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Adam.I
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PostPosted: 00:19 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Aprilia RS125 Clutch Cable Reply with quote
Hi all. I am thinking of buying an Aprilia RS125 as my first bike. I have noticed one not too far away from me. The problem is it needs a new clutch cable. Does anyone know how much it would be for one of these? It also needs an MOT, so would the clutch cable taken care of in the MOT?

Thanks in advance.
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 00:22 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Cable is not much but on the RS they are a bit of a pain to fit. Probably about half an hours work to fit (but depends on luck, the can take ages).

Sure the MOT station could fit the cable but they would charge you for it.

All the best

Keith
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PostPosted: 00:23 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wemoto.com sell them for £23.50 for the 99-01 model. Don't know what the year of the one you're looking at is, they do the other years too.
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Adam.I
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PostPosted: 00:38 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for that guys, great help. The dizzy sod hasn't listed what year the bike is, but I'm guessing 2000- 2001-ish.
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Paddy Blake
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PostPosted: 02:09 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Clutch cable Reply with quote
Disconect the bottom of the old cable and tape the new one to it and
pull the old one up Wink
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Finglonga
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PostPosted: 09:22 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Re: Aprilia RS125 Clutch Cable Reply with quote
Evans wrote:
Hi all. I am thinking of buying an Aprilia RS125 as my first bike. I have noticed one not too far away from me. The problem is it needs a new clutch cable. Does anyone know how much it would be for one of these? It also needs an MOT, so would the clutch cable taken care of in the MOT?

Thanks in advance.


Hope your going to haggle for the price to be dropped due to the cable being buggered! Wink
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 20:53 - 04 Aug 2006    Post subject: Re: Clutch cable Reply with quote
Paddy Blake wrote:
Disconect the bottom of the old cable and tape the new one to it and
pull the old one up Wink


Unfortunatly doesn't really help. Problem is hooking the end of the cable onto the clutch actuating arm. On the RS the clutch actuating arm is inside the clutch casing.

All the best

Keith
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Adam.I
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PostPosted: 14:07 - 06 Aug 2006    Post subject: Re: Aprilia RS125 Clutch Cable Reply with quote
Finglonga wrote:
Hope your going to haggle for the price to be dropped due to the cable being buggered!


I'm pretty sure it's a 2001 model. It has done 8,000 miles. Slight scuffs here and there. Needs new clutch cable, needs MOT and taxing. What sort of price should I be looking at do you think?
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cheekythomas
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PostPosted: 23:04 - 06 Aug 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Its a horrible fiddley job, have to do it through a inspection hole in the engine casing...
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GearboxGeezer
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PostPosted: 23:48 - 06 Aug 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
cheekythomas wrote:
Its a horrible fiddley job, have to do it through a inspection hole in the engine casing...


Yep, its very fiddley, You have to just be patient, but it can be done ( well duuh ) .

I used a screw driver and moved the clutch arm forward, and used another screw driver to push the cable to the right side of the engine ( furthest side away from the espection hole )

It is a basturd.
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