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Re: [ST] clutch cables

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 06:07:28 -0700, Richard & Lisa White
<RedRiders@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>> 
>> Hello fellow disgusters:
>>         Wes, you are mistaken. There is not a high failure rate of ST clutch cables. There were a few listers who received bad cables. These were part of a poorly made production run, and once identified, they were pulled from stock.
>>         I'm on my 13, 500+ mile with my original, lubed, cable and going strong!
>
>34,000 miles and counting on mine! Of course it is a '99 ST . . . .  My
>throttle cable, however, was replaced approx. 1,500 miles ago . . . .

My first clutch cable parted at ~51,000 miles, right about the time I
was considering getting a spare to put in the saddlebag. At 63,000
miles the replacement cable is still fine.


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