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Post by Master Mac on Jun 24, 2006 20:58:43 GMT -5
My starter button was acting like it was having contact problems, so I took off the switch housing to check/clean the switch contact (did appear to need it). Inside the housing I saw some little black pieces and was wondering where they came from. Then I noticed the throttle grip - where the cable connects to it - was broken. Ugh! I may not only need a new throttle grip, may need a new set of ISO grips.
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Post by Admin on Jun 24, 2006 21:22:22 GMT -5
Do you still have the stock grips? Maybe you could use it until you get new ones in. Is it an off the shelf part that is easy to get?
Did the cable end get damaged/
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Post by Master Mac on Jun 24, 2006 21:45:45 GMT -5
That is the original grip, with the ISO (superglued) on it. The ends of the cables are fine, in fact, I didn't know there was a problem until I took the switch housing off. But no, nothing left of the stock grips - all that was left was the end caps, which I used as chrome engine bolt covers.
I was thinking of drilling a couple of small holes and mounting some nails in there (cutting the heads off) so it would hold the cable and see if that works.
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Post by Admin on Jun 24, 2006 22:56:13 GMT -5
At this point it wouldn't hurt to try since you have nothing to lose.
Is this something that may have to be back ordered?
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Post by Master Mac on Jun 24, 2006 23:47:51 GMT -5
Sorry - I miss-wrote. I must have been thinking about the ISO grips I put on the 750. I do still have the original throttle grip - the the silver end cap was taken off to use as a bolt cover. So on this one, it IS the ISO grip. I remember someone else writing about this type of thing, wanting to get just one ISO replacement grip and they only come in pairs. I may still try to see if I can do some thing to fix it first - if that fails I can always put on the old one until I have to purchase a new set of ISO grips.
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Post by Admin on Jun 24, 2006 23:51:46 GMT -5
At least you have options and no one got hurt if the throttle had stuck open...
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Post by Master Mac on Jun 25, 2006 14:31:18 GMT -5
Unlike the VN750, the girp is a complete replacement for the stock, so I have the stock as backup (minus the chrome end cap). I decided to drill 2 small holes, clip some small nails and glue them in the holes. Worked great to hold the cable. Luckily, it's the return side so I don't believe there's much pressure on them at all. Got it back together and the starter switch didn't work at all - I had put the cone shaped spring in backwards. While fixing that, I dropped one of the small screws and took me 30 minutes to find. Once found and put back together everything is working like new.
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Post by Admin on Jun 25, 2006 16:11:16 GMT -5
Great job.
Did you see the link off the VN750 posting. A group of 750 riders doing several field mechanical reworks on a video..
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Post by Master Mac on Jun 25, 2006 18:01:10 GMT -5
I watched part of it. Had JD changing his tire and lubing the splines. I ride with JD, you may have met him in Fredricksburg. He's from the East side of Houston in Channelview. He's part of the GC-VROC group.
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Post by Admin on Jun 25, 2006 19:02:34 GMT -5
At the end they do a party and give away gifts.
A few looked familiar.
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Post by Duct Tape on Jun 25, 2006 21:17:48 GMT -5
Pretty handy fix for the grip issue... looks like it'll work good.
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Post by Master Mac on Jun 25, 2006 21:52:47 GMT -5
I rode it around this evening checking the starter button and throttle - all worked perfectly. I have no doubt it will hold fine - it was a great fit for the cable. That's $60 to $70 I saved (not including tax or shipping, etc) and I'm running tight on my budget.
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Post by Admin on Jun 25, 2006 22:49:31 GMT -5
This is just another good reason for this forum to share tips like this.
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Post by Duct Tape on Jul 6, 2006 17:08:05 GMT -5
Master Mac, Just wonderin' how the repair is holding up?
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Post by Master Mac on Jul 6, 2006 17:52:12 GMT -5
I did the 300 miles last weekend with it working perfectly fine. I don't anticipate any problems or issues. (or I wouldn't have done it)
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