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1173 hits | 27.91 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Went to the schwinn bike shop today and got this

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2054 hits | 19.65 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Bike gear shifter will become a hand throttle for when I need to raise the idle.

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1164 hits | 20.08 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
This thingie will go at the end of the cable to give me a mount and some adjustment

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1133 hits | 39.3 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
The first step was putting the lever onto the transfer case shifter, had to use some rubber hose so ...

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1119 hits | 22.16 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Frank is ready to help again

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1031 hits | 40.83 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Had to drill one hole in the cable bracket

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1092 hits | 25.39 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Hole in the bracket

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1079 hits | 40.23 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Figuring out where the ball chain goes

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1246 hits | 41.35 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Linkage on, and ready to go

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1266 hits | 37.67 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
In line veiw of the cable

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1095 hits | 37.29 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Closer

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1289 hits | 32.1 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Yup, it will pull the throttle off the stop

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1114 hits | 37.87 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Ball chain moves out of the way when you do the normal throttle

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1163 hits | 33.17 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Small modification to the cover

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1077 hits | 31.51 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Just a notch to clear the cable

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1126 hits | 40.11 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Looks factory

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1297 hits | 44.89 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Just another cable

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1030 hits | 22.46 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Normal idle

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1287 hits | 25.54 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
2 clicks up

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1083 hits | 22.57 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Gets up to pressure real fast now

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1181 hits | 43.46 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Decided to lower the pressure in one of the 35" tires for a test

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1017 hits | 28.36 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
15 psi

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1111 hits | 19.43 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Yup 15 psi

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1113 hits | 37.07 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Time to fill it back up

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1015 hits | 29.05 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Jumping between 90-120 psi pretty quick

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1080 hits | 34.99 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
The air hose hooked up

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1045 hits | 29.26 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Back up to 37psi

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1001 hits | 14.03 KB | Posted: 6/29/03
Yup 37psi....3 min to fill, this will improve with an air tank

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1003 hits | 70.92 KB | Posted: 11/3/03
Hand throttle cable was melted on the headers so this is "Hand throttle V2"

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1028 hits | 65.71 KB | Posted: 11/3/03
Closer look