Throttle cable snapped!

[Madzen]

After the success of cleaning my carb and filter, raising Angies (GN250) speed from 80km to 115km I thought Id do some fine turning, my throttle had a little too much play, so I tightened her up..........throttle cable snapped on the motorway out of wellington. so after after pulling over and thinking "what the f@#* am I’m gonna do this far from home" I was able to find the break luckily at the end by the throttle, and use some pliers as a make shift throttle, now I have a dead hand and another bike story. lol

[Bonez]

Well done. Use to carry a spare cable whilst riding my old GSX750. At least yours lasted half a century

Great to see you're seeing funny side. Quite refreshing.

[FJRider]

"Improvisation" is sometimes required ... on the road ...

More so on "older" bikes ....

[Mom]

and use some pliers as a make shift throttle, now I have a dead hand and another bike story. lol

Have you been riding old clunkers for ever and ever or something? Well done working that out.

Inventive roadside repairs are part and parcel of riding bikes, almost no self respecting biker travels without gaffer tape

There is a member on here SPMan. We happened upon him and the group he was riding with (many years ago now) and watched in horror as his brand new bike rolled off its side stand and went to ground Despite having a spare gear lever (as you do), it did not fit the spline, so we provided some cheese cloth that he tied to what was left of the lever and formed a cloth "stick shift". It got him to civilisation, we were in the middle of nowhere.

Enjoy Angie, and dont stop sharing your stories with us!

[Madzen]

Im quite glad I couldnt afford a brand new bike now, all this tickering is such an unexpected joy. I suspect that these inventive on the go repairs are gonna teach me alot too, already has. Im quite loving every aspect of biking I happen upon, cant wait to do a big road trip.

I love hearing your guys story too and I think im gonna ride with a spare cable from now on lol

[FJRider]

Im quite glad I couldnt afford a brand new bike now, all this tickering is such an unexpected joy. I suspect that these inventive on the go repairs are gonna teach me alot too, already has. Im quite loving every aspect of biking I happen upon, cant wait to do a big road trip.

I love hearing your guys story too and I think im gonna ride with a spare cable from now on lol

If you carried ALL the bits you MAY need ... you may NEED a bigger bike ... or a trailer ...

[maggot]

I'm curious, how'd you manage to use the pliers to control the throttle? I've got a picture in my head, but can't quite figure it out

[Bonez]

Im quite glad I couldnt afford a brand new bike now, all this tickering is such an unexpected joy. I suspect that these inventive on the go repairs are gonna teach me alot too, already has. Im quite loving every aspect of biking I happen upon, cant wait to do a big road trip.

I love hearing your guys story too and I think im gonna ride with a spare cable from now on lol

That's the way. After a while you get a collection of bits in bobs you'll never use but sure as Sambo is black someone else will need them.

[varminter]

Better check the clutch cable too, the one on my GN broke.

[mrchips]

Better check the clutch cable too, the one on my GN broke.

& the speedo cable while your at it, the one on my GN broke (along with the clutch & the throttle cables).

My '86 gave me a great start in understanding bike innards.

Go the mighty GN

Good on ya !

[Madzen]

I'm curious, how'd you manage to use the pliers to control the throttle? I've got a picture in my head, but can't quite figure it out

I just removed the cable from the housing at the handlebars (that where the ball end had snapped off) and grab the naked wire with the pilier and pulled for throttle action

[swbarnett]

Had this happen to me on my CB250N back in the day. Rode home holding the cable end in my fingers and relying on rear brake only. Thankfully it was only a few km and not much traffic.

[maggot]

I just removed the cable from the housing at the handlebars (that where the ball end had snapped off) and grab the naked wire with the pilier and pulled for throttle action

That's what I was thinking, nicely done!

[jim.cox]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I had a Zuki with a twin wire throttle - one to open, one to close the butterflies. Had a nasty moment when the closing cable broke...

[tigertim20]

After the success of cleaning my carb and filter, raising Angies (GN250) speed from 80km to 115km I thought Id do some fine turning, my throttle had a little too much play, so I tightened her up..........throttle cable snapped on the motorway out of wellington. so after after pulling over and thinking "what the f@#* am I’m gonna do this far from home" I was able to find the break luckily at the end by the throttle, and use some pliers as a make shift throttle, now I have a dead hand and another bike story. lol

bugger!!
oh, when you get a new cable, and youre tightening it up, once youve tightened it, start the bike, and turn the bars slowly from left to right a couple times. if the engine speeds up while you are turning the bars, you have tightened it up too much. Ive seen poeple do this before and may have contributed to the cable snapping.

Points to you for doing your own work on it though!!