TT250 clutch cable options

Sullybiker · 04-05-2017, 08:44 AM

Hi all,

I think my clutch cable might have lost it's tension. It's only a 1000 miles but I commute a lot and put a lot of gear changes through it and I wonder if I just got a weak one. It needed quite a bit of adjustment back to spec (2-3mm according to CSC, same as my Kawi) and in traffic with high engine temps it feels like it's rubber-banding and going further out of adjustment. Netutral is getting very elusive when the engine's hot, because the plates are sticking slightly. I've adjusted when hot (actually at the lights) but I feel I'm chasing a moving target.

Are there any third-party cables that fit? I used a Motion Pro replacement on my Ninja and it's great. I'm going to write CSC but I wouldn't mind a heavy-duty option if I can get one.

Either that or my clutch plates are knackered, but I baby them so I really hope not. I really think it's the cable as the bike shifts okay and is fine before I get to stop'n'go traffic and I think the cable isn't quite pulling the plates as far as it can when hot.

I have tried fresh oil, no difference.

04-05-2017, 08:44 AM	#1
Sullybiker Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Western PA Posts: 363	TT250 clutch cable options Hi all, I think my clutch cable might have lost it's tension. It's only a 1000 miles but I commute a lot and put a lot of gear changes through it and I wonder if I just got a weak one. It needed quite a bit of adjustment back to spec (2-3mm according to CSC, same as my Kawi) and in traffic with high engine temps it feels like it's rubber-banding and going further out of adjustment. Netutral is getting very elusive when the engine's hot, because the plates are sticking slightly. I've adjusted when hot (actually at the lights) but I feel I'm chasing a moving target. Are there any third-party cables that fit? I used a Motion Pro replacement on my Ninja and it's great. I'm going to write CSC but I wouldn't mind a heavy-duty option if I can get one. Either that or my clutch plates are knackered, but I baby them so I really hope not. I really think it's the cable as the bike shifts okay and is fine before I get to stop'n'go traffic and I think the cable isn't quite pulling the plates as far as it can when hot. I have tried fresh oil, no difference.
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