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Hi. Thank you for sharing. Awesome that the video was helpful to you with your corvette. Wishing you a wonderful day.

Hi. I would have a few questions. Like are you using genuine Yamaha clutch cables? And where is it snapping? If it is at the clutch lever by the handle bars see if the lever is not miss aligned from a fall. That will cause the cable to rub on the inside of the lever. Especially if it is an after market lever. That will cause the cable to snap early. Then you need to check that the hole that the cable goes into the lever is not worn out or full of dirt. That can cause the swivel ball to get snagged inside the lever as you pull the clutch. Instead of the cable swiveling it is constantly bend which will cause it to break. You can try using chain wax or lube inside the lever to help the ball swivel. But if it is worn out then not much you can do but replace the lever. Then do you live near the coast. If so then exposed cables rust very quickly. I smear a layer of Vaseline (Petroleum jelly) over the cable ends to help it not rust up as quickly. It can also be a bad design. So you may need to carry a spare clutch cable with you if you go riding.

Hi. There are a couple of ways. If you make one that has one end already added. Say by the clutch lever. You can use crimp sleeves to make another end at the clutch or engine for the throttle. Another way is to make a complete cable and then cut one end off while leaving a short piece of wire by the clutch or carburetor. Then just thread the new wire through the old outer housing and fasten the cut off end with a crimp sleeve. Or you can carry the wire and the ends ready made. As well as a small amount of solder wire and a small refillable butane hand torch. The ones they use for hobby crafts. Else you can carry a 12v hobby craft soldering iron. Although they are expensive.

Hi. It’s taken me years to perfect my accent 😂. Thanks for the comment. Wishing you a wonderful day.

Hi. Glad the video helped you. I would love to hear your story if you want to share. Wishing you a wonderful day.

@@AntonSwanepoelTravel oh damn i didn’t think you would actively reply. I live alone in Vegas, I am on my first bike I’m a daily commuter and I even use it for Uber eats. My cable completely snapped and I thought it would be an expensive fix or something I couldn’t do myself. I’m just looking forward to learning my bike and how to do my own maintenance and repairs. It actually snapped on me tonight so hopefully I order the right things and get it done, oil change and new slip on exhaust is next.

Hi. Your first bike is always special. And learning how to maintain your bike yourself is very rewarding and will save you a lot of money. If you have any questions on making the cable feel free to ask. I live in South Africa in a small coastal town and find it very difficult to get spares for my current bike. Honda cbx 250 twister. Both my clutch and throttle cables are home made and have been lasting me for several years now. As you use your bike for delivery. You may want to make a spare cable so that you can quickly get your bike on the road again as cable breaks are very common. Wishing you a wonderful day.

@@AntonSwanepoelTravel man thank you so much man, you really don’t understand

As you use your bike a lot and possibly park in many places to pick up orders or drop them off. Take a look at this video about motorbike security. Motorcycle Security Tips czcams.com/video/2ssNuagD2EA/video.html I would suggest at least getting a square lock as in the video and locking the front disc brake. It is relatively quick to do and will deter most thieves or slow them down long enough that they won’t have time to steel the bike as you drop off it pick up orders.

If you live in a country that import most parts then it can become very expensive. Not to mention in many cases parts are just not available as it is not worth importing small batches. I ride a 2008 Honda and many of the parts are discontinued or crazy expensive.

Hi. Thank you. You also need to make sure that the steel wire is clean so the solder will take. Apply some flux paste to the steel wire before soldering. Something I noted was that if you don’t make the shape well rounded it tends to stick in the lever hole instead of moving easily. Thus the steel wire constantly bends at the end instead of the end swiveling. Eventually the wire will then snap from metal fatigue.

Hi. Good question. That happened to me. In the video I mention that you can go to a fishing shop and get similar sized steel fishing trace cable. Or what I did. Most hardware stores sell thin steel cable. I just got the same sized thickens steel cable from a hardware store and made an end on each side. My brake cable, clutch cable, and throttle cable are all home repair jobs like this as it was a project bike. Now going for 3 years with almost 25000 km with no problems.

I'll try that thank you

Thank you.

Hi. It’s possible it is the cable. Did you find the problem?

@@AntonSwanepoelTravel Fixed it. Not have a issue with my radio. Throttle is fine now. Bikes in good shape and sounds good.

Wow, that is amazing. Small world. Thank you for watching. Wishing you a wonderful day.

Hi, glad the video was helpful. Yes, it is not that difficult. Both my clutch and throttle cable are home made. Now just over two years and just over 20K kilometers. No issues at all.

Hi. I am using normal old lead solder you use for pc boards.

Thank you. All the best for you trip.

@@AntonSwanepoelTravel doing fine so far!

Better buy n bring some spares with you man

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Possibly. Have not tried it.

It might if it has decent heat wrap

No. Tried on my Victory Kingpin clutch. Wouldn't even get past a few pulls. I do not know if it would work temporarily on throttle cable but expect it would on a smaller bike. I am finding you need to use lead solder and fray the wire ends (in a controlled manner) and make sure the solder attaches well to the frayed area of the cable and whatever you are using as a stop. I am an electrical engineer and i tried every crimp lug I had in my stock. I was able fix that clutch cable enough to get me home with multiple lug crimps hanging out on a new wire rope cable length but it was ugly and slipped several times on the short distance home. Swanepoel has it right here and he gives GREAT advice on this problem that every rider will eventually have. I DON'T recommend electrical solder or that no-lead plumbing solder. Get lead from a fishing store or 100% lead solder if you can find it.

Thank you. As to crimping sleeves that you get in hardware stores or fishing shops to crimp two steel cables together. My sister has a large SUV that the spare wheel is attached under the car with a steel cable. That snapped and I got a new cable and used crimp sleeving as shown in this video as a stop. That massive tired held for years. She sold the car and I think it is still going well years later. So steel crimp sleeving can work in some situations. Yes. You need to fray the end of the cable and use acid core solder or flux paste to get it cleaned so the solder sticks to the cable and what you use as stopper. I have now done 3 1/3 years and just over 30K Km on my bike with both the clutch and throttle cable fixed in this way with no issues.

That sucks man. Hope you get the bike mechanically sound soon. But if it continues. Maybe think about selling it and getting one in better condition that is more reliable.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Very sad that we lost such a great and entertaining guy.

Follow the spark plug wires from the engine to where they are all connected. That should be the distributor cap. On this engine, it is on the far right of the engine, partially visible at 23s.

Thank you. Glad you found it of value.

Damn, that sucks. I am currently riding a Honda, but used to ride Yamaha. Love both. My Honda's clutch and petrol cable is hand made like in the video, over a year an 10 000km. No issues.

Mine snapped yesterday on a 2006 Yamaha MT-03 my dealer ordered it and i can pick my bike up in 2 days

Harleys Touring lineup hasn't used a throttle cable in over 12 years now........so.....

@@Mr.CJohnsonI was referring to a Softtail streetbob clutch cable. So....

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