[VF500 Fighter]

I just tore apart my carbs for a good cleaning and found out my throttle cables are about to snap. Where is the best place to order new ones? Honda shop in town is quoting me $45 for both and they wont get here until Wen. I was also hoping to get them a little bit sooner.
My bike is an 86 Honda VF500F Interceptor.

 

[VF500 Fighter]

Ok now they just called me and said that Honda discontinued them and they no longer can get them in. Is there a way to cross reference the part numbers? Or can I use a throttle cable repair kit and make my own? Like one of these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-M...1986|Model:VF500F&hash=item1c2e3393c1&vxp=mtr

 

[piester]

if they dis continued that cable they most likely did the part number not specifically for that bike. but there is ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/84-Honda-In...Parts_Accessories&hash=item257fc89bd9&vxp=mtr

 

[VF500 Fighter]

I didn't want to spend $40 on a used cable so I went to home depot, bought cable and made my own. Works great!

 

[piester]

post some pictures up

 

[VF500 Fighter]

That's a little hard to do for me as I don't have internet at home anymore, and it is hard to do it on my phone. Basically I went to home depot, and bought the same gauge cable, and some connectors.

I took one of those connectors and cut it in half. I then took that half and cut it to be the same size as the original barrel. Drilled a hole in the side of it, slid the cable in, and then clamped it down. Seems to be working great but we will see.

Let me know if that does not make sense, and I will try to do pics soon.