Austin Cafe Racer » clutch cable http://www.austincaferacer.com Blood, Sweat, Tears and Grease Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:12:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 New Clutch Cable http://www.austincaferacer.com/2008/10/new-clutch-cable/ http://www.austincaferacer.com/2008/10/new-clutch-cable/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:01:13 +0000 admin http://www.austincaferacer.com/2008/10/new-clutch-cable/ I took the bike out for a relatively long ride this morning around campus and developed some hand fatigue from squeezing the clutch lever too much. I can genuinely say the fatigue is not from the Clubman bars. I love the bars and can’t see why so many people complain about them so much. They are quite comfortable. I attributed the hand fatigue from from the old clutch cable. Luckily, I already had a brand new Motion Pro clutch cable sitting in my studio. I hadn’t thought I needed to replace it, but this morning my cramped hand muscles sealed the deal. IMG_4378.JPG

Old cable.

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Nothing really wrong with it, I just think replacing it will help with my hand fatigue. If it doesn’t I’ll have to maybe get a modern adjustable clutch lever.

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A simple process really. The only snag I encountered was the bit on the clutch end of the cable was slightly larger than the original.

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I filed down the upper portion where the bit meets the cable, just enough to thin it down so it could slide into the lower lever slot.

Everything else worked fine. The new cable feels a little better, but not significantly different. I’l eBay the old cable this week.

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