Throttle cable routing

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Throttle cable routing

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I AM CHANGING MY 55 HANDLE BARS AND CABLE TO INTERNAL ONES I AM RUNNING A M74-B CARB WITH A TALL TOWER MOTOR IS IN A 48 REPOP FRAME MY QUESTION IS WERE DO I STRAP THE CABLE DOWN ON THE FRAME?THERE IS NO TAB LIKE MY 62.ANYONE HAVE A PICTURE TO MAYBE SHOW ME OR SUGGESTIONS? {i did buy a bracket for the cable}THANKS,TM
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Re: THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING

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The cable bracket at the carb end gets attached using the same bolt that attached the top motor mount to the frame.

What's a "tall tower"?
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Re: THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING

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i meant the throttle lever being tall i was using a pull set up before.i don't see how the cable braket will clear the lever? it looks like it will hit.
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Re: THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING

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mark,

this is what i did to my '55 1955 upper frame pictures

you can also use a cable clamp like the WLA had on the handlebars on the lower backbone tube. as a matter of fact the '49 to '54 pans were done this way.

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Re: THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING

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Post by FlatHeadSix »

TM
If you don't want to weld a tab on your '48 frame you can use the bracket and clamp that Andy mentioned. The bracket is part #56605-49, its sort of "L" shaped with an offset and mounts forward of the motor mount tab using the same bolt that holds the upper motor mount. The control cable coil is held to the bracket with part #56608-49 which has a locating tang on the bottom which fits into the lower hole in the bracket. The upper hole for the clamp is tapped for the machine screw which holds it in place. I tried to take a couple of pictures but it was difficult to get a clear shot without removing the backing plate for the air cleaner.

hope this helps

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Re: THROTTLE CABLE ROUTING

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THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO ON THIS!
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