Engine starts, Throttle twists freely and nothing happens

ofarevaluti0n · Post by **ofarevaluti0n** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:53 am

I ride a 1984 spree, which has been running great until I started riding it in the cold. The last time I rode it, the throttle froze wide open, and I couldn't slow the moped down. Put the spree inside to thaw, now, it starts fine, and runs at an Idle. But when I try and twist the throttle, the throttle twists freely, no resistance, and the bike stays at idle. I'm guess the cable broke, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help?

fizzle · Post by **fizzle** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:58 pm

unscrew the carb cap and twist the throttle cable.
does anything happen?
if not,
you need a new throttle cable.
the carb cap is the little thing that the throttle cable goes down into.
should be pretty to get off.
okay stay safe

Post by **noiseguy** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:23 pm

Bad/sticky throttle cables = crash waiting to happen.

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:33 pm

its your cable. i had that happen to me. i jus put a bolt on the end of the cable and put a brake lever form a bike to replace throtle