Oil Your Cables

**Quasievil** · 7th April 2005, 14:18

Yup people, everyone go out to the shed tonight and give em a spray, why ?
Me fucken Choke cable broke, why ? it rusted through, why? cause Im a lazy bastard and have never done it, why? get fucked and dont be so personal

the ZXR636 is 17000 kms and already done this, couldnt believe it, so a timely reminder dont forget those long steel things that do lots of work !!

Later

**bungbung** · 7th April 2005, 14:27

nasty kwaka build quality.

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 14:36

Shoulda bought summat with a hydraulic clutch, eh?

**bungbung** · 7th April 2005, 14:38

Choke Jr, not clutch.

Choke on the vtr is tucked under the tank where it is nice and dry, and invisible while sitting on the bike.

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 14:47

Originally Posted by bungbung

Choke Jr, not clutch.

Choke on the vtr is tucked under the tank where it is nice and dry, and invisible while sitting on the bike.

Oh. The other C-thing.

"If moon was cookie..."

Yeah, my choke's tucked under the tank, too.

Bah. See how busy I am? Misreading 'clutch' for 'choke', indeed. And so senility sets in. I think my brain is evaporating out through the bald patches.

**vifferman** · 7th April 2005, 14:56

Originally Posted by jrandom

Oh. The other C-thing.

"If moon was cookie..."

Yeah, my choke's tucked under the tank, too.

Bah. See how busy I am? Misreading 'clutch' for 'choke', indeed. And so senility sets in. I think my brain is evaporating out through the bald patches.

And how's your clutch action now?

By the way, Mr Quasi-evil: my bike don't got no choke cable.
Nor a clutch cable.
But (BUT!!) it does have a coupla throttle cables, and a seat-latch cable.

**jrandom** · 7th April 2005, 14:59

Originally Posted by vifferman

And how's your clutch action now?

Very nice, thank you.

**Waylander** · 7th April 2005, 15:14

Know how ya feel Quasi mate. Just after I bought my bike I went for a cruise on the freeway doin about 80mph when the throttle got really loose and I lost all rev's. Turned out my throttle pull cable (there are two for those that dont know, one pulles the other pushes) had snapped. Turns out that all the years my dad owned the bike he never lubricated the cables. Tried passing it off as time wear but I knew better, made him pay for the replacment cable.

**Dodgyiti** · 7th April 2005, 16:04

Dodgy tip for cable lubing
Gosh it sounds rude before I even suggest cutting the end bit off a condom eh?
Then you slip it over the cable end and roll it out a little
Secure with a rubber band [ it gets worse]
And fill with lube
leave a few hours for the lube to slide fully down the length
Oh dear, all those letters to Penthouse and I cant write normally now, without it sounding like a bad porn story

**Ixion** · 7th April 2005, 16:11

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

Dodgy tip for cable lubing
Gosh it sounds rude before I even suggest cutting the end bit off a condom eh?
Then you slip it over the cable end and roll it out a little
Secure with a rubber band [ it gets worse]
And fill with lube
leave a few hours for the lube to slide fully down the length
Oh dear, all those letters to Penthouse and I cant write normally now, without it sounding like a bad porn story

For those of more puritanical persuasion, the little pointy end bit off a child's balloon (I can hardly the n***le word in this context can I ?) works just as well

(In some cases explaining to SWMBO why one has acquired a packet of condoms could be quite challenging )

**vifferman** · 7th April 2005, 16:12

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

Dodgy tip for cable lubing
Gosh it sounds rude before I even suggest cutting the end bit off a condom eh?
Then you slip it over the cable end and roll it out a little
Secure with a rubber band [ it gets worse]
And fill with lube
leave a few hours for the lube to slide fully down the length

Does it matter what sort of condom? Colour? Style? Brand? :spudwhat:
What about the luuuube?