Is the push cable just a safety feature in case the throttle return spring breaks?
I bought new push and pull cables this past week, and went down to the basement to install them over weekend.
A while ago, I read somewhere on the GS Resources forum that the push cable is required to close the carb slides, but when I pulled the old cables off my bike, and looked at the throttle-actuating cam/pulley/lever mechanism, I couldn?t see how this is so.
It clearly looked to me that both cables actuate the same cam/pulley/lever system. It?s just that one cable pushes it and the other cable pulls it. (Actually, the ?push? cable is a return cable that pulls it back the other way.)
Also, I know that all the Suzuki GS bikes with CV carbs and most all brand and model newer bikes just use one throttle cable.
So, I just installed the pull cable, and kept the push cable as a spare (both cables are the exact same and have the same part number).
I also installed a lighter throttle return spring that I bought at the local hardware store.
Right now, after the new pull cable install and lighter spring install, my throttle operation is just about perfect, with nice light spring return action. It?s now much, much better on my hand and wrist than the stiff action with the many-years-old push/pull cables and stock throttle return spring I had before.
However, now, I?m second-guessing myself and wondering if I?m missing something in my thinking and limited knowledge on this subject, and I?m asking GS Resources members if I should go back and install the second cable.
I called the Suzuki dealer, and the service department rep (who is probably younger than the bike) simply said ?If it came from the factory with two cables, it should have two cables?.
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