Shew that was a close one. I just knew a CRF250 didn't have a problem. I thought i was going to have to band you.Ok, I figured out why the cable seemed too short, I am a dumbass.
There is a 90* elbow where it meets the carb inside a dust boot, one end goes over the end of the cable sheath the other slides into the plastic nut, it was in backwards
But, the bike won't run at all right now, I'm guessing dirt got in the carb. Cleaned it, didn't finish re-assembly tonight.
Dirt Bike carb is harder to remove than domestic v8 carb :/