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Throttle cable ?s for 79 550

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I'm looking to replace the throttle cables on my 79 550. It has a twin cable push/pull set up. Suzuki lists OEM cables for the E model in my year, but only for a single cable. Are both cables the same, or do I have a weird throttle set up? Most bikes I've looked at here and read descriptions of only talk about one throttle cable.

Thanks for the advice. This is a new bike for me, I'd like to avoid ordering $50 of the wrong parts if I can.
 
Thanks. Mine are cracked at the elbow adjusters. They work, but it's sloppy and not right. Hopefully the cables are shorter as well. With the clubmans, the L length cables are a bit garish.
 
benwitt11 said:
I'm looking to replace the throttle cables on my 79 550. It has a twin cable push/pull set up. Suzuki lists OEM cables for the E model in my year, but only for a single cable. Are both cables the same, or do I have a weird throttle set up? Most bikes I've looked at here and read descriptions of only talk about one throttle cable.

Thanks for the advice. This is a new bike for me, I'd like to avoid ordering $50 of the wrong parts if I can.
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I suspect your cables are both the same.......as they are on my 79 GS1000. My experience at the Suzuki parts counter trying to identify those cables (and having them ordered in incorrectly) was frustrating until I discovered a handy piece of info stamped right into the cable sheath. Suzuki part numbers are in 2 parts....the prefix (this is a guess of experience) likely indicates generally what the part is and the suffix is the specific part.......and that is the number that I found stamped or embossed into the plastic sheath of my OEM cables......a 5 digit numbers which in my case was 45610, which positively identified the cable.

......and just a tip (which you may know already).......The "pull" cable typically gets the most wear and breaks first.......if you're out on the road it's not a terrible job to swap the "push" cable into the "pull" side and ride home (assuming you carry a few tools with you as I do).
 
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