snapped clutch cable replacement question

[greg78gs750]

well, my grotty old clutch cable finally snapped, thankfully only 150 feet from my house. should i get a motion pro cable from z1, or an oem? i have heard the oem are better quality, but, boy, those guys at z1 ship fast, faster than my dealer or anyone else. maybe i will get the motion pro and order an oem also, couldnt hurt to have an extra around, eh? not much of a question, i guess, sorry to clutter up the forum......

greg

[tkent02]

Whatever you get, grease the bearing inside the clutch lever or it will break again.

[rphillips]

Normally, the cables will give signs of failure before they snap. The cable will sometimes stretch & need adj. or sometimes you will feel the clutch lever seem to give a little. This would be a couple or three strands of the cable snaping. It should still last a while longer before it completely fails. Sometimes they get slow & draggy feeling. This would be lack of lube, or possibly a strand broken inside the sheath & binding. This would be the time to get a new one & get it installed, before it snaps. Not always, but almost always, there will be some kind of noticable indication before complete cable failure. I'd rather have OEM if same price & equal time of delivery. Normally aftermkt, Motion Por, will be cheaper & quicker so probably would be my choice & should last for years with no problems. In future, notice any abnormal feeling in clutch lever operation, & try to get it replaced before it fails. Just my opinion!!!

[chef1366]

I agree. Go with stock.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Get the correct OEM cable !!!!!

[greg78gs750]

yeah, i should have replaced it when i did all the other work.....impatience to get on the road. luckily, it went close to home. i think i will order one of each, put the zuke one on when it gets here and keep the motion pro as a backup. my clutch did feel odd the last few times out.....it broke in the middle of the cable, i think there was a little break in the outer sheath that let some elements in....it was all rusted at the break. serves me right for not inspecting it more closely!!

[chuckycheese]

June is busting out all over!!!!!

If the weather is half as nice there as it is here, I'd put on the one that shows up first!\\/