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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: stokester on August 18, 2017, 08:34:28 PM
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I was reminded last night why I followed the advice from those on this list to always carry a spare clutch cable.
Full disclosure here... I did not clean and lube the barrel end of the cable in the lever as I know it requires. :nono
While riding home from a friend's home I accelerated as I entered the interstate and my clutch cable broke when shifting from second to third. Quickly contemplating my situation and distance from home (12 miles) I decided to speed shift to interstate speed and take my exit knowing that there was a well-lighted Shell convenience store just off the ramp. Using my spare cable and barrel which was MIA I quickly set about the task of guiding the new cable after taping it to the old. No duct tape so I improvised using some first aid tape from the kit and was back on the road in less than an hour.
This is the second time for me. First was after a 4500 mile trip to the midwest and it happened less than 15 miles from the house on the way home.
Now another order to BeemerBoneyard for a spare.
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I've got a mate that goes off at me for all the spares that I carry and have never used. He however has had to use the following of mine, clutch cable, WD40, cable ties, insulation tape, fuel hose. I am still on my original 25 year old clutch cable, which against advice I lube with a PTFE lube called Tri Flow. It will not effect the Teflon cable liner as some lubricants can do, it's available from bicycle shops.
Regards Martin.
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greetings...
every motobricker oughtta do this... (http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,7568.msg86442.html#msg86442)
j o