Certain carbs (slide carbs, mostly) have a tendency to stick. That's what you want the extra cable for.
That said, I'm only running 1 cable on one of my bikes and it has slide carbs. I do plan on getting the 2nd cable but I've got bigger fish to fry right now.
Read about a guy on here who tried to come off the throttle before a curve on the highway, spring broke and he went down.
Also works as a back up cable if something were to happen to your pull cable.
I think its smart but hey some people dont even run a front brake!
Buuttt, if i was building a super minimalist chop that i wasnt planning on putting a ton of miles on, i would probably lose it and ditch the front brake too.
well it depends. lol. I have normally had them & been grateful I had.
do you, or will you ever ride in below freezing temps? any water in cable from rains it can & may freeze & lock cable, the push pull allows you to return to idle, pull over a couple minutes for heat of bike engine to warm cables, & you head back out & repeat in another 5 to 10 miles.
also frayed cable will stick, along with worn throttle asemblies. also dry cable can stick when in slow speed parking lot turns.
as already mentioned slide carbs. & old ones had no way for returns.
I have seen a few other weird things, but basically dont apply in todays times, like running without air filters, for guys thet keep a gun inside air filter housing, & a big bug jamming throttle slightly & keep throttle from fully returning, as well as sloppy worn out shafts, as today people are not as poor & running pieced together crap.
I still think I am forgetting something. but a few good reasons to have a return cable, plus as mentioned ability to use for a broken cable, & only once for me. alot of guys zip tie a spare cable on backbone of bike when running a single cable for peace of mind on road trips.
Ziptie spare to backbone on trips is rad! I'll have to remember that.
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Originally Posted by kps
well it depends. lol. I have normally had them & been grateful I had.
do you, or will you ever ride in below freezing temps? any water in cable from rains it can & may freeze & lock cable, the push pull allows you to return to idle, pull over a couple minutes for heat of bike engine to warm cables, & you head back out & repeat in another 5 to 10 miles.
also frayed cable will stick, along with worn throttle asemblies. also dry cable can stick when in slow speed parking lot turns.
as already mentioned slide carbs. & old ones had no way for returns.
I have seen a few other weird things, but basically dont apply in todays times, like running without air filters, for guys thet keep a gun inside air filter housing, & a big bug jamming throttle slightly & keep throttle from fully returning, as well as sloppy worn out shafts, as today people are not as poor & running pieced together crap.
I still think I am forgetting something. but a few good reasons to have a return cable, plus as mentioned ability to use for a broken cable, & only once for me. alot of guys zip tie a spare cable on backbone of bike when running a single cable for peace of mind on road trips.
Ziptie spare to backbone on trips is rad! I'll have to remember that.
anything to help todays riders / bikers, its old school to me. also when bike is built from ground up, if you run fenderless, & decide to do a trip, a plastic hoop from a barrel, or similiar with zip ties, & clamps can be used on forks for emergengy & stored under seat, against rear fender if spaced for it when bike was built.
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