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Throttle cable question
Posted: 11:13 am Feb 23 2011
by 99sr220
Is there any particular brand of cable that's recommended? My bike has a KX125 throttle housing and I will have someone bring the cable over from the US. There's a lot of different ones for sale and I'd like to be sure I'm getting a decent one.
Posted: 11:27 am Feb 23 2011
by Slick_Nick
I like motion pro myself...
Posted: 12:09 pm Feb 23 2011
by turtle
+1 on Motion Pro
Posted: 10:08 pm Feb 23 2011
by 99sr220
Thanks. Am I correct that the KX throttle and KDX throttle housing are the same and if they're not will this affect my choice of cable?
Posted: 07:34 am Feb 24 2011
by KarlP
I'm not sure they are the same housing. Be careful with that.
I used a '95 KX125 housing on my KDX for a while because I liked that it had a shorter "twist" but I did have to use the KX cable. There would have been too much slack in the KDX cable.
The carb ends were the same.
Posted: 08:11 am Mar 15 2011
by 99sr220
KarlP wrote:I'm not sure they are the same housing. Be careful with that.
I used a '95 KX125 housing on my KDX for a while because I liked that it had a shorter "twist" but I did have to use the KX cable. There would have been too much slack in the KDX cable.
The carb ends were the same.
You are probably right, which is a bit of a problem, because I'm not sure what year the KX throttle is. Unlike the KDX, it appears the KX throttles changed every couple of years, so I'm not sure which to get. Any suggestions?
Posted: 11:18 am Mar 15 2011
by KarlP
Any suggestions?
Bit pricey but low risk: buy a new throttle housing AND cable. I only know for sure that the '95 KX125 stuff will work.