What is Motorcycle Cable?
A motorcycle throttle cable is a crucial component of a motorcycle's throttle system, responsible for controlling the engine's speed. It connects the throttle grip on the handlebars to the carburettor or throttle body on the engine.
Advantages of Motorcycle Cable
High Temperature Resistance, Cold Resistance And Corrosion Resistance
During operation, motorcycles will encounter various complex environmental and climatic conditions. Therefore, motorcycle cables must have high temperature resistance, cold resistance, corrosion resistance and other characteristics to ensure normal operation in various environments.
Anti-vibration, Anti-pull
When a motorcycle is driving, it will produce strong vibrations and pulling forces. Therefore, motorcycle cables must have anti-vibration and anti-pull characteristics to ensure that they will not loosen or break during driving.
Flame Retardant, Environmentally Friendly
Cables for motorcycles must also be flame retardant and environmentally friendly. The flame retardant performance can ensure that the cable will not accelerate the spread of fire in unexpected situations such as fire, while the environmental protection performance can reduce environmental pollution.
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The inner cable is the longest piece of cable. In this day and age, it should be braided stainless steel. You don’t want a cable that can rust on you. This is the piece you will solder your fittings to.
The outer cable (sheath) protects the inner cable from damage. Good cables are lined with teflon. This creates much less friction between the cable and the sheath. There’s also less of a chance of the cable failing.
The elbow is sometimes used to keep a cable from bending the wrong way or kinking. The elbow can be found attached to the top of the carb or where the cable enters the throttle assembly. Elbows are often fitted with cable adjustment nuts for use in marginally lengthening the cable.
The cap is fitted over one, or in some cases, both ends of the cable to keep it the plastic coating from pealing back.
Adjusters can be fitted in the middle or either end of the cable. The cable adjuster is on the carburetor end.
End fittings come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The most common are ball fittings, barrel fittings, nipples and pears – and they come in a wide variety of sizes.
How To Lubricate Your Motorcycle’s Cables
Remove The Cables From The Bike
You can service the cables while they’re installed on the bike, but removing the parts will make the task easier, meaning less messy. Take a photo to confirm routing and then remove the cables, inspecting them for damage or wear. If they are damaged, worn, or frayed, take the time to order the replacement part and install it.
Choosing The Correct Lubricant
Some will think that any old lubricant will do, and that can’t be any farther from the truth. Some cables have a slick inner sheath that will gum up if exposed to solvents or harsh chemicals, so do not use wd-40 or any other type of penetrating oil. Regular motor oil works great if you don’t have an appropriate aerosol product. If you want to do it the right way, we suggest a product that is formulated for cables.
Create A Funnel
This is the old-school way to do it! Cut a hole in the corner of a small plastic bag and push the cable through the hole. Secure the bag to the cable with a rubber band and then invert the bag to create a funnel. Because the lubricant is aerosolized, you want it to go down the cable, not spray all over it.
Spray The Lubricant In The Funnel
Add some lube to the funnel (about a tablespoon) and hold the cable vertically so that gravity can pull the lubricant down into the housing. Work the inner wire up and down to help move the lube along. Once the lower end of the wire gets wet, you’re done.
Reinstall And Adjust Cables
Remove your funnel, wipe down the cable, and reinstall it on the bike. Make sure you return the adjusters to their original positions, or better yet check your owner’s manual and set the slack to the manufacturer’s recommendation for either your motorcycle clutch cable or throttle cable.
Skip All Of The Steps By Using A Cable Lubricator
If you want to be done sooner, a dedicated motorcycle cable lubricator is the way to go. Want to be done sooner? A specialized cable luber will allow you to inject lube directly into the housing with the cable still on the bike. You’ll know when you’re done when the lubricant drips out of the bottom of the cable housing.
How to Make Motorcycle Cables
Measure measure, measure, then check your measurement and recheck it again before you trim the cable. You don’t want to make a rookie mistake by trimming the cable and end up with a cable that is either to long or to short. So it pays to be careful.
Get the right parts before you start. Make sure you have the right solder, a good quality flux and some spare in case you screw up. Furthermore you’ll need a small butane torch or an old-fashioned soldering gun and cleaning fluid.
Don’t overheat the cable or the fitting. Yes you need some heat to braze the cable ends to the cable. But if it gets red, the end of the cable will have to be trimmed off because it becomes brittle and you’ll have to toss it and start over.
Preassemble your cable and check for size before you solder. Yup, measure it again to be sure the cable is the correct length. Better safe than sorry.
Be careful not to fray the cut end of the cable. If you’re trying to cut the inner cable with an old wire cutter than changes are you will screw up the ends of the cable. So use a sharp/new wire cutter for cutting the cable. Of course a dremel or other small power tool is a good alternative.
Practice soldering. Practice practice and practice. Make sure you know how to solder and apply heat to the cable. So use a cut-off piece of the new cable or practice on an old cable.
Step-by-step soldering. Clamp or place the cable where can sit at least a few inches above your working surface. You don’t want to catch anything on fire! You’ll also need to be able to heat the cable evenly from top to the bottom. If you’re using an open flame torch, make sure there are no flammable chemicals sitting around.
Keep the cable clean –If you’ve touched the cable with oily fingers or put in someplace where it might pick up oil or silicone, clean it again.
Slide your clean end fitting onto the cable. Carefully slide the fitting on the cable and be sure you don’t contaminate the cable again with your greasy hands.
Dab the cable with a few drops flux using a q-tip. Or, if you have a big enough bottle, you can dip the cable end into the bottle. Don’t use your finger to spread the flux on the cable. Your fingers retain body oils that will make the cable reject the solder, and you don’t want that stuff on your fingers anyway. It is toxic and poisonous.
Heat the cable slowly and carefully. Start with the flame about 15 cm away and move in slowly heating only the cable. Do not expose the nipple or fitting to direct heat and be careful not to overheat the cable – it can happen fast! If the cable glows red or becomes sooty, you will have to trim both the outer and inner cable and start over (that’s if you have enough room left on the cable). That’s why I suggest you practice on a bit of the leftover cable first. Ideally, you should heat the cable to around 180 degrees. Do not heat the nipple. Observe what happens to the flux. As it starts to bubble, touch the tip of the solder to the nipple and the flux should immediately draw the solder in. Let the solder cool completely for a few minutes before you attempt to touch it.
Test the cable. With the cable completely cooled, grab the end of the fitting with a vice grip. Remember these fittings are soft brass so don’t clamp so tightly that you’ll misshape it! Give the fitting a good tug. If it stays on, you’ve successfully soldered the cable and you’re ready for your next one.
How to Maintain Motorcycle Cable
Cable types
You need to determine what type of cable you have. The older type is a steel cable with wires inside a rubber or plastic sheath. This type must be lubricated to perform effectively.
The second type is a more modern class of cable, lined with teflon. These should not be lubricated – and may be damaged if they are.
Remove cables
Disconnect the cables from the throttle drum or lever at the handlebar end. Remember how they were attached so you can replace them properly later.
Inspect your cables carefully. If just one strand has come lose, it is grounds for replacement.
Add lubricant to your cables
There are various techniques to adding lubricant to your cables. One of the best known involves cutting the corner off a plastic bag, then poking the cable end through the corner, creating a receptacle for the lubricant. An elastic band can be used to keep the plastic in place. Motor oil or other suitable lubricant can then be squirted into the plastic corner. The lubricant should then enter into the cable sheath and run down the steel inside. Hold the cable up and observe the lubricant dribble out the other end.
Some lubricants come with a ‘needle nose’, meaning you wouldn't need to follow the above step. Some special 'cable lubers' can be used while the cables are still in position on the bike, making the entire task quicker, easier and cleaner.
After the lubricant has flowed out the other end, wipe everything down, then re-attached the cables.
You should perform this simple maintenance task at least twice a year to guarantee optimum performance and safety.
How to Measure Motorcycle Cables
Changing out the handlebars on your motorcycle can be a great way to customize the bike to your liking. While some may think that it is just the simple task of clamping on a new set and hitting the road, there are some other things to consider as well. One of these considerations should be the motorcycle cable lengths and brake line lengths. If you are changing the dimensions of the handlebars, more often than not, you will have to change the lengths of the cables and lines too.
To get the most accurate measurement, you will want to install your new handlebars on the bike.
Run the wire in the desired path that you will want to run the cable. Try to avoid running it against parts with paint or chrome and also hot areas. You will also want to avoid sharp angles in the cable. For example, take the wire and run it from the throttle housing on the handle bars to the carburetor or the throttle body. The clutch cable and brake line can be measured similarly from their corresponding connection points.
Measure the length of your stock cable. When doing this, only measure the length of the housing; do not include the length of the free wire at each end.
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