1974 XS/TX650 rebuild

[th62]

A little neatening up under the tank.
I had the cable splitter between the top engine mounts, difficult to get at and it was a little busy in there with two wiring looms, throttle cable splitter and clutch cable. So, I made a small bracket to hold the splitter on the outside of the left engine mount. It is now held securely in place, instead of just flopping around.
While I was at it, I attached the clutch cable to the right side, top engine mount via two small P clamps.
The cables that came with the VM34s had a curved stell tube which locates inside the top adjuster. This puts the cable in the way of the petcocks when removing/replacing the tank. To remedy, I made two new cables, minus the curved tubes and routed them,over the backbone of the frame.
The cables clear the petcocks now and have just a slight curve to the carbs.

[tonyfoale]

You could junk the splitter completely if you used the 1970s TZ yamaha dual throttle control. The throttle action is smoother than you get with a splitter. Genuine ones will be hard to find at a reasonable price but new "clones" are available, but you easily have the skills to make one. If you become interested in making one I can take detailed internal photos.

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Original TZ Yamaha


Modern clone.