RE: [ST] clutch cables

["chris cullen" <chris.cullen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mine failed at exactly the same mileage - 3700!

It was replaced under warranty with a cable with a different part
number. Apparently the "old" cable has been replaced with a better
product - not shiny though, covered with black matt paint.

Why does it cost $120? The dealer in the UK fitted the new one in under
10 minutes and adjusted it to my liking.

Cheers!

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Wesley Horner
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 7:42 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] clutch cables

So I remember reading that there is a high failure rate on the ST clutch
cable by the clutch lever.  This morning I fell victim.  Fortunately I
discovered it before it fully broke and my work is only a short walk
from the dealer
but with 3700 miles on the bike am I going to be replacing this part
every
couple of months?  Is there a solution or a workaround?  I got this one
covered under warranty but 120 bucks is what it will cost when the
warranty
expires.  

This also seems like a dangerous item to have chronically fail.  If it
were
a Ford car it would have already had a government mandated recall or
something
of that sort by now.  Maybe the cable failures aren't that widespread
though.

Thoughts?

Wes

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