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Clutch Cable repair
« on: October 13, 2010, 07:50:08 PM »
Anyone know of a place in the Houston, Texas area that can repair a broken clutch cable? preferrably some place open on a weekend. new in the area, don't know any places.  :banghead: :cuss:
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 08:08:06 PM »
  Depending on where it is broken you might can repair it but your best bet is buy a new one think they are maybe $122 from the stealer.I just replaced mine did not break but was pretty wore out and it does not hurt to keep a spare handy
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 08:18:33 PM »
yeah, it was broken right at the end, had a guy fix it, but we failed to thread it through the tension bolt first, now i need it cut and threaded through that bolt. i asked the guy if i needed to bring that to him, he said no, so i didn't. goddamn my luck. so it's a new cable, needs to be cut, threaded, and soldered again. but the shop i took it to the first time doesn't have any weekend hours, and i can't bend my own work hours anymore to get to this place during the week.
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 09:22:46 PM »
Clutch cable $12 bucks most Honda dealers, mine broke on me and I bought two, carry a spare everywhere now.
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2010, 08:29:41 PM »
I agree with Larry (Gumbo)...when I bailed out Cyberhick when he broke a clutch cable, in order to replace mine, I ordered off the internet and it was $12 each so I got 2 so I have a spare in my bag....and they were delivered in 3 days to the house......I can't see repairing one cause it seems to break always on the end and thats where the most tension/torque/wear whatever you call it is...I encourage everyone to have a spare...the clutch is the last thing you need to go out if your far from home. So if your in the Brazoria County area, and in dire need of a clutch cable that fits a 1300, give me a ring.... Ride Safe :c
« Last Edit: October 17, 2010, 08:31:47 PM by KCAMERON007 »
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2010, 08:35:48 AM »
Looks like Swordmaster has Apehangers so the 12 buck stock length won't work.  :redcard: :redcard:
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2011, 12:02:00 PM »
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Broken cables are a sign of a lack of maintenance.  :banghead:
Grease the pivot ends and lube the cable only once a year and they will not break when you least expect them to!  OEM cables will last for many years if taken care of. Breaking can result from a lack of grease on the ball end and comes from washing the bike and washing the grease out of that area of the lever.  If the lever is getting harder to pull than usual or you feel a "creeking" vibration when you pull the lever, it needs attention or it will break soon.  But chances are................ the pull will become harder so gradually you will not notice it before it breaks.  So periodic maintance is a must for cables.  When they break.......The ends can be silver soldered back on (I've done it for my friends that don't take care of their bikes) but it must be a meticulously clean solder job for it to hold.  Buy a new one.  Bikes with cables require maintenance periodically......there's no getting around that..............or you can just wait till they break when your riding somewhere like............Big Bend.  :ohwow:  
In all my years of riding and racing in the worst conditions you would ever ride a bike...............I never broke a cable.  I did replace a few cables just for preventative failure reasons prior to a race.  
If you carried a spare part for everything on your bike your suppose to maintane...............you'd have to pull a trailer!  :ohwow:
If you feel you need to carry a spare cable.............it's proably time to replace it because you have no faith in it.

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« Last Edit: February 07, 2011, 12:23:52 PM by bluestreak »
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2011, 08:05:53 AM »
after reading Mikey's post, it made me want to go maintain my clutch cable but my bike does not have one  ??? 
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2011, 05:05:49 PM »
All his years of racing!  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:










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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2011, 05:59:40 PM »
Quote from: bluestreak on February 07, 2011, 12:02:00 PM
:redcard:
Broken cables are a sign of a lack of maintenance.  :banghead:
If you ride and you do have a clutch cable it will break if you ride enough, the amount of grease you put on it has nothing to do with it.  ;)

Grease the pivot ends and lube the cable only once a year and they will not break when you least expect them to!  OEM cables will last for many years if taken care of. Breaking can result from a lack of grease on the ball end and comes from washing the bike and washing the grease out of that area of the lever.  If the lever is getting harder to pull than usual or you feel a "creeking" vibration when you pull the lever, it needs attention or it will break soon.  But chances are................ the pull will become harder so gradually you will not notice it before it breaks.  So periodic maintance is a must for cables.  When they break.......The ends can be silver soldered back on (I've done it for my friends that don't take care of their bikes) but it must be a meticulously clean solder job for it to hold.  Buy a new one.

 Bikes with cables require maintenance periodically......there's no getting around that..............or you can just wait till they break when your riding somewhere like............Big Bend.  :ohwow:  

 
In all my years of riding and racing in the worst conditions you would ever ride a bike...............I never broke a cable.  I did replace a few cables just for preventative failure reasons prior to a race.  
If you carried a spare part for everything on your bike your suppose to maintane...............you'd have to pull a trailer!  :ohwow:
If you feel you need to carry a spare cable.............it's proably time to replace it because you have no faith in it.

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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2011, 10:23:14 AM »
While I do find your comments about my racing "career" funny (as I do when I look back upon those days)..............I also find it funny that the two individuals making those comments are the ones that seem to have problems keeping both wheels on the ground and the bike up right through a turn.   :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t   Yall might want to consider the use of training wheels as seen in the pics you posted.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Larry...............Maybe you can incorporate them into one of your "Tech Day" session.   :thumbup:

Racing (and years of riding the street) can teach you a lot of things..............one of which is to .............."NOT RIDE OVER YOUR HEAD".   :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
For those that don't know what that means............it means "not to out ride your ability to control the bike".

Track days are great for "learning your limits".  David..............Larry............I'm ready to go when yall are.  :stickpoke: :stickpoke:
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2011, 11:16:29 AM »
Quote from: bluestreak on February 09, 2011, 10:23:14 AM
While I do find your comments about my racing "career" funny (as I do when I look back upon those days)..............I also find it funny that the two individuals making those comments are the ones that seem to have problems keeping both wheels on the ground and the bike up right through a turn.   :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t   Yall might want to consider the use of training wheels as seen in the pics you posted.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Larry...............Maybe you can incorporate them into one of your "Tech Day" session.   :thumbup:

Racing (and years of riding the street) can teach you a lot of things..............one of which is to .............."NOT RIDE OVER YOUR HEAD".   :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
For those that don't know what that means............it means "not to out ride your ability to control the bike".

Track days are great for "learning your limits".  David..............Larry............I'm ready to go when yall are.  :stickpoke: :stickpoke:
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2011, 01:16:22 PM »
Quote from: bluestreak on February 09, 2011, 10:23:14 AM
While I do find your comments about my racing "career" funny (as I do when I look back upon those days)..............I also find it funny that the two individuals making those comments are the ones that seem to have problems keeping both wheels on the ground and the bike up right through a turn.   :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t   Yall might want to consider the use of training wheels as seen in the pics you posted.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Larry...............Maybe you can incorporate them into one of your "Tech Day" session.   :thumbup:

Racing (and years of riding the street) can teach you a lot of things..............one of which is to .............."NOT RIDE OVER YOUR HEAD".   :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
For those that don't know what that means............it means "not to out ride your ability to control the bike".

Track days are great for "learning your limits".  David..............Larry............I'm ready to go when yall are.  :stickpoke: :stickpoke:
http://www.lstd.com/

You just silly
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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2011, 02:58:02 PM »
Quote from: Gumbo on February 09, 2011, 01:16:22 PM
Quote from: bluestreak on February 09, 2011, 10:23:14 AM
While I do find your comments about my racing "career" funny (as I do when I look back upon those days)..............I also find it funny that the two individuals making those comments are the ones that seem to have problems keeping both wheels on the ground and the bike up right through a turn.   :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t :t   Yall might want to consider the use of training wheels as seen in the pics you posted.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Larry...............Maybe you can incorporate them into one of your "Tech Day" session.   :thumbup:

Racing (and years of riding the street) can teach you a lot of things..............one of which is to .............."NOT RIDE OVER YOUR HEAD".   :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
For those that don't know what that means............it means "not to out ride your ability to control the bike".

Track days are great for "learning your limits".  David..............Larry............I'm ready to go when yall are.  :stickpoke: :stickpoke:
http://www.lstd.com/

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Re: Clutch Cable repair
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2011, 03:00:51 PM »
There are some things even the internet won't show.  :hurl:
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