Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

well by the sound of that you were proactive with maintenance at least

perhaps it was was not properly adjusted, too much slack on one end too tight on the other?

 

certainly possible, though I last had it adjusted by our fellow TW'er Jason and he usually tends to know what I'm doing. My best guess is that the rain riding couples with no lubing since maybe played a key role in the deterioration of the cable strands.

Will have to keep an eye on it moving forward, and be sure to lube up after any wet rides.

 

The cause is lack of lubrication at the pivot barrel. With a jammed pivot, every time you pull the clutch in, the cable wires are flexed just at they leave the barrel. Flex / straighten, Flex / Straighten . Repeat until failure. Multi strand cable wire is "high strength, but it can't stand repeated bending.

A drop of oil or a tiny spritz of chain lube every couple months is all it takes.

Plastic lined cables don't really need frequent lube, but the ends still do!

DIY maintenance!

 

FYI, my manual for a modern street bike calls or no oil/lube on cable. Grease at lever pivot and friction points.

 

The oxbow is fuckin tits. Was going way faster tonight. Got some good riding in before a t-storm was supposed to roll in.

 

WTB a 2016-2020 Yamaha XT250 in the Midwest, just in case there’s a tiny chance any of y’all are getting rid of one. Thanks

 

Giant Loop got the jokes today

 

https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/20...Y4m6r3pSwTRa_A91RfyPw8DH0KMXpJp9ShafxXV9wVAlo

 

If only lol.

 

First few paragraphs I was thinking way too hard about if it was actually real or not. Well written.

 

anyone here ever try the michelin enduro medium dot tire??

 

^ THAT is effin' awesome!

 

alright ordered a skid plate online for the ktm yesterday and picked up new tires for the ktm today...
also picked up fresh tires for the ol xr50 project (first parts purchase for this project in 2 years )

also had to buy some rim locks for the ktm since that cheap ass manufacturer stopped including them along in the tool pouch with all new purchases...
some fresh tools and a healthy credit card fucking...

 

At my brothers house he just got the yamaha running.

 

Love the 400ex. Tore things up on that before.

 

I call it ol faithfull this thing starts right up everytime. Sat all winter long then pulled it out n cranks right up.

 

Man, I miss our ltz400. That thing was a blast!

 

Both of these quads r my brothers. He has about 1.2acres but it's all thickets beyond his property line and no one lives beyond the property in the back so we were out there all day breaking trail with the chainsaw n machete. Made good progress open lots of trails up.

 

So trespassing and destroying someone else's property while tearing it up with quads?