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Author Message   Mhlunsford Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 03:22 pm:        I just broke a fairly new dealer clutch cable. It broke I think because I made it bend too much - it broke about 2 inches from the lever right where it bends down with the handle bars. I ordered the stainless one from American Sport Bike. Any tricks to installing the cable so that it will not break ?   Phelan Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 04:37 pm:        maybe check your perch for burrs?   Ratbuell Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 04:51 pm:        And keep it properly lubricated.   Gusm2 Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 04:58 pm:        later xb ones are teflon lined   Jayvee Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 05:54 pm:        Are you using the metal cable guide that sticks out from the clutch perch? (I'm not...) There is a cable routing diagram in the workshop manual, is yours like it? Mine felt like it needed replacing until I put 30 weight in it, and let it hang for a day or two. Now feels new.   S1owner Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:53 pm:        I build my own from Venhill.   Buell_bert Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 09:39 pm:        OK S1 what the heck is Venhill.   S1owner Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 09:49 pm:        You can get everything you need to make sny cable. I purchased a kit to do all my cables very good customer service http://www.venhillusa.com/catalog.html   Jim2 Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:17 pm:        That emergency cable kit looks like a nice thing to carry! http://www.venhillusa.com/catalog/universal-cable- kits/venhill-emergency-motorcycle-cable-repair-kit .html   Mhlunsford Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 09:10 pm:        I got the steel braided cable from American Sport Bike and it is a lot smoother, is has a coating on it compared to the stock braided cable. put some syntec gear oil and it works well.   Ratbuell Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 10:34 pm:        Be very careful mixing coated cables and lubricants. Some don't play well with each other, and you'll end up dissolving the coating.

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