musicman
14th December 2008, 13:03
So how hard is it to find a clutch cable on a Sunday???
My clutch cable broke yesterday evening on Northcote Rd and TOTO and I pushed it to Cycletreads, hoping that when they opened this morning they'd be able to chuck a new one in and I'd be off! :ride:
... No such luck. They didn't stock clutch cables at all, and they didn't have any for Cagivas in their catalogue either. Damn. So I hopped on my Zeal and took off to Mt Eden Motorcycles. None in stock. Next was Wild West Honda. They took down my details and said they'll call me and see if they could order one in. Sigh. Lastly I went to Motomail (who I forgot actually sells Cagivas, so I should've gone there first, duh) and they said NZ has stocks of them so if they order them it'll be here on Tuesday. $115. I've never bought a clutch cable before but I'd have thought they'd be a bit cheaper than that :crazy:
I guess this means I'll have to use my old Zeal (which I've actually sold to my friend but he hasn't got his licence yet so it's still at my place) in the meantime. Reading some threads on here it seems that broken clutch cables are not uncommon, so why is it so difficult to find someone that has one? Not dissing the bike shops, they were helpful and I'd have gladly spent my money in their shops. It's just strange how hard it is to find a cable... :oi-grr:
Oh, and does anyway wanna ride my bike home for me with no clutch? :laugh:
My clutch cable broke yesterday evening on Northcote Rd and TOTO and I pushed it to Cycletreads, hoping that when they opened this morning they'd be able to chuck a new one in and I'd be off! :ride:
... No such luck. They didn't stock clutch cables at all, and they didn't have any for Cagivas in their catalogue either. Damn. So I hopped on my Zeal and took off to Mt Eden Motorcycles. None in stock. Next was Wild West Honda. They took down my details and said they'll call me and see if they could order one in. Sigh. Lastly I went to Motomail (who I forgot actually sells Cagivas, so I should've gone there first, duh) and they said NZ has stocks of them so if they order them it'll be here on Tuesday. $115. I've never bought a clutch cable before but I'd have thought they'd be a bit cheaper than that :crazy:
I guess this means I'll have to use my old Zeal (which I've actually sold to my friend but he hasn't got his licence yet so it's still at my place) in the meantime. Reading some threads on here it seems that broken clutch cables are not uncommon, so why is it so difficult to find someone that has one? Not dissing the bike shops, they were helpful and I'd have gladly spent my money in their shops. It's just strange how hard it is to find a cable... :oi-grr:
Oh, and does anyway wanna ride my bike home for me with no clutch? :laugh: