[Tanx] Fwd: More TA Stuff

Adam N. taxonomy at gmail.com
Fri May 29 14:00:51 PDT 2020


Is there a link to where he bought the cable?

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 7:13 PM Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <
tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:

> From Herman Kasper
>
> Hi TA fans---
>
> I always was unhappy with the effort it takes to pull the clutch.
> Of all the bikes I ever owned, it was by far the hardest to pull.
>
> In the past, I had tried to improve it , by letting very fine oil run down
> into the cable, with  a taped- on "funnel".
> I guess whatever lubricant was inside the cable, was gummed up. After all
> the bike is 31 yrs old!
>
> Finally ,a few wks ago I ordered a new (aftermarket) clutch cable. Came
> from England ,  cost only about 10 british pounds incl shipping.
>
> Just installed it, it fit perfectly!
> I am EXTREMELY  happy with the DRAMATIC  improvement!   🙂
>
>
> nOTE:
> The 6mm screws holding the small heatshield (pic) were  frozen solid
> ---baked in!
>
> I sheared one off-- but was able to get it out .
> Used "anti-seize" compound with the new screws---same stuff I put on spark
> plug threads.
>
> i thought you possibly  might find this helpful. Pls share with other TA-
> friends if you'd like.
>
> Cheers  Herm
>
> PS: thanks for the link for Ceramic pads, Chuck! I plan on ordering them.
>
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Adam Novitt
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