Honda urban express throttle sticking

Dave Schuman /

Sep 24, 2011 06:58PM

This is my second year owning a 1982 honda urban express nu50, lately the throttle started not returning to the original position, meaning i would have to throttle down manually turning my hand forwards. but now when ridding it will get stuck on full throttle and ill have to shut it off pull over and pull the cable control lever back to close, i was wondering if it was the throttle cable or the handle assemble itself. by the way the other end of the cable(cable control lever) the spring works fine.

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Sir Clip /

scuzz21

Sep 25, 2011 08:02AM

Spray the cable to loosen it up, very easy. Cable needs some TLC after about the 30yrs, if its original to that time.

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Gruff "(OFMC)" - /

gruff

Sep 25, 2011 10:52AM

yeah thats right! and brake cables too..... take the cable off and keep adding drops of light oil in one end while working the cable by hand and then do the other side, repeat as needed. if that aint it check the roundness of the throttle slide maybe it got out of round, lightly use 600 grit wet sand it. or your needle valve got bent???? make sure it's seated correctly in the carb. it could also be your throttle thingy in your grip that the cable wraps around maybe thats wornout/broke

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Downhill Harvey (OFMC) /

ajwasp

Sep 25, 2011 11:14AM

..........or your inner cables are fraying, and getting bound in the outer cable.

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Dave Schuman /

davezie OP

Sep 26, 2011 12:13AM

the cable wasn't lubed enough you were right, fixed the problem, now just driving home the cable lost tension as if the cable snapped but it didn't and i heard a noise in the throttle assembly itself (no tension in the handle). does anyone have a diagram of the handle assembly so i can look at this in the morning. Thanks

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Dave Schuman /

davezie OP

Sep 26, 2011 11:30AM

took apart the assembly today, throttle cable top bead came off the cable itself, idk if its fixable or if i have to get a new cable I'm assuming .. just the top part. Any ideas on where to get one?