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07-03-10, 04:38 PM

I can't see what can be so special about a throttle cable. It's just a wire inside a plastic sheath! Have a look at how it's routed, maybe there's something causing the cable to fail. Did they both break in the same place? CG125's have a reputation as pretty bomb-proof, but I'm sure most just get ragged and/or neglected to death. Try using the mountain bike cable, as long as its sheathed to stop the cable rubbing round bits of frame I can't see how it would be any different. Are you sure it's the throttle cable, not the clutch cable? That would be more likely to burn out the clutch (if it was causing slip). I can't see how the throttle cable failing would do anything other than cause revs to drop to idle, and a stall if the clutch didn't get pulled in.

Good luck!

07-03-10, 04:38 PM	#2
carternd Guest Posts: n/a	Re: DOn't buy old banger Honda CG125 bikes from E-Bay I can't see what can be so special about a throttle cable. It's just a wire inside a plastic sheath! Have a look at how it's routed, maybe there's something causing the cable to fail. Did they both break in the same place? CG125's have a reputation as pretty bomb-proof, but I'm sure most just get ragged and/or neglected to death. Try using the mountain bike cable, as long as its sheathed to stop the cable rubbing round bits of frame I can't see how it would be any different. Are you sure it's the throttle cable, not the clutch cable? That would be more likely to burn out the clutch (if it was causing slip). I can't see how the throttle cable failing would do anything other than cause revs to drop to idle, and a stall if the clutch didn't get pulled in. Good luck!