Yeah, they don't always like tight curves. But a good install is still a nice thing to live with.
Nothing inherently wrong with rods either, other than slop, binding and misalignments when modified. But cables can eliminate at least some of those right off the bat.
I always liked the simplicity of my '79. Pedal had a similar design to our EB's, with a single lever under the hood connected to the carburetor by, wait for it... A cable. But in this case, it was a stranded cable with no jacket. It was simply a "puller" and did not need any fancy brackets. No lubrication issues, no abrasion issues, no kinking issues.
Just some stainless line.
I think cables can cure a lot of headaches.
Paul