......of those throttle cables......

Sold a throttle and idle cable on Monday, I'd had them in stock for around 4 months and they were £22 quidish each.

Ordered replacements today......they're now £58 quid each

Needless to say, I've ordered pattern items from elsewhere.

Buell parts prices are getting really fucked up these days, thanks H-D

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

don't worry 1203 will be along to tell us poor HD needs the cash flow

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Feros Ferio

I was watching prices and noted rises of late.To be expected but as I was not using my bike enough to justify it I sold it so will not be supporting HD in their greed campaign. Bad enough they stuffed us re Buell closing,then they insult us further.

I really miss it though...and have still not located a tuber. Its a pricey exercise to bring one from USA so I knocked that idea on the head.

Time to drag out the Morini I think..

I've always loved Morinis, I've never ridden one though If we ever meet with our bikes, I'd love a spin up the road on it

While we're talking Italian bikes and the MoFuCo, I'll bet MV are laughing their cocks off at the recent mismanagement at the top of HD. There's some interesting reading about their impending doom written by American 'City' types, if you Google for it. Hardly surprising the're screwing every penny out of their customers, since they may well not be around in 2012 when the EPA get a grip on them

I just regret the problems it may cause some of the good people that work for them

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

No probs Adam. This one needs the wiring sorted and Uk reg then I am away. Like buell they are an acquired taste.. Never many about so the chance to try one does not occur often. We are only about 25 ml away so once sorted I will let u know. Poss meet at the horseshoe pass or somewhere? John

When my cables break (on my XB, not on the S1 cos tubers never fail), I will be invoking Special Ops using:

http://www.venhill.co.uk/Cable_kits_and ... _ROPE.html

and some of:

http://www.venhill.co.uk/Cable_kits_and ... TS/Nipples

dipping it in a bit of:

http://www.cromwell.co.uk/FRY8756014E

before heating up with a soldering iron / butane torch and feeding some electical solder in....

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08 Specialized Langster

What a fecking rip off! Think when mine snaps I'll be down matts to buy some cable, even I can make my own cables!

You ROCK Del...

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08 Specialized Langster

Lol no need to take the p1ss, it's only the buell I won't work on cos it seems like it's quite easy to break, about to put anew clutch in dr (provided fowlups has supplied the right plates and gasket)

You're a Gent

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

I'm a bit shocked here, I thought everybody made their own cables......

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Spencer Racing... www.spencerracing.co.uk

Adam - I was lucky enough to ride a Morinin 500 accross Zimbabwe in 1985, great bike but had to use the pillion pegs due to the riders footpegs being too far forward to suit the clipons.
It was well fast enough for the roads there and reliable given the crap blended fuel.

Back to the throttle cables, ,looks like I had better order some spares.

You should have called in......

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Spencer Racing... www.spencerracing.co.uk

Have been using bicycle brake cables for years now £3.50 a go

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S1 Old Skool Bool

DG 21