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 Maintenance:
 Throttle cables
Adjustment/Removal And Fitting Carb to throttle cable. (Pt 2)
This is one of the basic trottle cable connections
 The top of the cables is the one with the adjuster, and pulls when you twist the grip. The lower of the two is the return
 To the left you can see the tick over adjuster, just below the spring.

Throttle off

1. Adjuster
2. Locking Nut
Follow the cables to find the aduster, you might have to remove tank/fairings to get access to the adjuster

To adjust 
loosen nut 2. lengenthen the gap between nut and aduster labelled 1 to take up loose slack. 
 Note Over streaching that gap will affect the tick over. Not enough, you'll feel the slack at the throttle grip Just take up the slack.

To Remove
 Take a note of it looked before, then undo nut (2), 
 

 

Pull the adjuster (1) back, then down, this will pull from the "U" shaped fixing (between 1 & 2)
 Put your finger under the wire, then run it towards the wheel intill it reaches the barrel (1) at the end of the wire. 
 Slide the barrel and wire through the gap in the wheel (2).
 Return Cable Removal
Loosen the locking nut, pull cable back then up.
Place you finger over the cable and Slide the barrel and wire through the gap in the wheel (2)

See photo's below, then above
To fit one, just reverse the process above. Starting with the barrel/cable to wheel on the return cable
Model Used
My Honda VTR1000 Firestorm
This is just a general guide.
If you are about to do your own maintenance, using these pages, I take no responsibility if you get things wrong!
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