the two-piece control housing is better.

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[Sam 78 GS750]

Not familiar with the Biltwell, but a quick google search shows that they make some adapters. You may have to make a custom cable though...

https://www.motionpro.com/c/custom-cables

 

[Peteortiz11]

Thx for your responses. As I stated, my control broke. its the only reason I was looking to replace it. not just for the look but because I need a right hand control. most OEM's on eBay are so old they're destined to break.

 

[Peteortiz11]

Now THATS a caf? racer!

 

[roeme]

Thx for your responses. As I stated, my control broke. its the only reason I was looking to replace it. not just for the look but because I need a right hand control. most OEM's on eBay are so old they're destined to break.

Bullquack. Both my '78/'79 right hand control works just fine. As a matter of fact, I recently had a spill and damaged the lefthand controls. All they needed was a few replacement bits, back up fine. It's definitively not age that kills them.

As for the connection to your current throttle housing, fabricating thread adapters is all you need - and maybe you can even get them with the correct threads.

In this post, I did something similar; clicky.

 

[Peteortiz11]

LOL! bullquack?! really?