Your motorcycle tools, cables, and controls specialist!
Custom Cables
Can't find cables for your special project bike or custom motorcycle? Let the Motion Pro Custom Cable Shop build what you need. We stock a full range of fittings, housing types and diameters and inner wire sizes to make any cable.
- Made in any of our housing materials
- Premium chrome fittings
- Made in the U.S.A.
Competitive prices, fast turn-around-time (usually 5-7 days) and professional quality service are the hallmarks of the Motion Pro Custom Cable Shop. Give us a call for all your custom cable needs!
Phone: 650-594-9600
Fax: 650-594-9610
Email: cables@motionpro.com
How to Order Custom Cables
- Identifying Cables
- Drawings
- Reference Guide
- Metric Fittings
- V-Twin Fittings
- Pricing
Identifying Cables
- Year, make and model of machine
- Carburetor
- Throttle type
- Special routing
- Handle bar modifications
- Describe cable specifications in sufficient detail for us to build the cable you want
- Send cable for us to duplicate (indicate modifications if needed in +/- size)
- Specify housing type (Armor Coat™, Argent™, Black-Out™, black vinyl O.E. replacement or gray vinyl for vintage bikes)
Motion Pro Housing Options
(click on your desired housing for more information)
Custom Cable Glossary (definitions)
Drawings
Please include the following information if you send a drawing:
- Housing length (with in-line adjuster fully turned in if cable has in-line adjuster)
- Free length
- Inner cable diameter
- Inner cable bottom fitting (ball, barrel, dimensions)
- Inner cable top fitting (ball, barrel,dimensions)
- Housing outer diameter
- Housing in-line adjuster (y/n) NOTE:If yes, length of usable travel and specify location of in line adjuster (distance from top of housing)
- Housing bottom fitting type - straight or angled (if angled specify degree of bend) and thread diameter and pitch
- Housing bottom fitting type: straight or angled (if angled specify degree of bend) and thread diameter and pitch
Reference Guide
NOTE: Housing (HL) measurements on cables have a +/- tolerance of 3mm,
free length (FL) measurements have a +/- tolerance of 1.5 mm.
Custom Cable Glossary (definitions)
- Clutch
- Throttle
- Choke
- Speedo
Metric Fittings
Nipple (wire end-fitting) |
Threaded Adjuster with Nuts (housing end-fitting) |
||
Barrel (wire end-fitting) |
Threaded Adjuster with Nuts (housing end-fitting) |
||
Ball (wire end-fitting) |
Threaded Adjuster with Nuts (housing end-fitting) |
||
Pear A (wire end-fitting) |
Threaded Elbow with In-Line Adjuster (housing end-fitting) |
||
Pear B (wire end-fitting) |
Elbow (housing end-fitting) |
||
Clevis (wire crimp fitting) |
Elbow with Step-End (housing end-fitting) |
||
Clevis (wire non-crimp fitting) |
Elbow with Threaded Adjuster and Nuts (housing end-fitting) |
||
Housing End Cap (end-fitting) |
In-Line Adjuster | ||
Stud (wire end-fitting) |
Accordion Boot | ||
Step Cap (housing end-fitting) |
V-Twin Fittings
Eyelet (wire end-fitting) |
Speedometer Nut | ||
Nipple (wire end-fitting) |
Flanged Housing End for Speedo Nut | ||
Barrel (wire end-fitting) |
Flanged Housing End for Speedo Nut | ||
Ball (wire end-fitting) |
Step Cap (housing end-fitting) |
||
In-Line Adjuster | 90° Elbow Assembly with In-Line Adjuster and Snap-In Type Fitting | ||
Threaded Adjuster (housing end-fitting) |
Pricing
Motion Pro Harley-Davidson® Custom Cable Program
The pricing listed below is standard pricing for one-of-a-kind cables that are 80 inches or less (overall housing length). If you are referencing a Motion Pro part number and the part number being referenced is more expensive than the standard custom cable cost, pricing will be based on the part number cost plus 10%.
Throttle/Idle Cables in Black Vinyl or Black-Out™ housing
Throttle/Idle Cables in Argent™ housing
Throttle/Idle Cables in AC™ (Armor Coat™) housing
Speedo / Tach Cable
Clutch and Brake (non-hydraulic) Cables
NOTE: LW housing is stock on all 1988 and later H-D applications
NOTE: Maximum housing length of 95" on clutch cables with eyelet. For clutch cable orders with housing lengths over 80", increase cost by $10.00
Motion Pro Metric Application Custom Cable Program
The pricing listed below is standard pricing for one-of-a-kind cables that are 80 inches or less (overall housing length). If you are referencing a Motion Pro part number and the part number being referenced is more expensive than the standard custom cable cost, pricing will be based on the part number cost plus 10%.
Throttle and Choke Cables w/ Black or Gray Vinyl housing
Throttle and Choke Cables w/AC™ (Armor Coat™) housing
NOTE: AC™ splitter cables will have BV housing below the splitter
Speedo Cable / Tach
T-3 Cables
NOTE: Pricing for +/- custom builds of existing part numbers only-all other requests will require further verification of build ability for model in question
Revolver Throttle Kits (Black Vinyl Only)
For custom made Street kits use Part #00-2615
For custom made Dirt kits use Part #00-2614
Metric Clutch and Brake Cables-Sport Bike / Dirt Bike / ATV / Metric Cruisers
Expedite Program
- The Expedite Program may not be available at the time of your build. Availability is based upon scheduling and availability of components, and is subject to review by the custom cable sales department. You will be notified if we are unable to offer this service for your order.
- Cost is $25.00 for the first cable and $5.00 for each additional cable, excluding any shipping cost {3-Day, 2nd Day or Next Day air}
- Cables will be made and shipped in half the current lead time. For example, if the current lead time is 5-7 working days,
an expedited order will ship in a maximum of 3 working days from receipt of order.
for its contents. This is a safe-cache copy of the original web site.