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Skitzer YaBB Newbies Offline Watch out where the Huskies go! Posts: 35 Maine Gender:	Throttle cable length 06/17/14 at 11:31:03 Need to replace my throttle cable with a longer one, (by 2"). Does anyone know how long the OEM cable is? I don't want to take the existing one off until my new one arrives. Thanks in advance.
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Skitzer YaBB Newbies Offline Watch out where the Huskies go! Posts: 35 Maine Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #1 - 06/18/14 at 09:15:15 Nobody? Guess I'll have to take the bike down for a few days to get the cable swapped out then.
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YoungSavage Junior Member Offline everyone knows I'm home by the KA-POW! Posts: 89 Monterey, California Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #2 - 06/18/14 at 09:21:23 I searched but couldn't find the length. You might wait about another hour, someone will know of hand.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #3 - 06/18/14 at 09:29:48 Do you have drag bars or pullbacks.If you have drags(flat) order a cable for the pullbacks(buckhorns).
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YoungSavage Junior Member Offline everyone knows I'm home by the KA-POW! Posts: 89 Monterey, California Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #4 - 06/18/14 at 09:37:43 I always forget the buckhorns have longer cables.
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Skitzer YaBB Newbies Offline Watch out where the Huskies go! Posts: 35 Maine Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #5 - 06/18/14 at 10:28:49 Demin wrote on 06/18/14 at 09:29:48: Do you have drag bars or pullbacks.If you have drags(flat) order a cable for the pullbacks(buckhorns). I had buckhorns but put 12" apes on it. It functions Ok but is pretty tight so I want to get a cable about 2" longer. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Skitzer YaBB Newbies Offline Watch out where the Huskies go! Posts: 35 Maine Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #6 - 06/19/14 at 15:41:10 I can't believe nobody has this info. I'll pull the tank and measure it myself. When I get the length I'll post it for all to see. Thanks anyways to all that replied.
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Re: Throttle cable length
Reply #7 - 06/19/14 at 16:07:54

Skitzer wrote on 06/19/14 at 15:41:10:

I can't believe nobody has this info.
I'll pull the tank and measure it myself. When I get the length I'll post it for all to see.
Thanks anyways to all that replied.

Check out a couple of my old posts about changing out my bars and the issues/findings regarding the cables.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1331139923/6#6

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1329694808/14#14

If I get a chance tonight I will measure the cables that I have in a box in the garage and post my findings later or in the morning.

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Re: Throttle cable length
Reply #8 - 06/23/14 at 06:51:03

Sorry it's a little late, but I hope this helps someone either now or at a later time. Cool

So, I dug through my box of extra supplies/take off items and such and found 3 cables to measure:

#1 Original Throttle Cable from my 2005 S40 that was stock with DRAG BARS
#2 Original Throttle Cable from someone else's Savage that they told me came with PULLBACK BARS
#3 Original Clutch Cable from my 2005 S40 that was stock with DRAG BARS

#2 on LEFT #1 on RIGHT

#2 on LEFT #1 on RIGHT

#3 CLUTCH

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JohnsonLager Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 121	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #9 - 08/21/14 at 20:06:10 Thanks for this!
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Re: Throttle cable length
Reply #10 - 08/22/14 at 00:27:59

Not sure how many times we'll have to say this, but, the factory throttle cable is an oddball...

Clutch cable for a Kawasaki VN750 or VN800A (and only the A, not the B or Drifter) will work with up to 15" rise bars in the stock buckhorn risers.

Lancer can get you the correct throttle cable, and it will be a Barnett instead of a cheap garbage Motion Pro guaranteed to break pseudo-cable.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10800 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Throttle cable length Reply #11 - 08/22/14 at 03:28:56 Dimensions on cables for stock bikes with VM carbs, which will be slightly different than cables for stock CV carbs, are in the 38 3/4"-39 1/4" range. Don't know if that is helpful but there it is. I do not have the factory dimensions.
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