Throttle cable for a 1970 yamaha 360 (dirt bike)?

Question

anyone know where i can get one, the dealership says it is discontinued.

Answer 1

when I needed a cable for my Savage.. (only imported to Australia for 2 years in the 80s).. I went to a fliexible drive company (They make cables for clutch ,brake & speedos).. found them in the phone book..  they made a new one for less than the list price from Suzuki.. & I didnt have to wait 6 weeks for it to come from Japan..

just googled it & found this..

Control Cables Inc

[phone]

[phone] (Fax)

9816 Alburtis Avenue,

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

http://www.controlcables.com

Answer 2

Used:

http://mcsalvage.com/

Answer 3

Some motorcycle shops make custom cables.You will need the old one so they will have a reference.You can buy a cable making kit from Parts Unlimited but they are exspencive.

Answer 4

Ebay.

I have a 1974 Yamaha 2 stroke dirtbike. I buy parts for it off ebay from a place in Thailand. They are NOS Yamaha parts and I have had not problems at all. Also many cycle salvage places in the US sell parts on ebay

Here are a couple

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll...

Answer 5

Save the old cable, it might be needed.

http://www.motionpro.com/custom/index.ph...

Answer 6

Try Ebay Motors

or

http://www.cycle-parts.com/forum/archive...