| Author | Message | ||
     Froggy |
These damn things shake apart. I just went outside to attempt to play with my clutch settings, and noticed my left side scoop is missing. I felt something hit my left foot last night while in a construction zone, but at 11pm it was too dark to notice if it was the scoop or not. Anyway, now that I need a new scoop, do I go aftermarket or get another OEM? I don't recall seeing anything aftermarket other than a carbon fiber version. Also, my clutch cable is shot and hanging on by a thread, I will have to deal with that eventually too. Effing Buells, I should of bought a Kawi, those don't even need oil changes or so I've been told. | ||
| Cyclonedon |
I should of bought a Kawi, those don't even need oil changes or so I've been told. they don't last long enough to have to change the oil! | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Crap, mine used a tank of gas and now I have to refill. Somebody should have told me these Buells used fuel. | ||
| Crusty |
If you didn't eat so many of those cholesterol filled Five Guys burgers, maybe your bike would hold up better. | ||
| Xbimmer |
Also, my clutch cable is shot and hanging on by a thread, Where is it frayed? | ||
| Froggy |
Its fraying by the lever, there is only a few hairs left. It won't fully disengage, it creeps forward after stopping like an automatic. I can't even pop it into neutral. | ||
| Paul56 |
Mine failed at the lever, too. I think the bending motion right at the lever causes the strands to work-harden and then break with little warning. I now check it at oil change time and keep a spare on hand. My scoop is still good, though.  | ||
| Od_cleaver |
You guys should try and oil the (new)cable right at the end. Put oil on the cable barrel and on the cable itself. Do this for sure after every rain or washing and maybe once a week. | ||
| Ratbuell |
+1 on keeping the cable(s) lubed - clutch and throttle/idle. Rain? Dri-slide it. Wash? Dri-slide. Been a couple weeks since either one? Dri-slide. That's my routine, on all my bikes, ever since the clutch cable on my FLHP broke 2 hours from home, in a rainstorm. Upshifts...not so bad. Clutchless downshifts on wet pavement? Pucker up, buttercup. Never again. Keeping 'em lubed helps the cable slide through the sheath, cutting the resistance (pull) on the end, where it's not only anchored into the ferrule (pinched) but has a slight rotation/bend action when you move the lever. I'll jinx myself now...but I haven't broken one since that day on the FLHP. | ||
| Xbimmer |
 Clean out the lever where the cable barrel resides, grease it well, install new cable, install something like this:   Guys, the cable barrel won't rotate as well with crap in there. This little $7 part fixed it for me!  | ||
| Etennuly |
When I do my oil change I lube the cable with a shot of mobil 1 since a can is nearly completely empty and in my hand. Just a couple drops at the cable end when it gets washed makes it work noticeably smoother. What is up with these things needing tires. My PR2 rear has just crossed the 10,000 mile mark. Damn thing is wore out. The front Sync is at 13,500 and it is shot too! |
