New cables, lube or no lube.

I'd not heard of Dri-Slide before so I googled it. Looks like good stuff, but there don't appear to be any suppliers in Australia. Maybe there's an Aussie equivalent with a different name.

I hardly ever go into bike shops so there are probably heaps of other useful motorcycle products I don't know about.

Cheers,
Cam
 
The generic bearing shops have it, there's a Dow Corning version available here. You can also get a silicon dry film lubricant from the boat shops called sailfast, commonly used on sail tracks so the sail raises and lowers easily. Really makes a difference and seems to last ages even when constantly wet provided it dries properly at first.


 
Bugger I have to agree with Keith, if nylon leave as is.

A little tip......when I was karting I ran the very thin derailier inners in standard outers
supper quick especially with the throttle, never had  a failure but kept spare just in case.
 
3-in-1 silicon spary dries 'dry' --- if that makes sense. Halfords and everywhere.

+1 on Andy's suggestion of derailuer cables - used them in mountain bike brakes and never had a failure. Very light action.

Hag.
 
and here's where you get them:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/SearchResults.aspx?Search=gear+cable&CategoryIDs=538,542
Shimano's XT or XTR are excellent value for the money. Some are religious on Gore teflon lined cables, To me they're rubbish. Do use gear outers for gear cables, or brake outers for brake cables. If you put a gear cable in a brake outer, they've space to move around and become imprecise eg when turning. I don't think gear cables are strong enough for clutch actuation.
 
ahh those good old days when folks like crosstrack, proflex and mountain cycle charged you an arm and a leg for a suspension system working on foam, with not a chance to adjust compression or rebound. You could only drop in more soft foam on cold days. Anyone blaming the japs in the seventies for bad motorbike frames, didn't ride mountainbikes in the early ninetees!
Sturdy still exists for bike Stefan, but anyone with half a brain goes hydraulic for their brakes. Get a set of magura HS 33 for your bike and you're good for another decade.
my downhill bike frame has a virtual (or travelling) pivot point and Ohlins suspension with four way separation between lo and hi speed compression and rebound. That's a level of progress that ducati, yam, mv didn't reach on production bikes.

but -in good laverdaforum tradition)- we're digressing.
 
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