Throttle cable lubrication

[iboldguy]

Book says to lube the cable with cable luber or engine oil. How do you guys do it? My cable luber will not seal tight on the handle bar cable ends. Do I have to go under the tank and use the pressure to lube up?

 

[HaulinAshe]

Aerosol can of Tri-Flow. Use the little red tube and force some down the cable. Work them, repeat. You know, the old way, before cable lubers came out.

 

[okmac]

I lubed my throttle cable for the first time last week. I used the Cable Luber Kit sold by Rider Wearhouse. It costs 22 $ but I think it is well worth it. It is easy to use and my throttle now is very very smooth. I didn't realize how much it was hanging up until I lubed it.

Now I will probably do it fairly often.

Mac

 

[C&C]

I just crack open the throttle grip housing to access the throttle cable and drop in a half dozen drops of motor oil and let gravity do its thing. Between the capillary action of the fluid, and gravity, the oil will make it to the throttle.

 

[Silent]

Aerosol can of Tri-Flow. Use the little red tube and force some down the cable. Work them, repeat. You know, the old way, before cable lubers came out.

+1

To bad alot of places don't even know about Tri-Flow. Best thing since Duct Tape IMO, been using it forever B)

 

[OhioFJR1300]

Aerosol can of Tri-Flow. Use the little red tube and force some down the cable. Work them, repeat. You know, the old way, before cable lubers came out.

+1

To bad alot of places don't even know about Tri-Flow. Best thing since Duct Tape IMO, been using it forever B)

+2 on the Tri Flow Great stuff :clapping:

 

[S76]

I use a sandwich bag.

Disconnect the cable from the throttle twist grip. Poke a hole in the corner of a sandwhich bag and feed the cable into the hole so the cable housing is in by 1/4 inch or so. Use elecrical tape to secure the bag to the housing and add a little bit of oil. Tie it up so the bag doesn't spill and the cable is all down hill and let gravity to it's job. After a while you will see it starting to weep out the other end. Done.

Crude, but effective and cheap.

 

[otrfjr]

I use Cable Life aerosol, the little red squirter stick (no jokes), and a towel.

 

[ELP_JC]

To bad alot of places don't even know about Tri-Flow.

I'm one of those 'places' . What the heck is that, and where do you buy it? Hardware store? Auto Parts store? Will make the decision between that and just oil (I do have an oiler). Thx man.

JC

 

[Capt. Bob]

You may find it in a sporting goods outlet or gun shop. Works magic on bolt action rifles.

 

[OhioFJR1300]

To bad alot of places don't even know about Tri-Flow.

I'm one of those 'places' . What the heck is that, and where do you buy it? Hardware store? Auto Parts store? Will make the decision between that and just oil (I do have an oiler). Thx man.

JC

Tri flow's web page click here

 

[GAPS]

I use a sandwich bag.
Disconnect the cable from the throttle twist grip. Poke a hole in the corner of a sandwhich bag and feed the cable into the hole so the cable housing is in by 1/4 inch or so. Use elecrical tape to secure the bag to the housing and add a little bit of oil. Tie it up so the bag doesn't spill and the cable is all down hill and let gravity to it's job. After a while you will see it starting to weep out the other end. Done.

Crude, but effective and cheap.

Similiar but different, I put oil in bag, put cable end in bag with oil, rubber band around bag, tip up bag and cable, light squeeze on bag pushes oil right thru, use rag for bit of oil that gets by the seal at rubber band...you know, the older way, before aerosol came about ;]

 

[ELP_JC]

Tri flow's web page click here

Thanks buddy, but I was expecting to see one product. There're TEN :dribble: . Which is the 'good' one? Thx .

JC

 

[OhioFJR1300]

Tri flow's web page click here

Thanks buddy, but I was expecting to see one product. There're TEN :dribble: . Which is the 'good' one? Thx .

JC

here you go Tri Flow click here

 

[raclow]

Looks like you could go by a bicycle shop and pick some up...........Maybe.

 

[ELP_JC]

Looks like you could go by a bicycle shop and pick some up

Well, thanks to your suggestion, just looked at my bicycle stuff, and guess what I found? Yep, no need to buy it anymore :lol: . Guess it's obvious I don't lube my chains that often. Take care.

JC

 

[raclow]

Looks like I will be going by a shop real soon and getting some.......lube that is.......for cables.....OH, whatever.