Hi all, just about to replace the throttle cables on my xvs650 but was unsure if they need lubing from new or if they can be put straight on.

Cheers

don't usually but wouldn't hurt - i've never bothered

Safe or sorry - Your call, bro.

I like safety.

The only cable I have replaced in the last 25 years is the clutch cable.

I've never even lubricated that one either, I think they come lubricated from the manufactures.

I presume you know how to lube a cable, as in hold the top part gently in a vice and make a Plasticine funnel and slowly poor/spray lube into the funnel until it drips out of the bottom of the cable onto your wife's best carpet.

Normally I would suggest you introduce yourself in the New Members section first before asking technical questions, but in this case the only reason I'm responding is that my son is in Oz at the moment, his name is Jack, do you know him?