Lubing throttle cables

[Rob S.]

Thankfully, nylon lined cables didn't seem to stick around too long and teflon lined ones became more available.

You might have a few years on me (I hear you guys 'across the pond' age pretty well). I started street riding in 1975, and I'm not sure I remember nylon.

[rphillips]

Most, around our local shop, never wanted wetness inside the cables. Oil or grease would collect dirt & grit & make a gummy paste inside the cables, thus the graphite lubricant, "Cable Lube". I Saw this Dry Lube stuff in a earlier post & figured the reasons were still viable. nothing wet inside the cable to cause goo.

[Rob S.]

Most, around our local shop, never wanted wetness inside the cables. Oil or grease would collect dirt & grit & make a gummy paste inside the cables, thus the graphite lubricant, "Cable Lube". I Saw this Dry Lube stuff in a earlier post & figured the reasons were still viable. nothing wet inside the cable to cause goo.

Sounds logical to me, but hey, I am a two-time grad school dropout. Facts: of all my cousins and siblings, I am the only one without a grad degree. Of all my cousins and siblings, besides me there is only one other who is not either a doctor or a lawyer..

I know that sounds snooty, IS snooty. But it's true. And that only other one besides me not a doc or attorney? An actuary, quite an esteemed and accomplished actuary. And, apologies in advance, no offense to a newer member who I know puts me to shame as a motorcycle mechanic or anyone else, my cousin the actuary (published, award-winning, etc.)? Borderline autistic, at the very least. What does that say about me?

NG. 86. It practically says, "Blacksheep" on my birth certificate. So when the Highway Patrol pulls up next to me speeding, and shouts out his window, "You're going to kill yourself," I might be thinking, "This motorcycle (and my other one) are all I have to live for."

And you guys.