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Best clutch cable

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81cr450:
I have less than 5 rides on this clutch cable, cheapest motion pro, & it's giving me the lobster claw hand  :wink:,  so I throw on  a new, cheapest ebay cable, & viola beautiful action again. For less than 5 rides it'll be golden. I'm sure my cheapness on the cable is a large part of the problem, so what is the best. Does anyone make a custom cable thats the s**t? Personally I feel like the factory cable is too short & being longer would offer better routing that would put less kinkage in it

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Foxx4Beaver:
I had the same problem with a Motion Pro clutch cable...it did'nt matter how much I lubed it.I even pressure cleaned it with carb clearner through the pressure luber,and then lubed it more...and it still sucked!! :x.So,I went back to the OEM....I have no problem with it's length...as long as you keep it routed UNDER the front number plate bolt,not over it,and it makes all the difference in the world...and when a good routed,nicely lubed up OEM cable is in place,not much can beat it.
I had also bought a cheap throttle cable off e-bay before...and the nipple that hooks into the carb slide was not "right"...it worked,but I was never confident with it...so again,a new OEM went on,and it's great.  :-D

2-Stroke Tom:
I've had the best luck with the oem cable. When I used to be an avid racer, I found oem cables to last the longest and give the best performance. I recommend the clutch cable reroute modification and a high quality perch with bearing (e.g., ASV, Works Connsection, etc.). Look at your stock cable routing and how the bend of the fixed metal sleeve is fairly tight when it has to go between your frame and pipe. If you straighten out that jacket carefully (I used a vice with soft aluminum jaw inserts), and route it around the outside the frame, it provides a big improvement. Just make sure to use high quality zip ties that can take heat to fix the cable against the frame/radiator mount just barely snug. If you over tighten the zip tie, you will feel it in the clutch pull. My ex Team Green race bike came with the cable routed this way and I duplicated the same thing when I replaced the cable. Here is how mine looks:

sandblaster:
Now, if I saw a bike for sale with everything so nice and clean, I would be all over that  :-)
Of course the last thing I need is another bike....

cbmoor:
I know its not a cable, and they are a lot more expensive but I Installed a Magura hydraulic clutch set up.

Not only did I found the pull lighter but also with this set up its a constant pull it is always the same and it self adjust itself. I also did not need to worry about the route of the cable and kink it, just make sure it does not touch anything that gets hot so it melts the hydraulic hose.

No more worry about cleaning the inner cable and as the pull was lighter cant wait to get home and try it with the new billet clutch arm.

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