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Tape Leg posted:So we went macguyver and used a zip tie through a knot we tied into the end of the cable to create a loop that he wrapped around his thumb to pull the throttle. We then drove a stick into the grip slide to hold into place so he could actually get some purchase on his bars. Dude rode back literally pulling a cable with his thumb for throttle on his yz250 for 7-8 miles of tough trail. One of my father's friends told me a story a bit like that from his days dirt-biking in the 70s. He had a Maico(!), and one day ended up going over a too-steep drop out in the boonies that snapped his throttle cable, broke his chain and flattened his front tire, among other damage. He was mostly unhurt, luckily. Getting the bike home required that he get it up something like a 300-foot hill covered in wet mud -- impossible to push it. But after some searching he found a bale of wire in the garbage by the railroad tracks and wired his chain back together, swapped the front brake cable over to the throttle (identical parts apparently), and walked alongside the bike keeping the front light as he drove it up the hill under power. Impressive.
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