Hello all. Got a question for you.

I have an older model Honda ('85 VF500F interceptor) and one issue it has in particular is that the idle adjustment screw is about 2" long, and tucked in between the two cylinders on the front of this V4. You basically get one quick chance to adjust the idle, and then chances #2- infinity involve burned hands (you have to rest your hand on the head to do this), burned fingers, and loud cursing at the engineers that designed such a stupid location and far-too-short adjuster.

I'm trying to find an idle adjustment cable from a later Honda, hope that it fits the same threaded hole on the carb, and use that instead...and of course I'm looking at the longer the cable, the better. I found one from a 99-00 F4, and the seller measured it at about 10". Another seller supposedly had the same cable from the same bike, and it measured in at 14".

My question that you may know: how long is the OEM idle adjustment cable on this bike? Did they come in two different lengths? I know...it's now NLA from Honda and has been for some time, but I'm still on the search for one if you have one.
-greg