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Longer Cables Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:18 pm
blueeyedogre
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Anyone know where to order longer cables? I'd like to add a riser to the bars and bring them up a bit.
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2 Re: Longer Cables Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:59 pm
92KK 84WW Olaf
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blueeyedogre wrote:Anyone know where to order longer cables? I'd like to add a riser to the bars and bring them up a bit.
There are two lengths, RT/LT are the longer ones, all the others are shorter ones. If you are adding bar risers to RT/LT bars you will have to experiment with the routing.
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles
Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
3 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:53 am
Dai
Life time member
You can't order cables per se as they come attached to the switch blocks and will cost you the price of two mortgages. I think you have a few choices:
1. ebay. Good old ebay... sort of.
2. Secondhand from Motorworks (or somewhere in the US and Canada)
3. Find a local competent auto-electrician and get them to splice in new wire sections. I stress the word 'competent' because so many of them have no real concept of what they are doing when it comes to lengthening wires. A hobby electronics guy is probably a better bet as he will understand the need to stagger the wiring joints.
1. ebay. Good old ebay... sort of.
2. Secondhand from Motorworks (or somewhere in the US and Canada)
3. Find a local competent auto-electrician and get them to splice in new wire sections. I stress the word 'competent' because so many of them have no real concept of what they are doing when it comes to lengthening wires. A hobby electronics guy is probably a better bet as he will understand the need to stagger the wiring joints.
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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
4 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:12 am
92KK 84WW Olaf
Life time member
I was thinking of the clutch/choke/throttle cables as they are the only ones that have two choices. You also need the brake hose from the front brake master cylinder to the headstock as this comes in two lengths.
As Dai says the electrical ones are single size stock and come with the switch blocks, the extra length is simply achieved by undoing the factory bunching up under the gas tank and straightening the wiring.
As Dai says the electrical ones are single size stock and come with the switch blocks, the extra length is simply achieved by undoing the factory bunching up under the gas tank and straightening the wiring.
__________________________________________________
1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles
Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
5 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:14 pm
Dai
Life time member
Whoops - forgot about that.92KK 84WW Olaf wrote: the electrical ones are single size stock and come with the switch blocks, the extra length is simply achieved by undoing the factory bunching up under the gas tank and straightening the wiring.
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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
6 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:38 pm
duck
Life time member
If you're just adding barbacks and moving the bars back an inch or so then you might not need longer cables.
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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
7 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:12 pm
blueeyedogre
active member
Electrical I'm not worried about, I've lengthened electrical on two previous bikes. Time consuming pain in the ___ but gives me something to do on cold winter days. Its the clutch, throttle, and choke cables that I need to buy longer. The brake line can be made easy enough assuming my K100 rt uses a standard 10mm banjo bolt.
8 Re: Longer Cables Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:23 pm
duck
Life time member
Yes, Ks use standard banjo bolts.
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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
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