Hey,
I was on my way back from work, on my st1100 (ex police year 96) on an A road over taking a lorry when all of a sudden the throttle cable snapped, luckily I managed to coast it to a layby, since I was only 3 miles from home I ran it back on the idle. I've since got some new throttle cables (thought it best to replace both at the same time). I've managed to undo the handle bar side, taken the fake tank panel off and side panels.
Now here comes my problem where the cables run into the wheel on the engine (I know mech tech speak not my strongest as I am a lecky) there is part of the frame which sits in front making access REALLY difficult to get the cables off and new ones on, my question is, do I need to take the actual fuel tank off to get slightly better access, or is it a case of keep trying till they come off and new ones fit in?
Thanks in advance for any advice
Cheers Westy
I was on my way back from work, on my st1100 (ex police year 96) on an A road over taking a lorry when all of a sudden the throttle cable snapped, luckily I managed to coast it to a layby, since I was only 3 miles from home I ran it back on the idle. I've since got some new throttle cables (thought it best to replace both at the same time). I've managed to undo the handle bar side, taken the fake tank panel off and side panels.
Now here comes my problem where the cables run into the wheel on the engine (I know mech tech speak not my strongest as I am a lecky) there is part of the frame which sits in front making access REALLY difficult to get the cables off and new ones on, my question is, do I need to take the actual fuel tank off to get slightly better access, or is it a case of keep trying till they come off and new ones fit in?
Thanks in advance for any advice
Cheers Westy