Orientation and routing of front cables (GS 850GT)

[Burque73]

Hey Peter. Just thought I'd share a mistake I made replacing mine. Somehow after the new brake lines went on the tachometer cable got moved over enough to pinch behind the triple tree. Turning the forks hard to the right was when I noticed it. Unfortunately in the hundreds of miles I put on with the new brake lines I didn't notice anything wrong but I let my stepson ride it and within five miles the tach quit working. The cable is done for with a severe kink. I can't blame my boy, it would have happened to me sooner or later.

Edit: I suspect I routed the tach cable wrong to begin with but didn't notice till now.

[Peter Buehner]

Thanks for that info! I am hoping to get them all routed and bled this weekend. Did you use any sort of bleeder or just go the manual route? I was thinking of getting a bleeder since the youtube videos I have seen make it look much easier.
I will watch the other cables too.
Have a great weekend.
Peter

Hey Peter. Just thought I'd share a mistake I made replacing mine. Somehow after the new brake lines went on the tachometer cable got moved over enough to pinch behind the triple tree. Turning the forks hard to the right was when I noticed it. Unfortunately in the hundreds of miles I put on with the new brake lines I didn't notice anything wrong but I let my stepson ride it and within five miles the tach quit working. The cable is done for with a severe kink. I can't blame my boy, it would have happened to me sooner or later.

Edit: I suspect I routed the tach cable wrong to begin with but didn't notice till now.

[Burque73]

No, I didnt use a bleeder, just a piece of clear tubing on the nipple fed into a can on the floor and a wrench. The front left was the most challenging but it went fine. It takes a while for any pressure to build and I went through most of a 12oz container in the process.

[Peter Buehner]

Ok. I think I will give that a shot before dropping the $40 on a bleeder.

No, I didnt use a bleeder, just a piece of clear tubing on the nipple fed into a can on the floor and a wrench. The front left was the most challenging but it went fine. It takes a while for any pressure to build and I went through most of a 12oz container in the process.

[Grimly]

Thanks for that info! I am hoping to get them all routed and bled this weekend. Did you use any sort of bleeder or just go the manual route? I was thinking of getting a bleeder since the youtube videos I have seen make it look much easier.
I will watch the other cables too.
Have a great weekend.
Peter

Get a 1 dollar veterinary syringe and suck the fluid out from the bottom.

[Peter Buehner]

That sounds like a much better deal than the $40 bleeder I was looking at on Amazon. Thanks for the tip!

Get a 1 dollar veterinary syringe and suck the fluid out from the bottom.