in the long list of stuff i just don't get. nklr

[mechanizeinc]

Say fellas, A season or three ago I built my KLR650 with the OEM choke lever relocated to the side stand safety switch and starter solenoid cover adjacent to the carb. The OEM cable was shortened and I re-terminated the cable. I have NEVER had any luck soldering or brazing anything to these types of sheathed cables! This time I was sano (sanitary). I scraped/sanded the individual strands, then cleaned them with carb cleaner and let dry. I twisted the strands back together wearing fresh nitrile gloves with no talc and passed the end through the small end of a hole drilled across a brass barrel/plug I turned down on the lathe. Heated and applied a bit of flux. A more pretty and uniform connection could not have been achieved! Test pulled and the 'lil bugger popped right off. The next attempt saw more flux. It took a bit more effort to pull apart. The third attempt saw more flux and more heat. Didn't pull off until assembled and tested: First choke lever actuation attempt - POP! The final attempt left it a knarled and ablated mess. By the time I reshaped the nub with a file it was as much solder to replace the melted brass as brass. But it held for a couple of months. And then it didn't. JB weld held almost as long. Twice. Now... I set the air fuel to very rich and just wear out the starter letting it crank without choke. I've neglected it for so long. I'd like to get it done right. What the eff is the trick to getting the solder to stick to cables? Mech Who might just tap the next barrel at the end and use a set screw and red loctite for a perpendicular pinch to the cable.

[Skypilot]

Maybe It is to turn your riding coat into an emmergency tent in case youare suddenly transported to an unexpected remote location? I carry a scane of parachute cord when I travel for lashing things onto the bike, break a bungy, snap a saddle bag strap... you have something to tie it up and then you can just toss it. good for camp set up too. I dont see unravelign a parachute cord belt to rapel down a cliff though.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "eddie" wrote: > > What's up with the bracelets made from a woven length of parachute cord? > They sell these as "survival bracelets". > Let's see: I need a piece of rope about 6 feet long in an emergency situation. > *Too short and too small to support my weight. > *Not long enough to use for much more than a tourniquet. > *I have to have both hands free + the time to unravel the rope to use it. > Hmmmm. > > I keep 550 cord in various lengths stashed in pack pockets, a saddle bag, > my tool kit, riding jacket pocket, etc... > All longer lengths of cord and easier to get at/use. > > eddie > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Eddie]

A 10 min. trip to a HD dealer for a pre-2005 Sportster choke cable might be worth the time. eddie

> [Original Message] > From: mechanizeinc

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> > What the eff is the trick to getting the solder to stick to cables? > > Mech > Who might just tap the next barrel at the end and use a set screw and red

loctite for a perpendicular pinch to the cable.

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