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Re: [ST] argh! (was Re: Neutral problems )



On Sat, 5 May 2001 05:43:50 -0700 , "Ken Mitchell"
<ken_mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Paul Fox wrote:
><snip>
>>but now that i'm going to get a new cable, i should probably get a slightly
>>longer one to better accomodate my risers, and maybe allow getting rid
>>of the 90 degree tubing bend down at the bottom -- i recall the archives
>>saying something about that lightening the feel significantly.
>>any advice from the "been there's" on what cable i should get?
>
>Paul,
>
>Replace it with a cable from a Sprint ST. It's the fundamentally the same
>cable as the stock one on your RS. However, the housing is reversed and the
>metal tube with the bend in it is located at the handlebar, rather than at
>the engine end.

As a data point, my stock Sprint ST clutch cable lasted 53,000 miles
before it finally broke, and I have bar risers on my Sprint. The cable
itself is a good one.


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