Tach cable

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bultaco59
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Tach cable

Post by bultaco59 »

Hello everybody, well im restoring a 76 Suzuki gt500 and I changed the bars to lower bars and now my tach cable is to long,does anybody out there
know where to ge a shorter tach cable for a Suzuki gt500 stock is 45inchs I need one that's about 40 or 41 inchs.
let me know ,any help would be great
Thanks
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Re: Tach cable

Post by karl pa »

Just changing bars shouldn't affect tach cable, the tach/speedo bracket bolts to the triple tree, changing bars should only affect clutch and throttle cable, and brake hose.
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Re: Tach cable

Post by GTandcbr »

There are companies that manufacture bespoke cables here in the UK maybe there are some in the US too?
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Re: Tach cable

Post by jabcb »

+1 on karl's comments.

If you have a stock cable, then the extra length is because you ran the cable via a shorter path from the tach drive at the back of the motor to the tach.
You can alter the cable path a bit to use up that 4 inches.
Also, make sure the cable path you chose does not cause a problem when you turn the handlebar to the extreme right or left.
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