Choke stuck on

[jellywrestler]

POINT MADE

I won't use CRC sorry for thinking I know everything when I clearly don't

Can we please move on, thank you for the help the reason I asked was because I wasn't 100% sure I thought CRC would be a good alternative to oil as I didnt have anything readilly on hand

no worries, dont forget now's a good time to lube all your cables as they've all been on the bike the same time and if ones dead the others will want a service

[ducatilover]

Jesus titty fucking... KB is really such a friendly place.

If you got the cable off, you'll be sweet putting it back on, not a job I'd want to pay somebody else to do

For what it's worth, I've never had a cable failure, mine get a wee clean out and then some chain lube every few months. My VT had all the original cables and I did 130,000km on it myself.

[Dragon]

Jesus titty fucking... KB is really such a friendly place.

If you got the cable off, you'll be sweet putting it back on, not a job I'd want to pay somebody else to do

For what it's worth, I've never had a cable failure, mine get a wee clean out and then some chain lube every few months. My VT had all the original cables and I did 130,000km on it myself.

Yeah I emailed and canceled my workshop booking just thought about it and I could do it myself no issue

I'm an EFI man havent had much to do with carbs but Im sure I can work it out

Ill go over the other cables to already had the throttle stick on the other week but managed to lube that with some chain lube

[FJRider]

Yeah I emailed and canceled my workshop booking just thought about it and I could do it myself no issue

I'm an EFI man havent had much to do with carbs but Im sure I can work it out

Ill go over the other cables to already had the throttle stick on the other week but managed to lube that with some chain lube

In the summer heat of Welly town ... you shouldn't need a choke.

If its only the inner cable that's rooted ... get an inner made up for it.

[Akzle]

No - DON"T use CRC. Its mostly kerosine and evaporates leaving a mess. Light oil like sewing machine / 3 in 1 etc is the go.

what, you new to the thread? or was the facetiousness over your head?

FWIW i use 10/30w or similar. whatever i have on hand that isn't gearbox oil, really.

get a plastic bag, pointy half of a milk jug and a few cable ties. poke the end of the cable through the corner of the bag (outer and all), and cable tie it 3 or 4 times, tight. pull the whole lot through the half milk bottle, spread the bag out and fill it with oil.
hang it up overnight. in the morning the oil should be dripping out the bottom end.
you can sit there and wank the cable inner, depending on how long it is and how shitty it is, you might get it done in a half hour.
tip the oil onto a cat, remove bag and cable ties etc, get some ep2/chassis grease and dab each end of the cable to seal the guts of it. (not sure how long this lasts or how well it works, but it's what I do.)

then fit. if you were clever you remember where you pulled it off. if not: good luck.

[Banditbandit]

tip the oil onto a cat ...

What's with the cat ??? I'd definitely use CRC on the cat - easier to clean than oil ...

[ducatilover]

In the summer heat of Welly town ... you shouldn't need a choke.

If its only the inner cable that's rooted ... get an inner made up for it.

Small bikes often need some choke to keep idling on cold start, even in "warm" weather. Or bikes with silly cams, my 600 isn't a fan of cold idle even with it a little on the rich side because it has silly cams.