by Big Al » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:57 pm
I had no trouble fitting the front brake and clutch cables, although the clutch inner cable left after it has passed through the trunnion on the clutch lever seems very, very close to the clutch cover. It would have to be trimmed to within less than an inch of the trunnion to prevent it rubbing on the painted cover. Perhaps that's normal, as there seemed to be only one position for fitting the clutch lever.
The rear brake outer is clearly too long, but the seller has told me that it fits several models which require different lengths, so I am now quite happy to trim this, a little at a time until it gives a smooth run without a huge loop under the engine. My parts book shows two alloy cable supports for the legshield bars, to hold cables away from the hot silencer. At least one is for the rear brake cable, but what is the other one for? I have a speedo cable as well, so perhaps it's for this? (Positions not shown in parts book)
While the throttle cable seems to fit pretty well, the two gear cables seem to balloon towards the rider at the handlebars, and I think I will need to trim these as well. I will try them as they are to start with.
Every photo I look at seems to show a different way of running the various cables, with even the experts using alternative routes to each other, and different clips, so I am not going to lose any sleep over this!!
I'm not sure who came up with the idea of running the two gear cables (and possibly the throttle cable??) through a grommet in the back of the legshield, but it was not a good one.