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On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:50:31 -0000 "retiredchief20" writes:

> My clutch broke @ the lower end, where it comes out of the outer > sheath. the bike is a 04 with 23,000 miles on it. Is this standard? > and > none of the shops in Tucson AZ. have one. > Thanks Jim

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Chief, I haven't heard of many clutch cables breaking on the KLR. Usually folks replace them before they get to the breaking point. I bought the heavy duty one from Fred at www.arrowheadmotorsports.com two years ago before I departed on De Tour. Might want to wait on pulling the old one out until you can tape a new one to the end and pull it through. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

Jim wrote: ------------------- My clutch broke @ the lower end, where it comes out of the outer sheath. the bike is a 04 with 23,000 miles on it. Is this standard? and none of the shops in Tucson AZ. have one. ----------------- Jim, it is a not a common failure, but it does happen with time. And it's pretty inconvenient when it does happen, especially in the middle of, oh, say, a 6-day ride (not speaking from experience or anything here). Because the cables aren't that expensive and are easy to carry during a trip, I bought a spare just for that reason. I leave it at the house when commuting (you know you can get it home without the cable) but always carry it on trips because that would really be a pain to have one break. Just my $.02. Bill Watson Phoenix, AZ www.xanga.com/watt_man __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I found an interesting cable tip on another site - carry along a bicycle derailleur cable, which can easily be threaded through the exisitng sheath and is strong enough to get you to a shop or home. This guy bent the ends and used JB Weld to make the dealy-bobs that hook into the pivot and lever, but a small nut and bolt for each end might work as well. On my DR-Z I have a spare cable already running along side the old like I used to do when desert racing many mooons ago. On my KLR...well, I've been too lazy to do that. I'm sure it will bite me one of these days. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bill Watson wrote: > > Jim wrote: > ------------------- > My clutch broke @ the lower end, where it comes out of the outer > sheath. the bike is a 04 with 23,000 miles on it. Is this standard? and > none of the shops in Tucson AZ. have one. > ----------------- > Jim, it is a not a common failure, but it does happen with time. And it's pretty inconvenient when it does happen, especially in the middle of, oh, say, a 6-day ride (not speaking from experience or anything here). Because the cables aren't that expensive and are easy to carry during a trip, I bought a spare just for that reason. I leave it at the house when commuting (you know you can get it home without the cable) but always carry it on trips because that would really be a pain to have one break. > > Just my $.02. > Bill Watson > Phoenix, AZ > www.xanga.com/watt_man > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

Howdy,My clutch cable snapped at the end of the season in the middle of the housing. I just snipped the housing several inches shorter than the break and tied the end to a stick. It weren't too pretty, but I could actuate the choke by hand to start it in the cold mornings. I replaced the cable/housing this spring with a new one.JimA5 Posted by: "Bill Watson" gcurve2000@... gcurve2000 Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:54 am (PDT) Jim wrote: ------------------- My clutch broke @ the lower end, where it comes out of the outer sheath. the bike is a 04 with 23,000 miles on it. Is this standard? and none of the shops in Tucson AZ. have one. ----------------- Jim, it is a not a common failure, but it does happen with time. And it's pretty inconvenient when it does happen, especially in the middle of, oh, say, a 6-day ride (not speaking from experience or anything here). Because the cables aren't that expensive and are easy to carry during a trip, I bought a spare just for that reason. I leave it at the house when commuting (you know you can get it home without the cable) but always carry it on trips because that would really be a pain to have one break. Just my $.02. Bill Watson Phoenix, AZ www.xanga.com/watt_man Howdy, _________________________________________________________________ If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Tegler wrote:

> > > Howdy,My clutch cable snapped at the end of the season in the middle

of the housing. I just snipped the housing several inches shorter than the break and tied the end to a stick. It weren't too pretty, but I could actuate the choke by hand to start it in the cold mornings. I replaced the cable/housing this spring with a new one.JimA5

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Jim, Would you read your post again and tell us that you didn't mix up your apple and orange coloured clutchs and chokes? I just don't think a broken clutch cable affects the choking cabability- -but I could be wrong. shrug. revmaaatin.

Hey Jim, good to hear from ye. I am on my third clutch cable in four years. Kawa dealer here wanted something like 80 bucks for a new clutch cable. Then a friend said, why not buy a generic piece of cable, push it inside, and on the engine end, you screw on a wire stop little thing how do you call it. Every motorcycle shop of bycicle shop should have them. So now I just carry another length of cable with me, don t need to change the outer housing. When I came back from swimming by the little waterfall this morning, I realized going 65 miles an hour just made me feel comfy in a tanktop. I had been reading about a six gear, this morning while passing a few slow vehicles, I hit about 75 miles, and I found myself looking for the six, but I could not find it. Do you know what phantom means? Best, Jake from down under. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

> On my DR-Z I have a spare cable already running along side the old > like I used to do when desert racing many mooons ago. On my > KLR...well, I've been too lazy to do that. I'm sure it will bite me > one of these days. > > __Arden

I'm kinda like Arden here. I have a new one running along side. Kinda makes for good karma. If your prepared it don't usually happen .. 8 yrs and same stock cable. Oil all my cables about once a year. Andy in Louisiana 'A14 KLR K6DLK

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Andrus Chesley" wrote:

> > > On my DR-Z I have a spare cable already running along side the old > > like I used to do when desert racing many mooons ago. On my > > KLR...well, I've been too lazy to do that. I'm sure it will bite me > > one of these days. > > > > __Arden > > I'm kinda like Arden here. I have a new one running along side. Kinda > makes for good karma. If your prepared it don't usually happen .. 8 > yrs and same stock cable. Oil all my cables about once a year. > > Andy in Louisiana > 'A14 KLR K6DLK >

Arden, Andy, Q. Did you guys blob on some silicone to keep out water? Q. Are you doing anything for preserving the new cable? ie keeping the cable dry/rust free prior to 'need'? I have not pre-strung my spare cable--thought about it. Been in my 'spare' pile for nearly 4 years now...still there....waiting some 20,000 smiles later.

Rev, I zip-tied a small, heavy duty plastic bag over the upper end and put tape around the lower end where the cable leaves the sleeve. A blob of RTV on either is a good idea, though. I'm pretty sure my A11 has the original 11-year-old cable on it. I bought the bike in '98 and haven't changed it. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Andrus Chesley" > wrote: > > > > > On my DR-Z I have a spare cable already running along side the old > > > like I used to do when desert racing many mooons ago. On my > > > KLR...well, I've been too lazy to do that. I'm sure it will bite me > > > one of these days. > > > > > > __Arden > > > > I'm kinda like Arden here. I have a new one running along side. Kinda > > makes for good karma. If your prepared it don't usually happen ;- ).. 8 > > yrs and same stock cable. Oil all my cables about once a year. > > > > Andy in Louisiana > > 'A14 KLR K6DLK > > > Arden, Andy, > > Q. Did you guys blob on some silicone to keep out water? > Q. Are you doing anything for preserving the new cable? ie keeping the > cable dry/rust free prior to 'need'? > > I have not pre-strung my spare cable--thought about it. Been in > my 'spare' pile for nearly 4 years now...still there....waiting some > 20,000 smiles later. >