Throttle Cables stretched?

[Aaron-71]

Is it possible to have the throttle cables stretch on you?

It came across my mind today that when I reassembled my Kat before winter, the throttle didn't have nearly as much *snap* to it when returning to its original position after giving the throttle a good twist.

I played around with the cables before I fully reassembled, but didn't have much luck fixing the problem.

Posibility of the cables being twisted/stretched inside their sheathing?

Anyone have any comments or suggestions on remedying this problem?

[arsenic]

Is it possible to have the throttle cables stretch on you?

Yes

Anyone have any comments or suggestions on remedying this problem?

Buy new ones

[Kreylyn]

Yes, they can stretch.

That's why there is an adjustment on them.

If they move freely off the bike, then it's most likely an install issue

Krey

[Aaron-71]

Any differences between the 600 and 750 cables besides the part #? Mainly length/fitment is what I'm after.

Edit: anyone know what the OEM/factory length is for the throttle and pull-back cable? May as well measure each to see how much it stretched (and if it actually did when I take them off my Kat).

[arsenic]

You're not going to notice if they stretched by measuring them. The cable inside the sheath stretched, not the outside that you will get a measurement from. We're talking millimeters here, so a tad more than a 32nd of an inch. The pre 98 600 and 750 have a different handle bar heights. I'm not sure about the 98+ kats. If they have a different part number, they are different parts. They don't give the same part two different numbers.