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Z1000A1 Throttle cables
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:27 pm
Author: JohnC
I'm once again looking for these, not really happy to pay £45 + for pattern ones but if anyone has any spare ones going give me a shout. I'm looking for cables Outer: 83.5cm - Inner: 92.5cm, or there about. The ones I bought from the States are classed as for high bars but they must be for a bloody chopper as they are about 6 inches too long!!
Was hoping I could get them for about £20 as the push one is only a tenner.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Z-10 ... 53ee505dde
If anyone knows where the pull version of this hides please let me know
p.s. do you really need a push and a pull, they both look the sames to me!!
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:51 pm
Author: chrisu
they are different but you can get away with just the pull one
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:00 pm
Author: steve bowdler
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:15 pm
Author: tlc
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:05 am
Author: JohnC
Good price but they are the same length as the ones I have, 43.5 inches long for the inner. The cables I need are about 34 / 35 inches long for the inner, that's the original cables that came with the bike.
I tried clicking on the short cable but the size mentioned is 40 inches inner
I don't know why these cables are too long for my bike, perhaps my 'high' bars aren't that high or perhaps I'm routing the cables incorrectly???
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:09 am
Author: Ginger Bear
These are usefull, you'll have to wait a couple of weeks though.
http://www.z-fever.de/Urlaub/
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:38 pm
Author: ADRIAN H
JohnC wrote:I don't know why these cables are too long for my bike, perhaps my 'high' bars aren't that high or perhaps I'm routing the cables incorrectly???
American Bikes have higher bars?
I would phone Z1 Enterprises up or email them, they do the shorter cables.
Very very helpful firm.
Owner Jeff Saunders is a member of this forum.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:52 pm
Author: JohnC
Thanks everyone.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:52 pm
Author: Jeff Saunders
The lengths you mention don't make a lot of sense - the very shortest throttle cables fitted to the Z1/KZ1000 family were on the Z1R - and that's these cables.
http://www.z1enterprises.com/ItemDetail ... =MP01-0233 40.5" from nipple to nipple.
If you have the original cables, there will be a part number on them. If genuine, it will be 12-xxxx - the 12 refers to a partial for the Kawasaki part number 54012-xxxx.
The Z1R came with handlebars similar to superbike bars. I'm not 100% sure of the bars sold on the UK version of the 1000, but I can't imagine they are lower than the Z1R bars.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:16 pm
Author: Mark Tiller
Uk A2 had lower bars
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:31 pm
Author: JohnC
Jeff Saunders wrote:The lengths you mention don't make a lot of sense - the very shortest throttle cables fitted to the Z1/KZ1000 family were on the Z1R - and that's these cables.
http://www.z1enterprises.com/ItemDetail ... =MP01-0233 40.5" from nipple to nipple.
If you have the original cables, there will be a part number on them. If genuine, it will be 12-xxxx - the 12 refers to a partial for the Kawasaki part number 54012-xxxx.
The Z1R came with handlebars similar to superbike bars. I'm not 100% sure of the bars sold on the UK version of the 1000, but I can't imagine they are lower than the Z1R bars.
Hi Jeff, thanks for the reply. The cables I had (with drag bars mind) were numbered: 12-1020 and 12-150 (approx 35 inches long inner without slack, i.e. not nipple to nipple) . I can take a photo of them with a tape measure but the are deffo much shorter than 40 inches :/ Nipple to nipple, yes 40 inches but these aren't supposed to suit the high bars, although having tried my old cables they seem perfect as I possibly routed them differently to make them fit (if than makes sense?).
So I reckon yes, the 40 inch should work if I route them correctly though, so I'm thinking the short 40 inch cables are correct for me.
Order will be in the post soon for 40 inch cables
John
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:05 am
Author: Jeff Saunders
John, when I check the kawasaki.com parts info, the 12-150 cable is showing for the USA spec KZ1000A models which came with high bars. THis would be an equivilent to our cable MP03-0001. A 43.5" cable nipple-to-nipple. The other cable you mention is not one that shows on the USA parts cross-reference.
Check your lengths again if you can. I don't have any UK parts reference info, so I can only go by the USA cables and/or the lengths you measure.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:07 pm
Author: ADRIAN H
Kawasaki throttle cable part numbers
Z1000A1 open 54012-149, close 54012-150
Z1000A2 open 54012-1020, close 54012-113
Z1000D1 open 54012-1018, close 54012-1019