Make your own motorcycle cable part 2

[@carlwilson1772]

Fantastic technique. It is a joy to watch you work.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Thanks again Carl, I learned this 50 years ago. Worked then, still does.

[@jeffsilver4730]

Perfect video Dale, really appreciate your skills and always find the content of your videos fascinating. Your shop is fantastic, and you definitely have great taste in selecting great classic motorcycles to work on for us. Thanks again!

[@montana2strokeracer]

Thanks Jeff, I sure appreciate you saying so, but really its just the bikes that I run across, luck of the draw if you will. I think the bikes are interesting and I just enjoy messing with them. Most of them I remember from my youth, and wish I had one, or did have one and wished I still did...or something like that. Thanks for sitting down with me for the show.

[@markaddy53]

great job as always dale it shows you are human everyone makes mistakes but sorted well done

[@montana2strokeracer]

Thank you, sir, yep that's right we all do. Those that say they don't, are liars or just never do anything.

[@malcolmbrady1958]

Interesting, & very informative video Dale, Thanks for taking the time to post, also for passing on your skills to us all. Your a Star Mate !!! Malc U.K.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Thanks, Malc, appreciate you hanging out with me in the shop.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Another great video Dale. Top tip on the cable reduction, I hadn't seen that technique before. Have a great weekend, Dean.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Aw...sometimes I come up with something that works, other times......Thanks for hanging out with me in the shop, catching up on yours and Carls videos today. Looks like some good viewing.

[@cainbeeping8480]

Awesome job. We all mess up. But your WAG was right.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Thanks buddy, I mess up a lot, guess when you don't, you aren't doing anything. Sometimes a wag works.

[@markcdeyoung3118]

I finally got around to cut the cable housing on the decompression lever cable on my XR650R I've been running it without it since it was new came straight from the factory with the adjusters run in all the way on both ends and it will still so tight it crack open the decompression valve so I ended up takin' it off nice to have it back on there it so much easier to get them big thumper roarin' when you got that decomp lever however I ditch the cable that's attached to the kickstart it's worthless to me.. I've got a Dr650SE and XR650L and 4 xl600r that's the ones I like to ride the most .. and I got several other bikes I don't ride too much mostly street bikes ... I've got one of my XL600R'S stripped all the way down .. I'm building it from the ground up I bought it a couple of years ago and it's been setting since 1988 those RFVC motors have dual carbs (on the XL'S) and I guess it came from the factory with the bowl swapped only one bowl has the choke circuit chamber Hole drilled on it on it the other one doesn't but they interchange otherwise no one could get it to start they even bent the handlebar cross brace trying to pull start it 😅 ... so I got that carbs lined out and I found out it had that infamous timing chain damper defect and jump time about the third time I run it but I did have it starting and running really good thou the exhaust valves made some passionate kisses with the ex. valves at only 375 mi. On the clock oh well 😅 that's why I decided to tear it down and freshen it up because it's been sitting outside for so long I actually bought two of these bikes sight unseen for 500 bucks a piece from a motorcycle dealer who had them listed on Craigslist (with clear titles) 200 mi away from me .. he just happened to be coming down to visit another dealer literally across the road from me what a crazy coincidence thou huh

[@montana2strokeracer]

Wow what a story, and a stroke of luck indeed, I am going to have to get a four stroke in the shop one day. I have not worked on that many and may be a fun change. Yes, those cables can be trouble at times. They get so stretched out over the years you just have to get new ones or make them. Sometimes you can cut them off and just move the cable end up a bit. But really, it's just best to make new ones. Sounds like you are indeed bike poor, that's my problem here too. I just keep finding more junk bikes that I just have to save. Guess it's just a problem us motorcycle nuts have to deal with. Thanks for following the channel I appreciate it.

[@phillipyannone3195]

Great video on cable repair, the only thing I’m not sure about is the flux you use. You call it paste flux. Not acid and not rosin what other kind is there? I never had much luck soldering to stainless steel that I assume is what the cable is made of.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Hi Phillip, the flux I use is Rectorseal nokorode regular paste flux, it is not intended for electronics, hence no rosin, and of course you don't want acid it will eat up your cable. The active compound is Zinc Chloride, think it is a salt compound. I use this same flux when I sweat copper water pipe in my house. It works awesome on stainless steel cable.

[@phillipyannone3195]

Thanks Dale,

[@cainbeeping8480]

Now there is two Frank 👍

[@montana2strokeracer]

So, there you go, the stadium is filling up quick.

[@DavidM2002]

That's a lovely old lathe on your bench. Can you tell me the make and model ? I don't really need another lathe but I sure am curious about yours.

[@montana2strokeracer]

Hi David, it is an Atlas 618, I bought it worth the money probably 10 years ago. Don't use it much but is handy at times and came with the milling attachment, which I use more than anything.

[@RacecarsAndRicefish]

How do you attach the 90 degree elbow piece onto the sheath of the cable? the piece at 0:25 I've got a supercharger set up for my miata and I'm trying to run 2 throttle bodies-- one at the intake manifold and one at the supercharger inlet. A lot of folks online seem to use some sort of custom throttle cable to daisy chain between the two TBs. I'm trying to make such a cable as it's the very final step before my build is "finished"! I've got a throttle cable adjustor for both sides, but I don't quite understand how they attach to the sheath

[@montana2strokeracer]

You have to put the 90 degree adjuster on before you solder on the cable end.

[@frankdillon6127]

hey front row is empty!!!

[@montana2strokeracer]

Sit on down Frank, take a load off.

[@williammasey8313]

Yo don't make cables for other people's motorcycle or just your use

[@montana2strokeracer]

Hey William, I just make them for the projects here in the shop.