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VS1400 THROTTLE CABLE LUBRICATION
If you have tried to lube your throttle cable via the top of the cable, you probably found that it took a lot of effort and mess to get the lubricant all the way to the ends on the carbs. Well, here is the trick to making it quicker, less messy, and use less lubricant.
1) Use a pressurized lubricant, like Cable Life
2) Lube your cable when you clean your air filters - so you will already have your tank off.
3) Disconnect the throttle cable from handgrip.
4) Break open throttle cable junction that is attached to top of front air box. (To do this, remove the gold colored bracket in the middle of the throttle cable junction using a counter clockwise twisting motion. It will snap off pretty easily)
5) Disconnect the two carb throttle cables from the white main throttle cable connector.
6) Using the pressurized cable lubricant, stick the nozzle straw into the top end of the main throttle cable and spray for 1 to 2 seconds.
7) Holding the top end up high, slide cable in and out. After about a half dozen in and out movements, you will notice cable lube run out of bottom of cable. If no lube comes out, give another 1 to 2 second spray.
8) Now stick nozzle straw in/at hole inside throttle cable junction that goes to rear carb and spray for 1 to 2 seconds.
9) Exercise throttle cable about 6 times - full pulls. Note if lube runs out at carb end of cable. (Touching with finger to see if liquid shows is better than looking for large drops since you only want a light coating, not a sheath full of lubricant that will drip on your bike for weeks to come.)
10) Repeat steps 8 and 9 for front throttle cable.
11) Reconnect carb throttle cables to main cable.
12) Close up throttle cable junction and replace metal clip.
This method is much easier and less messy than using the lubricating clamp they give you with the lubricant. As well, doing it this way doesn't leave a pool of lubricant in the throttle cable junction.
Thanks to Capt1295 from the Cafe
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