You are seeing it right my friend. It's a cable from a 2-banger I had sitting around and it is way too long. I thought for sure it would drive me crazy and I'd replace it quickly, but it hasn't bothered me a bit... so there it stays.
It is connected, but for what reason I have no idea, it doesn't stop the bike
I really need some new pads...
Nice to see you still around Trey, I have always enjoyed reading your posts.
Cable sizing is actually easy with the right tool.
A cable cutter, (go figure right?)
Here are a few.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...wo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7ta2fk646r_b_p2
You can cut the outer black sheath to the length you want so it fits nice, then cut off any excess inner cable after the brake is installed and working, same for the clutch and actually any cable other then a 2-stroke throttle as is has a nub on both ends.
I have all but quit building new 2-stroke bikes, I am into electric and 4-strokes shifters now.
The kind of builds with a Grand as the baseline price really fun stuff I think you would enjoy building and be pretty good at as they do take some ingenuity which is the fun part.
I even got some specialty parts made dude, and opened an E-store!
Heck it's easier to build complicated bikes than try to run a store, but it is easier on the old body as my keyboard fingers still work well hehe ;-}
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For the most recent poster, the trick to using a Genesis bike with an odd spoke count is go with the 7-speed and build a shifter.
It's not cheap, but sure makes for a rewarding ride on a ~$200 bike which is rare.
That build sports a 53cc HS 144F-1G 4-stroke and KC's Kruisers 10G long shaft, 5:1 reduction belt drive, for a direct jackshafting shifter base.
It doesn't matter how many spokes their are or how wide wide the rear wheel is, the pedal side always aligns and that's what this system ties into.
Cool huh?
http://motorbicycling.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/
