Throttle assembly and Cable issue…

[Shadowlord]

This is what happens when you buy items before knowing what you’re doing.

I have a throttle that was sticking for some time and around Thanksgiving the cable broke near the throttle end. The Barrel end broke off. Since the cable condition was bad anyway, I did not want to repair it... So I bought a new cable from RatRaceProductions.com via E-bay. (not paying attention that it was not a barrel cable end)
My set up is using a 7/8” Jap handlebar. I need to replace the throttle assembly anyway.
My Questions are:
Is there a single cable throttle assembly that takes the ball end or do I need to find a new barrel end to solder onto the new cable?

Either way what new assemble would you guys suggest? I was leaning toward this type: Universal 7/8 Single Cable Throttle Assembly Chrome

 

[lasso]

I'm running that single cable assy with that throttle housing on 1" bars, havent had any problems so far. Very easy to set up.

 

[Shadowlord]

Lasso,
so that cable should work on that assembly without an alteration to the ball end?

 

[Shadowlord]

I e-mailed Chuck from RatRace with the same question around the same time I posted this thread.
He jut responded with "those look right but make sure you know your handlebar size". I've measured to make sure... so I guess I'll be placing an order.

 

[Gorilla]

I have the rat cable and the throttle assembly like the one you show. Works well

 

[lasso]

Mine has a ball end. The only thing I did different was to fill the space around the ball with JB Weld to limit movement of the ball. I twisted hard enough one time that I broke the glue seal between the twist tube and cover. The cable held up.

 

[Shadowlord]

I decides to go with this one... 7/8 INCH SINGLE CABLE AMAL STYLE THROTTLE WITH GT STYLE GRIPS

Slightly cheaper (by $10 including shipping) with same delivery date and I like the "Old School" grips.

 

[Doug D.]

"I have a throttle that was sticking for some time and around Thanksgiving the cable broke near the throttle end. The Barrel end broke off."

I had a similar incident with the cable on my home built. I was riding home on what should have been a two hour trip and got caught early on in a pouring rain. To top it off, my throttle cable cable broke, like yours, at the grip end. Fortunately, I had a small pair of vise grips in my tool bag and was able to free the cable from the grip assembly. I removed the "j" tube from the cable housing, clamped the vise grips to the broken end of the cable and used them to operate the throttle. While it was a bit clumsy, I managed to make it home. The trip ended up taking four hours instead of two, and oh yeah, it stopped raining as soon as I hit the driveway...:Shrug:

I have aftermarket HD style controls with a single cable, and the cable has the barrel type end, this one held in place by a tiny set screw. The repair was pretty straight forward. I threaded a new cable through the housing after lubing it with white lithium grease and reassembled it in the grip and at the carb linkage.