1982 suzuki gs650gl bar swap

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  • timebombprod
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    • Nov 2019
    • 1666
    • spring hill florida

    #1

    1982 suzuki gs650gl bar swap

    Done a bar swap on my bike from the oem ones to some cb400f bars, great change lots more comfort and more focused riding.

    Boom throttle cable issues! Yes no surprise here when the bars I got are MUCH smaller than the oem, and i ordered a cable and it is a great length and a great route from the carbs to the throttle tube; the killer is that the fitting for the throttle cable to the casing that holds the throttle tube is way off, what size is the threading for the cable piece that screws onto the tube casing? I dont want to try to mend it in place im sure that'd cause sticking issues with the cable.
    Ian

    1982 GS650GLZ
    1982 XS650
  • timebombprod
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    • Nov 2019
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    • spring hill florida

    #2
    Honestly if theres a cable that's the exact same as the gs650gl but 6 inches shorter that's exactly what i need.
    Ian

    1982 GS650GLZ
    1982 XS650

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    • rphillips
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      • Jun 2005
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      • Norene TN

      #3
      650G cables will be shorter. Don't know how much
      1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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      • timebombprod
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        • Nov 2019
        • 1666
        • spring hill florida

        #4
        Originally posted by rphillips
        650G cables will be shorter. Don't know how much
        Yeah same I wish i knew the exact amount itll be more flush.

        I'll post a pic of how I plan on routing it or maybe a small vid
        Ian

        1982 GS650GLZ
        1982 XS650

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          #5
          Originally posted by timebombprod
          Honestly if theres a cable that's the exact same as the gs650gl but 6 inches shorter that's exactly what i need.
          If they were exactly the same, they wouldn't be 6 inches shorter.

          If they were 6 inches shorter, they wouldn't be exactly the same.

          rphillips suggested the 650G cable, I think the 650E is the same.

          The 650M cable might be a couple inches shorter yet.

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          • timebombprod
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            • Nov 2019
            • 1666
            • spring hill florida

            #6
            Originally posted by phydeauxmutt
            If they were exactly the same, they wouldn't be 6 inches shorter.

            If they were 6 inches shorter, they wouldn't be exactly the same.

            rphillips suggested the 650G cable, I think the 650E is the same.

            The 650M cable might be a couple inches shorter yet.
            Oops exact same design
            Ian

            1982 GS650GLZ
            1982 XS650

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            • Rich82GS750TZ
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              • Jun 2018
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              • Mifflinburg, PA / Land of Tar & Chip

              #7
              You said the bars are from a CB400F. Is the cable as well? If so, what if you got a throttle tube from the same year CB400F as the cable and bars? Surely the end of the cable that fits into the tube would match.
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              • timebombprod
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                • Nov 2019
                • 1666
                • spring hill florida

                #8
                Originally posted by Rich82GS750TZ
                You said the bars are from a CB400F. Is the cable as well? If so, what if you got a throttle tube from the same year CB400F as the cable and bars? Surely the end of the cable that fits into the tube would match.
                Bars were remakes(CB400F REPLICA) , cables from the gs, it's not the cable it's the fitting you screw on to the throttle/killswitch assembly. Sorry dont know the right words.

                I ordered a gs650 katana cable, hopefully itll fit correctly the bars look very similar to cb400f maybe a little taller.

                Oof i wish i knew the correct terminology
                Ian

                1982 GS650GLZ
                1982 XS650

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