Throttle service

[beardylondon]

So I purchased these two cables from We Moto:

https://www.wemoto.com/parts/ac3638

https://www.wemoto.com/parts/ac3783

However they are 75mm too short.  I let We Moto know and they have just come back to say that they can't find the correct cables for my bike and I need to send them back for a refund.

So I am back to square one.

I am going to email Slinky Cables and see what they say.

In the meatime, please could someone measure their CB550 throttle cables, so I know I'm not going mad?!

Thanks.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

If you post the length of cables you have I will compare them to the ones I replaced on my UK  500. Yours f.o.c. if they are suitable. Just postage cost.

[Bryanj]

If you still have the US bars you need longer cables

[beardylondon]

Yeah I do have the US bars on it.

I gave We Moto the VIN no and was clear it was a US import, but perhaps they didn’t realise?

I’ll speak to Slinky Cables and see what they say.

[Bryanj]

Silvers did list US cables

[beardylondon]

measured outer cover to ends of metal work (not inner cable) 91.5cm / 3 ft

If you post the length of cables you have I will compare them to the ones I replaced on my UK  500. Yours f.o.c. if they are suitable. Just postage cost.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I've measured the open & close cables that I have they are as follows 91 cms & 84 cms long measuring round the fixed bend end (with an expanding tape steel tape as best I can)  to the other end of the outer cable.

I'm pretty sure they are aftermarket ones, the outer cables are not damaged.

PM me if they are if any use to you.

[beardylondon]

Thanks Ted.

Does your bike have the taller bars?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Thanks Ted.

Does your bike have the taller bars?

All I can tell you is my bars were not a good fit at the clamping point as the markings were partially inside the center of the clamps so you could see the serations in the middle of the bars, the outer section was clamping on smooth bar that was starting to rise so not the best fit.
The clutch & throttle cables all seemed on the long side, although pretty new, that's why I changed them to suit the replacement UK style bars.

[beardylondon]

Ok cheers, this is what mine look like:

[beardylondon]

Hi Ted

I’m unsure how your cables are different lengths, both of mine are the same, as they run in parallel.

Photos below showing the new cable (circled in green) offered up to the existing cable, thus I need both new ones to be 91.5cm.

I've measured the open & close cables that I have they are as follows 91 cms & 84 cms long measuring round the fixed bend end (with an expanding tape steel tape as best I can)  to the other end of the outer cable.

I'm pretty sure they are aftermarket ones, the outer cables are not damaged.

PM me if they are if any use to you.

[deltarider]

Beardy, looking at the pics, I wonder why your 550K2 is in Excel Black and not in Candy Garnet Brown, which according to Honda documentation was the only color for the 550K2.

[beardylondon]

You can wonder no more, because the previous owner painted it black and when I had the opportunity to repaint it the original colour recently, I decided not to, and paint it Honda black. Simply because candy garnet brown looks like something a swamp creature threw up after a night on the ales.
I’m very aware of all the official Honda colours, however I couldn’t give a flying feck about what the Honda documentation says, black looks much better!

[Bryanj]

Yup, i did my 500 mettalic black in 76

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My 500 K1 is in high gloss black, it was ditch water  bronze.

All my friends who have seen it prefer it to the original.👍👍