Hi SSCala, I could have SWORN I had replied yesterday, but somehow my post was never published...
Oh, well... here goes again !
1. Cables run through
sheaths (or whatever you call them...
sleeves to the English...) so make sure you grease up the sheath properly before you run the new cables through them! That way they will feed very smoothly and you will NOT need a cord or whatever as I read above...
2. If you plan on having
new cables made (but why the rear brake, isn't it operated by a rod? Unless you have a rear set conversion...) I would advise on having
new sheaths as well. They can be cut to measure and fitted with SS caps on each end.
3.
If you plan on having new cables and sheaths, here's a classy suggesiton Have your clutch sheath cut to measure, and run the cable in... THEN have the cable cut to measure and have a lug soldered to each end.
Feed the clutch cable assembly engine side first (from the clutch lever in the gearbox up to the handlebars) snap the two lugs in place and you're ready to go.
Have a spare made in exactly the same fashion, with extra lube (grease) inside, and coil it up in the toolbox or wherever.
This way, should the clutch cable ever snap you simply pop out the broken cable and old sheath, feed in the new cable as described and you're ready to go!
Easy peasy, no grime, clean hands and no sweat at all!
BMW used this system with their pushrod airheads from the 1950's to the late 1990's...