Throttle cables install

I've read all the threads I can find here on installing the after market cables where 1 size supposedly works for the open and close.  I didn't have any problem getting them threaded into the handle bar assembly.  My issue is I could barely get them attached at the carb (not enough slack).  I've got the adjusters at the handle bars all the way in.  When they are installed they are so tight I can barely get the throttle to open.  If I take off the close cable at the carb, everything works fine.  Throttle opes and springs back like it should. Can anyone tell from these photos if I have something terribly wrong?

I don’t see anything that looks out of the ordinary.

Do you still have “tall” bars?  What were the P/N and from where did you get the cables?  Maybe you got Z1R cables which are shorter due to lower factory bars…

Later, Doug

They are from parts giant. I might see my error.  They have a pull and push selection but I ordered 2 push. Somehow I was thinking folks said they are the same but maybe they aren’t.  And the part number doesn’t change as you switch between them

Item: 342299

PU Throttle Cable Fits: 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000B 1000 LTD

LTDflyer1000 wrote:

They are from parts giant. I might see my error.  They have a pull and push selection but I ordered 2 push. Somehow I was thinking folks said they are the same but maybe they aren’t.  And the part number doesn’t change as you switch between them

Item: 342299

PU Throttle Cable Fits: 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000B 1000 LTD

If the part number is the same then the part will be the same, if they are fitted correctly to the throttle tube it looks like the ratio inner/outer is off as there is absolutely no adjustment on them. Front should be pull and rear should be push/close ?

I pulled the cables off again and compare them to my original ones.  Other than the originals having the different length piece that threads into the handle bar clamp they look the same.  One is broken but I still estimate that they are the same overall length on the cable itself.  This is where one wishes he took more pictures before disassembly, but hind site.  Here are some more pictures.

I can't think that I've got something fundamentally  wrong.  In regard to have them backwards that's not the case.  When I just install the pull cable (front handle bars and rear most on the carb) it works just fine.  There just isn't enough slack to get it assembled with the push cable without binding,

I measured my new cables end to end. 44.75 with 3.5 free play.  I just ordered a new set from Z1 where they show 45.5 end to end, also with 3.5 inch free play. The extra 3/4 inch should do the trick. Got a refund from Parts giant so no loss there