Bar swap.. what shorter cables to use?

[79FiveFifty]

Getting a euro style bar for my 79 GS550L - need shorter cables.

Saw in another post someone mentioned using 82GS550MZ cables, but they are discontinued.

Any other options?

Anybody know how short the E cables are compared to the L cables from the same year?

[rphillips]

Try www.motionpro.com they are an aftermkt. co. that has most cables on the shelf, and will make custom cables to your specs. Worth a shot, they should know the ins & outs of what you need. Just my opinion.

[Agemax]

compare the new bars you want to a standard model you want to change to and get the same OE cables

[Nessism]

Getting a euro style bar for my 79 GS550L - need shorter cables.

Saw in another post someone mentioned using 82GS550MZ cables, but they are discontinued.

Any other options?

Anybody know how short the E cables are compared to the L cables from the same year?

Cables show as still available from PartShark.com and Alpha-Sports.com

What makes you think they are discontinued?

Part# 58300-47701 Desc CABLE,THROTTLE

Part# 58200-47700 Desc CABLE,CLUTCH

Edit: this throttle cable won't work on a VM carb'ed bike. Didn't think about this when posting the part numbers.

[79FiveFifty]

i always get confused.. thank you for finding the part numbers.. I will try out 2 of those.. my bike is a push / pull system im guessing that will work?

[Nessism]

i always get confused.. thank you for finding the part numbers.. I will try out 2 of those.. my bike is a push / pull system im guessing that will work?

Actually, that throttle cable won't work since you have VM carbs. Check the throttle cables for a '79 GS1000S. They will be shorter than your current throttle cable(s) and that model had VM's.