Columbia Cables
Columbia Commuter mopeds and their alias names had two different frames, stamped sheet metal, or mono-tube, and two different engines, Sachs 505 or Solo. All Columbia models had front and rear hand brakes, with 1970’s Magura controls. The early 1977-78 sheet metal frame models with Sachs 505 engine, had single-ended (universal) brake cable wires, with Grimeca type pinch bolts on the lower end. But the tube frame models and the late 1979-on sheet frame models had special brake cable ends, shaped like an “S”.
Left, American brake, original wire has an “S-end”
Right, Italian brake, wire has no end, held by pinch bolt
Columbia S-end brake with substitute cable
| FRONT BRAKE sleeve x wire upper end lower end | REAR BRAKE sleeve x wire upper end lower end | THROTTLE sleeve x wire upper end lower end | START CABLE sleeve x wire upper end lower end | CHOKE CABLE sleeve x wire upper end lower end | |
| 1976-78 Columbia with Italian brakes sheet metal frame Sachs 505 engine (short Bing carb elbow) | 38.3 x 43" Ø1.5 6mm pear no end 746-0289 $10 | 60.4 x 65" Ø1.5 6mm pear no end 746-0290 $12 | 36.8 x 41.3" Ø1.2 5x7 barrel 3x5 inline 746-0291 $20 | 34+3 x 41" Ø1.5 no end Ø5/6 barrel 746-0293 $25 | 37.4 x 39" Ø1.2 no end 3x5 inline 746-0292 $12 |
| 1978-80 Columbia with American brakes sheet metal frame Sachs 505 engine (long Bing carb elbow) | 38.9 x 42.0" Ø1.5 6mm pear "S" hook 746-0344 N/A | 61.0 x 64.1" Ø1.5 6mm pear "S" hook 746-0345 N/A | 36.8 x 41.8" Ø1.2 5x7 barrel 3x5 inline 746-0291L $20 | same | same |
| 1978-80 Columbia with American brakes tube frame, Solo engine carb on bottom | same | same | 42.0 x 45.2" Ø1.2 5x7 barrel 3x5 inline 746-0347 $22 | 42.? x 50" Ø1.5 no end 6mm pear 746-0346 $22 | 42.? x 44.?" Ø1.2 5x7 barrel 3x5 inline 746-0348 $12 |
Columbia-Solo throttle cable
Solo engine Columbia: On Colombia with Solo engine, the throttle cable carburetor end passes through the a M6-0.75 thread adjuster on the top of the carburetor. So the adjuster is not part of the cable, unlike Puch, and like on the Colombia with Sachs engine.
Sachs-Bing carb elbows
left is long, right is short
Sachs engine Columbia: On Columbia with Sachs engine, the throttle cable carburetor end passes through a M6-0.75 thread adjuster on the Bing carb elbow, so the adjuster is not trapped on the cable, and is sold separately. The carb elbow, aka curved pipe, can be either short or long. So there are two different throttle cables, short or long. The difference is 1/2 inch of exposed inner wire.
Columbia-Sachs throttle cable (for short elbow)
This exposed length of 4.5 inches is for a “short” elbow. Removed, the short elbow total length is 2 inch with the adjuster, or 1 1/2″ without, measured with a curved wire through the middle.
Columbia-Sachs throttle cable (for long elbow)
There are some Colombia’s with “long” carb elbows. They need this cable with a 0.5″ longer exposed length. The long elbow, removed, has a total length of 2 1/2″ with the adjuster, or 2″ without.
Columbia Sachs choke cable
See Hercules Sachs choke cable for info.