celerybob Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hello I'm Michael from London - I've been riding a Yamaha SR125 (1993) for a couple of years, my first bike and I love it (despite being constantly overtaken by the lowliest of scooters). My clutch cable just snapped for the second time in a year - it seems to tighten up, and then this puts too much strain on the ball bearing at the lever end which comes clean away from the cable. Very frustrating when this happens 5 miles from home! Does anyone have any experience with this problem? What can I do to prevent the cable tightening up and breaking like this? And can anyone recommend a good supplier for a new one? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi Michael Welcome to the YOC, WEMOTO are supposed to be very good and reasonably priced so give them a try. As to your other question, first check that your cable is not kinked around anything where it travels from the lever to the actuator arm, just make sure it has a clean run without to many changes of direction, you could try lubing the cable before you fit it with a cable oiler, my own preference is to use bluetack made into a funnel at one end then hang the cable from a handy rafter or whatever and then fill the funnel with oil till it drips out of the other end, takes about 10 minutes for it to go through and have never had a cable break on me yet (you just know whats going to happen now!!) Hope that helps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 +1 for keeping your cables lubed up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celerybob Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks slice - very inventive!! I've ordered the cable from WEMOTO and it sounds like lubing with a bluetack funnel is just what's needed. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 My Pleasure, Hope it all works out ok for you, if not then come back and we can all suggest something else. Ride safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi Michael from London, I'm Michael from Chippenham. As the above replies have suggested, I totally agree. Every time I get a new bike, the first thing I get is a Haynes manual, Then the next thing I get is a spare clutch cable, need I say anymore? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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