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PostPosted: 06:20 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: oiling cables Reply with quote

how do you do yours?

Haynes suggest attaching a bag with oil in to the cable and leaving it over night.

ive seen gadgets for sale that look like they may do the job much quicker, no idea if the are any good though.

i had a throttle stick open on my bike years ago due to my lack of maintenance. not a very nice experience.
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PostPosted: 07:03 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Remove top end of cable. Make a funnel out of plasticine. Add your favourite brand of oil. Jiggle it about or leave overnight until oil comes out of the other end.

Check the type of cable, some are plastic lined and will not take kindly to being oiled. only oil old style steel on steel cables.

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PostPosted: 07:25 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Condom full of the thinnest grease rather than oil. Squeeze it in.
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PostPosted: 18:12 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

As "ZebraDriver"states, i use 3 in 1 oil what ever age the cables are.
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PostPosted: 18:18 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't put oil on my cables because they are all plastic lined.....
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PostPosted: 18:39 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Artist wrote:
Condom full of the thinnest grease rather than oil. Squeeze it in.


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PostPosted: 18:44 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use one of these tools with a 3 in 1 oil spray. Works well and no faffing about with bags or plasticine.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flybloom-Universal-Twin-Clamp-Lubricator-Motorcycle/dp/B07VKM19KV/ref=sr_1_5?adgrpid=52724536469&dchild=1&hvadid=259092293248&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007432&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11753384863440505767&hvtargid=kwd-316075543571&hydadcr=28178_1821119&keywords=motorcycle+cable+oiler&qid=1623001290&sr=8-5
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PostPosted: 18:58 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ayrton wrote:


thats the gadgets ive seen around.

im guessing my Thunderace being from the last century wont have lined cables, how can i tell?
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PostPosted: 22:41 - 06 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I needed to replace the 'A' throttle cable on my R1 as it was a bit frayed at the twistgrip end.So I bought some excellent cables from wemoto.Bargain.Was not worth trying to repair the damaged one for the price of new ones

https://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/yzf_1000_r_thunderace/00/picture/throttle_cables_set_a%2Bb_%28push_and_pull%29_by_slinky_glide
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PostPosted: 10:11 - 07 Jun 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fizzer Thou wrote:
I needed to replace the 'A' throttle cable on my R1 as it was a bit frayed at the twistgrip end.So I bought some excellent cables from wemoto.Bargain.Was not worth trying to repair the damaged one for the price of new ones

https://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/yzf_1000_r_thunderace/00/picture/throttle_cables_set_a%2Bb_%28push_and_pull%29_by_slinky_glide


all my cables are fine as far as i can tell. the Haynes manual lists oiling them as part of routine maintenance, so i just thought it would be a job i could do -and probably should do- on a wet day. prevention is better than cure sort of thing.
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