Question: If you've had a clutch cable(s) break, how many miles did you get out of it before it broke? Please list your bike's model year and your cable maintenance practices in the comments.
Answer: Never had one break (state mileage in comments)
Users Who Chose This Answer:
| No Longer Registered |
12k. Replaced when it lost smooth action. Trick-keep one coiled in headlight shell, if bike has one, old bikes need a spare on board. |
| No Longer Registered |
'98 with 8500mi on it. No problems with the cable yet. |
| No Longer Registered |
Mine hasn't broken... yet. 17,300 miles |
| No Longer Registered |
1200 miles, no broken cables :) |
| Andrew Duthie |
21,000 miles so far. |
| Becky |
14,365 |
| IanJ |
Currently have 19k on the bike, no breakage. Lubricated the cable once at 15k miles, no issues yet. The lubrication was definitely an improvement. |
| Payne |
I replaced mine at 30,000 as a preventative measure. 2003 bike. Lubed the cable once at 24,000 miles. |
| sabby |
never had it break yet 8,000 miles on bike so far on a 2002 |
| Zeke |
Only 2000 miles. |
| zerocool |
15,000 lubed cable with chain wax every 1000 miles |
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