Stuck choke

[Kee]

My bike had been sitting for about a month amd now the choke won't fully close. It only moves about a quarter of the way. I took the assembly off on the handle bar end, but i didn't find anything.  Time to replace the choke cable, or is it something else?

[hmmmnz]

its probly rusted in the cable, spray some wd40 down the end and move the choke in and out, keep respraying till it makes its way down,
or the cable could be stuck on some thing, or have a kink, or its getting stuck at the end of the cable,
take the tank off and have a look, its a pritty minor job
good luck

[Kee]

Thanks. Will give that a try.

[Kee]

Bringing this back from the dead because I finally got around to tanking the tank off.  Just wanted to see if anyone else had some suggestions.  I sprayed a lot of wd40 on the cable, but it is hard to get it to go down the cable. I also tried banging on the choke lever to try and break it free, but that didn't seem to work. When i try and turn the choke (half way, maybe more), it pulls on the cable, but has no effect on the choke on the carbs. Going to have the bike apart through this weekend, so any help would be appreciated. THanks.

[tussey]

Bringing this back from the dead because I finally got around to tanking the tank off.  Just wanted to see if anyone else had some suggestions.  I sprayed a lot of wd40 on the cable, but it is hard to get it to go down the cable. I also tried banging on the choke lever to try and break it free, but that didn't seem to work. When i try and turn the choke (half way, maybe more), it pulls on the cable, but has no effect on the choke on the carbs. Going to have the bike apart through this weekend, so any help would be appreciated. THanks.

if you went ahead and got the tank off, disconnect the choke cable from the carbs and see if it works then. If it does then you know the choke sliders are seized in the carbs and it's not your cable. If it doesn't work then your cable is siezed in the  line and needs to be lubed up.

[Kee]

I can move the choke sliders fairly easily with my finger.  Any suggestions on how to lube up the cable?

[sledge]

My GS spent spent about a year outside before I bought it. A stuck choke cable was one of the many faults it had. I have a special cable lubricating tool that forces oil through the cable under pressure......it didnt work. I guessed water had found its way in and collected in a low or horizontal point rather than drain right through. I bought and fitted a new one, it wasnt expensive or a difficult job to do. In my experience once cables start to stiffen up they are never the same again no matter how many times you lube them.