Premium Member Evill_Ed Posted August 17, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted August 17, 2023 Has anyone found a shorter clutch cable option for our bikes? My clutch cable on my track bike is too long with the lower clip ons. I’ve played with cable routing but couldn’t come up with anything I liked. The cable bows up and blocks the view of the dash. A shorter cable would fix this. I know @jb.junior said the R7 cable is approximately an inch shorter. I think 2-3 inches shorter would probably work better. Any suggestions how to select a shorter cable? Ed "Do not let this bad example influence you, follow only what is good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Pursuvant Posted August 17, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted August 17, 2023 MotionPro makes custom lengths and end fittings. I've bought MotionPro stuff before. And there are some "all stainless steel cable makers, I think I looked at Venhill for a custo project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb.junior Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Evill_Ed said: Has anyone found a shorter clutch cable option for our bikes? My clutch cable on my track bike is too long with the lower clip ons. I’ve played with cable routing but couldn’t come up with anything I liked. The cable bows up and blocks the view of the dash. A shorter cable would fix this. I know @jb.junior said the R7 cable is approximately an inch shorter. I think 2-3 inches shorter would probably work better. Any suggestions how to select a shorter cable? Ed I haven't found one. I just make the R7 cable work -- it's not too bad. I lightly zip tie it out of the line of the dash. I could take some pics next time I'm around my bike(s). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb.junior Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Pursuvant said: MotionPro makes custom lengths and end fittings. I've bought MotionPro stuff before. And there are some "all stainless steel cable makers, I think I looked at Venhill for a custo project. I've found them unresponsive and a general PITA. I tried to get custom throttle cables made by them for months, to no success. Let me know if you have better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetscience Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 How long is the stock MT cable? I got a Spears cable that is 43.5 inches end to end. It is a new spare cable that I no longer use. It fits a ninja 400 that I no longer have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyribs Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/17/2023 at 9:42 AM, jb.junior said: I've found them unresponsive and a general PITA. I tried to get custom throttle cables made by them for months, to no success. Let me know if you have better luck. I had a set of pristine throttle cables for a XL500S, but I wanted replacements due to age. MotionPro didn't have them in their data base, so they would've been custom made. I don't remember exactly, but they quoted me well over $300 for the cables. I had to ship mine to them and they weren't going to return my original cables. They said they had to cut the original cables, which makes no sense to me. "I'm giving you pristine cables off a 1,000 mile bike to add to your data base. The least you could do is measure them without destroying them". He smugly suggested that I couldn't find anyone else to make them, and boy was he wrong. Local shop made me a pair of cables for like 50 bucks and apologized that costs had gone up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb.junior Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/20/2023 at 8:34 PM, shinyribs said: I had a set of pristine throttle cables for a XL500S, but I wanted replacements due to age. MotionPro didn't have them in their data base, so they would've been custom made. I don't remember exactly, but they quoted me well over $300 for the cables. I had to ship mine to them and they weren't going to return my original cables. They said they had to cut the original cables, which makes no sense to me. "I'm giving you pristine cables off a 1,000 mile bike to add to your data base. The least you could do is measure them without destroying them". He smugly suggested that I couldn't find anyone else to make them, and boy was he wrong. Local shop made me a pair of cables for like 50 bucks and apologized that costs had gone up. Sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Local shops might be good if you have someone nearby. I'm also thinking that this would be a relatively easy DIY similar to this video. I don't think that the solder pot is necessary as a heat gun or solder iron should get the job done or you could probably also rig up a DIY solder pot as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Evill_Ed Posted August 29, 2023 Author Premium Member Share Posted August 29, 2023 Yup, this seems like the best option Venhill make cable kits to make your own cable. Definitely use a solder pot. Most likely a winter project for me. Ed 1 "Do not let this bad example influence you, follow only what is good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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