Throttle cable failure, beware

Had the ferrule on the throttle cable separate from the cable at the wrist throttle assembly. How in the world does a cable separate form a lead ferrule???????? I was about 30 miles in the middle of nowhere when this occured. I did manage to jury rig a throttle control that allowed me to ride the engine at 1/2 throttle the entire way back to my campsite.

From now on, I plan on carrying an emergency throttle repair kit http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-T...08?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2570e4167c Anybody know if there is a US vendor of this product, don't want to wait for item to ship from UK.

I guess the part that failed it called a knarp and not a ferrule, sorry.

I trust a screw pinch knarp over chinese made lead soldered knarp anyday after this failure.

The day prior, I had the plastic throttle crack/fail on another bike where the knarp goes into. Anybody make a metal one or a heavy duty one? I carry enough spare parts with me on long rides in the mountain but this is getting crazy. I guess I can also carry some metal epoxy to make my own knarp if needed or fix broken throttle handle.

I guess I put too much pressure on the throttle since I'm usually twisting it to its full stop for most of it use (full throttle) which causes it to break.

I did have solder in my tool bag but had pulled out my micro propane powered solder iron to fix a connector in my RV trailer. If I had it, I could have soldered a new knarp to get me back home safely.

Is SBP's throttle sleeve plastic or metal? I'm tired of plastic breaking on me.