Throttle cable and shifter cable installed and working.
I had a hard time finding a cable for the throttle, I called around bike shops and nobody had 15ft cables. I found a few places that sold a 50ft roll of cable housing but they didnt have any cable. I finally found out by trial and error that #2 and #3 picture hanging wire looks exactly the same and fits right in the cable housing. I went to a hardware store and picked up a 25 ft roll of each. the #3 was a bit to tight for such a long run so I used the smaller #2 wire and it worked perfectly. With a 50ft roll of cable I had more than enough to route it anywhere that was keeping it from having a sharp curve in it and still keep it out of the way.
The shifter cable was not to hard to get on there right. I had to order a 12ft cable and ended up welding the new pivot arm on the old one since it was already welded on and there was no way to take it off. that also gave me a good spot to bolt the cable mount bracket onto the pan. I only stuck one bolt in it for now, I will have to take it apart when I finish up the rear suspension so no point in doing extra work now I figure.
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