Emergency Motorcycle Clutch Cable Replacement Kit Installed & Tested!

[@spicy110]

Updated: This cable has been on the bike for a week and a couple of hundred miles, still working great with no signs of issues. AGAIN Do not do this, I am testing it to see how long it will last. To give an Idea of how reliable they are.

[@stfuandLiftBtCh]

Any update? How long she last haha

[@FADEDEZE]

Any update since a year ? What happened to it

[@richardcurtis2469]

A old enduro riders trick...is to tape a clutch cable.or throttle cable to the existing cables . And if they snap.....all you do is change them over without feeding them through the body work

[@Eammim]

Interesting, I've carried one of these kits (likewise, without the tin!) around for years now and never used it, I've not really looked at all the bits and bobs that come in the kit. I'd always assumed the way to use the replacement cable was to feed the inner in from the lever end, attaching a suitable barrel to suit the lever, then fitting a screw on barrel to the clutch end, which would allow the excess wire to be coiled up rather than need to cut it off. I need to find my cable kit and take a look as I defo don't carry cutters for the wire!

[@Palmit_]

Same thought. That way around would make more sense, and a lot easier i'd assume. There might be a reason for this way tho? the lever end i presume takes less strain than the clutch end.. so that would make it sensible to have the mechanically solid part where the strain is most. Also, there lever ends are a lot more likely to vary in size and dimensions than the clutch end, probably. i don't know.

[@mrwpg]

Before pulling out the old cable attach a piece of string to the lever end, leaving a length of string to attach the new cable to pull it through from the handlebar side of things...

[@bikersquest]

I actually done this on my FZ1 at the side of the road, even have a vid where it snapped. The cable fed through easily I think but that was with the OEM cable cover. I had the same issue with the bit of cable sticking out making it tricky to get the barrel in the lever I didn't even install the barrel in the lever properly at the end you can just partially wind the cable where the barrel should go and when tensioned it can't slip (hard to explain properly without showing). Cutting the cable was difficult with mini cutters though.

[@Dan-56]

That’s clever 👍! Can’t say I’ve ever seen one before, but certainly a good addition to the tool kit. Being an old fart, and going back to the Stone Age 😆, the travel tool kit of my ‘78 BMW had a brand new clutch and throttle cable in it because broken cables were a much common occurrence. One of the small things that has been improved over the years that doesn’t get talked about 😉.

[@tenkasen]

Haven't used the temporary clutch cable version of this but one of my bikes has a Venhill 888 universal 1/4 turn throttle on it which uses the same barrel & grub screw setup to make the upper ends of the push/pull throttle cables, ran that for 4 years and ~20,000 miles with no issues. When I was building the cables I cut them almost to length as you did originally then used a metal file to sand down the protruding ends of the cable threads rather than backing off the screw to pull them in.

[@andygrant3468]

I'm lazy and would have just screwed the barrel on the end of the old cable and slackened all the adjusters to make the cable run shorter, easier to do at the side of the road

[@techtinkerin]

Great product! Could have done with one of these years ago, ended up driving home (in a car) pulling accelerator cable sticking out of the bonnet! It was tricky but after a few miles it became 'normal'. 😂😎👍

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

hey Spicy, I''ve been feeding cables on the roadside on my pushbikes for years, and there is a trick to feeding cables without taking the sleeves off - or unhooking noodles (the metal bit at the end of the sheath that directs the cable). With a good tidy end (sealed is great), what you do when you hit a corner is turn the cable as you push in the OPPOSITE direction to the twist. This makes the end walk the corner while maintaining the twist. If you turn the cable with the twist, as though you're screwing it in, you stand a VERY good chance of unwrapping the braid inside the sheath. Which can leave you needing a new cable AND sheath, 'cos that can leave a strand protruding from the wall.

[@stevenpate6501]

I’ve fitted a similar universal replacement (£7, Amazon I think) at the side of the road, easy enough - but fiddly and probably quite difficult if dark… Rode around on that (with the excess coiled up at the handlebar end) for a week until the replacement arrived, then put it back in the kit for next time!

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

if you get really stuck (like without a spare cable) you could macgyver a clutch control with a bootlace.

[@robinwells8879]

I used one and it failed after a few hundred miles but it turns out that my new adjustable clutch clutch lever had sharp edges in the cable trackway. Sharp edges removed and now I carry a spare OE cable and a repair pack just in case!

[@spicy110]

Yes lots of people had issues with Chinese cnc levers cutting cables.

[@Palmit_]

There might be a reason for this way (feeding from clutch to lever) tho? the lever end i presume takes less strain than the clutch end.. so that would make it sensible to have the mechanically solid part where the strain is most. Also, there lever ends are a lot more likely to vary in size and dimensions than the clutch end, probably. i don't know.

[@darronjknight]

Luckily with my bike I can thread the cable from the other way ,and coil up the excess at the clutch arm end . The repair kit i have has an adaptor for the existing nipple to make it into one that fits the clutch lever .

[@DavidNewmanDr]

Interesting, even though I don't have a clutch on my Zero.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Off topic but please…..could you do a video on what Trike and 3 wheel motorcycles and cc size you can ride/drive on only your cars driving license. I list of all available vehicles and sizes would be great. Thanks in advance 🙏

[@spicy110]

According to the little research I just did, "You can drive/ride a motor tricycle of any power rating if you're over 21 and you have a full car driving licence."

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

@@spicy110oh thanks, Iv been looking too, just that I’m 52 don’t feel it 😂 but want to start going out on little adventures as I’m single and got a lot of time on my hands, thing is Iv had scooters and 125s and ridden bigger bikes back in the day also did a CBT a few times a few years back, but tell the truth I can’t be arsed to get my full bike licence and the costs, I’d rather buy something I can just jump on and go. Regardless if I look like a tit or people scoff at the bike 😂 thanks.

[@tamusbaby]

youre intro song is baddass dnb

[@tamusbaby]

ty!!!! subscribed

[@ChrisCoates]

Talk about timing! I was literally mid way through replacing my clutch cable when you uploaded this video😂

[@SloboloboVFR]

The bolt at the lever is probably the weakest point but there's no reason the cable wouldn't last for a long time. Id still want the proper cable.