Hello!
I have a request for advice from Forum.
I have taken temporary custodianship (real word?) of a 1950 Comet. The bike is in generally good order, but hasn't been started for over 4 years. It also has a number of overdue maintenance tasks to sort out.
One of the problems I'm trying to address is the run of the two cables to the carburetor. When I received the bike, the throttle and air valve cables were sharply kinked over (towards the front of the bike) as they came out of the top of the carb. This was affecting the smooth operation of the air valve in particular and I was concerned about long term damage to both cables.
I'm trying to arrive at a cable run which allows the cables to enter the carb vertically, but this is proving rather difficult! The only route I can arrive at pinches both cables between the oil tank and petrol tank on the left hand side of the bike, about 2-3 inches below the top of the UFM. However, there doesn't appear to be space designed to do this, as this in turn skews the petrol tank at the front, so it is not centred on the rubber front mounts and fouls the front suspension on the left hand front tank mount when turning the handlebars to the left.
This is driving me potty! I've tried all sorts of different routes. What am I doing wrong here? Please can any Comet owners describe the carb cable route on their bikes?
Thank you for your help!
I have a request for advice from Forum.
I have taken temporary custodianship (real word?) of a 1950 Comet. The bike is in generally good order, but hasn't been started for over 4 years. It also has a number of overdue maintenance tasks to sort out.
One of the problems I'm trying to address is the run of the two cables to the carburetor. When I received the bike, the throttle and air valve cables were sharply kinked over (towards the front of the bike) as they came out of the top of the carb. This was affecting the smooth operation of the air valve in particular and I was concerned about long term damage to both cables.
I'm trying to arrive at a cable run which allows the cables to enter the carb vertically, but this is proving rather difficult! The only route I can arrive at pinches both cables between the oil tank and petrol tank on the left hand side of the bike, about 2-3 inches below the top of the UFM. However, there doesn't appear to be space designed to do this, as this in turn skews the petrol tank at the front, so it is not centred on the rubber front mounts and fouls the front suspension on the left hand front tank mount when turning the handlebars to the left.
This is driving me potty! I've tried all sorts of different routes. What am I doing wrong here? Please can any Comet owners describe the carb cable route on their bikes?
Thank you for your help!