Throttle cable.

[chrisivins]

Does any one know where to get a throttle cable for an 85 max4 with a 440 kawi and a mikuni carb. Richards has them but they are way high in price.. 82 dollars.

[liflod]

You can check Recreatives. I have been splicing to cables together to make one that is long enough with 2 ball ends on it.

Make up a long "U" shaped bracket about 3 inches wide. Drill both ends to hold the outer cable casing. in the middle use a throttle cable clamp and connect the inners together.

This method will allow using bicycle cables with the ball ends for the carb and for the throttle and they will be long enough. I'll see if I have a picture.

One of Hydro mike's machine had some type of setup like I'm describing. I thought it was pure genius and me being the cheap bastard that I am, I stole the idea.

[chrisivins]

Ri has nothing left for that model. They sold out two years ago. Looks like richards bought them out. lol

[Robio_8x8]

Is there something unique about this cable?

I would guess any Max 4 or rear engine AATV would have long Throttle Cable but what makes the original unique

Search results -- Universal Throttle Cable

05-922 - Universal Throttle Cable (Mikuni VM 32-34) Price: $12.84

05-923 - Universal Throttle Cable (Mikuni VM 36-38) Price: $12.84

05-924 - Universal Throttle Cable (Mikuni VM 40-44) Price: $12.84

[chrisivins]

those sre the same ones, now i just have to find out which mikuni i have.

[chrisivins]

Those universals are only 3' long.

[liflod]

I've done a lot of searching. Cheap and easy is bicycle cable and a homemade coupler.

[chrisivins]

Thats what im going to try and do, with shipping the cable will be just under 100 bucks. Thats allot for a throttle cable. Any other one is 12bucks.

[micmac]

I'm sorry but Richard seems to do that a lot. I know it's a free market system, but to buy all the stock of something and turn around and sell it at 3 x the normal price There is a term for that and it's GOUGING.

I'd make my own out of the bike parts and use the other $60 for fun!

[chrisivins]

Im starting to see the benefits of having a 4 stroke..

[jerrynuss]

In defense of Richard he is not selling it at three times the cost. The cables are expensive even from Recreatives. Most companies that make up the cables require a large order and it costs Recreatives and Richard a significant amount of money to have tied up in the cable. Anyone can order supplies from a motorcycle repair wholesaler and buy the materials and make the cables.

I'll find some links for suppliers and post them.

[jerrynuss]

here ya go:

Dan's Motorcycle Control Cables

[jerrynuss]

Parts for making cables, you need cable, conduit, and ends.

Flanders Cable Part Search

[philipatmaxfour]

Max IV throttle cable

Can I assume that nobody here is talking about Heated throttle cable? I bought a spare heated cable for my 03 Max Iv but I didn't think it was that much$.

[jerrynuss]

The Recreatives price as of the january 27, 2007 price list on the 2 stroke Max IV throttle cable is $66.15 dealer and $80.65 list price.

According to someone on here they don't have any in stock any longer. How much was Richard charging again?