Throttle and headlight in the HOV lane

spldart · 04-13-2016, 11:33 AM

Been gone a while. Got hit and knocked into intersection. Almost 100% now.
I've been riding for a while now and had a bad day today.
Throttle cable broke.
I jigged the return cable to pull the throttle and nursed her home.
Headlight burned out on the way.
Yep.... Bad day...

Found a 12 volt 55/60 watt bulb at oreily's... It looks exactly right...
Sylvania 9003 H4

The cable... Any ideas for an inexpensive replacement?

Riding a bike with a backward throttle isn't easy.

Water Warrior 2 · 04-13-2016, 01:48 PM

Whew! Glad you got home safe and sound. I never would have thought to use the return cable on the throttle. The opposite motion must have been quite weird feeling. That's gotta be a steep learning curve in the HOV lane.

spldart · 04-13-2016, 02:26 PM

8~) can you imagine switching gas and brake pedal's on a 40 year old then saying 'CAREFUL. I SWITCHED YOUR PEDALS'. Then watching them try to take a driving test..... That was me.

04-13-2016, 11:33 AM	#1
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	Throttle and headlight in the HOV lane Been gone a while. Got hit and knocked into intersection. Almost 100% now. I've been riding for a while now and had a bad day today. Throttle cable broke. I jigged the return cable to pull the throttle and nursed her home. Headlight burned out on the way. Yep.... Bad day... Found a 12 volt 55/60 watt bulb at oreily's... It looks exactly right... Sylvania 9003 H4 The cable... Any ideas for an inexpensive replacement? Riding a bike with a backward throttle isn't easy. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-13-2016, 02:26 PM	#3
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	8~) can you imagine switching gas and brake pedal's on a 40 year old then saying 'CAREFUL. I SWITCHED YOUR PEDALS'. Then watching them try to take a driving test..... That was me. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-13-2016, 01:48 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Whew! Glad you got home safe and sound. I never would have thought to use the return cable on the throttle. The opposite motion must have been quite weird feeling. That's gotta be a steep learning curve in the HOV lane.
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