Why Oh Why

[bigguy]

Why Oh Why cant folk just pass someone else's bike on the road or pavement and leave it alone, got up today ready for work,got helmet and gloves on got to the bike put the storage box on and took the big lock off and got ready to sling the leg over when i suddenly noticed a cable hanging from the bike,,some ba-tard has only gone and cut my feckin clutch cable clean through at the top, it was hanging by the plastic covering, what satisfaction do people get out of this, it had to be intentional as you dont walk about with pliers or snippers in your pocket,,any advice on how to fit a clutch cable folks on a varadero 125 v4 as im going to pick one up tomorrow,,cheers..

[RomanMotard]

[Alpha-9]

Some men just want to watch the world burn.
____________________
Fzr-600 1999

[Teflon-Mike]

Are you SURE it was 'cut'?
Bowden cable is high tensile spring steel; you dont go it with a pair of pliers or snips unless you do it strand by strand!
& where would you 'attack' it? If you were using pliers on exposed length ALL you'd do is crush the outer sleeve tryuing to cut through both together.
Sort of tool that would go through that and inner cable would be bolt-croppers or grinding disc....
If some-one was walking past with that kind of 'kit'... you got of light... they didn't use it on the security chain!

Where, how's it gone? Oft neglected 'part' on a learner-legal.

& they often 'go' at the nipple end where they are poorly adjusted on the free-play adjuster on the lever, rather than at the actuation lever end on the engine.

Cable goes 'thin' as it stretches, then it will snap, strand by strand, where it frets, or it will pull 'clean' out of the soldered nipple.

My bet, is its just 'gone', and last straw when some-one brushed past it... maybe even yourself bending down to do disc-lock....
____________________
My Webby'Tef's-tQ, loads of stuff about my bikes, my Land-Rovers, and the stuff I do with them!
Current Bikes:'Honda VF1000F' ;'CB750F2N' ;'CB125TD ( 6 3 of em!)'; 'Montesa Cota 248'. Learner FAQ's:= 'U want to Ride a Motorbike! Where Do U start?'

[sidewinder]

+1 with tef

[Shillz]

As for refitting the clutch cable its a really simple job to do. Follow the old clutch cable from the bars to the bit where it hooks on.

It might go through under the tank and weird places like that but generally you'll only have to get your hand under it and have a fiddle. Might be useful getting some new cable ties in case you have to cut some to get the old cable out.

When you fit it make sure there is freeplay in it both full lock left and full lock right - You don't want the gears to disengage going round a tight u turn or something

Also remember to lube it up, should help it last longer this time


(Mine broke while I was riding on only the fourth time i'd be out on my bike, consider yourself lucky) :L

[shereen]

I know 3 people in or within 2 miles of where I live that have had their bikes pushed over in the last few months.
____________________
"The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had"

[WannaBeDude]

Disgruntled neighbours

[_Iain_]

Never had any problems with that kind of thing.

Then the silent 125 got swapped out for a GS500 with a stupidly loud vance & hines supersport system on it.

Mysteriously a few days later the back tyre went totally flat and the valve cap went missing...Thought it was a bit out of order, especially as i make a point of killing it halfway down the road, and pushing it out into the road before firing it up and leaving straight away when i got the late night callouts.

Even more of a pisstake is that the late night stuff is usually urgent medical supplies between the local hospitals...perhaps they'd think better of it if they were the ones waiting on said supplies. Fuckwits.
____________________
Please be aware that the above post may be full of complete nonsense.
Riding: '07 KTM Duke II, Baotian BT49QT-20 Driving: '88 Volvo 340

[Sako]

posts above are the reasons that if i didn't have a garage i wouldn't have a bike.

[EazyDuz]

[angryjonny]

When I lived in London I got home one day to find my bike on its side in the street with fuel leaking everywhere. I assumed someone had nudged it with a vehicle and driven off until I lifted it and found a big boot print on the side of the seat.

There really is no helping some people.

[P.]

I had a drunk guy piss on my bike once.

[kernow24]

I agree with tef..

But one glaring omission seems to be, that a thief will
usually disable a bike, so it has to be left, they can then
come back and 'work' on it, strip a few parts etc in the daylight

If the cable has been 'cut' this to me seems to be an obvious
reason why..
____________________
.........................................................................

[shereen]

[bigguy]

Thanks for the reply's folks,,sorry tef but i took the bit of cable with me to the shop when i bought a new cable, the guy in the shop said the same as me,defo cut with some sharp tool three inches from the lever and as clean as a whislte,the outer sheath was cut as well and is now lying on the road i have tried to upload a pic to show you,hopefully it works,,thanks again folks..

[Shinigami]

some utter pricks about, not had anything myself so far but i know it'll happen at some point, so glad my new place has a garage
____________________
Current: Honda City Fly CLR125 2003 Honda CB600F Hornet 2008 Yamaha FZ6 S2 + 1991 Kawasaki GPZ500
"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

[Sako]