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Neilap Full Member Offline I cant hear you over the awesome. Posts: 183 Morgantown, W.V. Gender:	Clutch cable broke 05/17/15 at 23:17:10 At the lever. Im at work currently. My insurance will only cover to the nearest suzuki shop for free. Its closed on mondays thus i am 35 miles from home and the shop is 3 miles away and i dont feel like paying 4 dollars a mile to get home nor can i afford it. Gimme ideas on rigging rhe clutch so i can get home lol. Please and thank you
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #1 - 05/18/15 at 02:41:01 I got nothing but sympathy. Sorry. Once you get going you can shift without the clutch, i do that all the time.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #2 - 05/18/15 at 03:14:09 Most likely the shop will not have the clutch cable in stock.....and will have to order it. I can't think of any good way to rig it....and riding without the clutch is nearly impossible in traffic.
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #3 - 05/18/15 at 03:21:29 I got nothing for you either but sympathy. Get her rolling drop in gear and try to work the lights so you don't have to stop. I have had a little luck before running a wire down the housing and tying it off to where it goes at both ends. Sometimes it's strong enough, sometimes not. It usually doesn't last a real long time.
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Re: Clutch cable broke
Reply #4 - 05/18/15 at 03:23:24

Im worried about shifting without the clutch. I can do it in a car without grinding and very good with rev matching but the not having a neutral inbetween each gears is making me feel like im going to mess it up lol. Is it safe to do if im conservative with it? Do i want higher rpms to shift with or lower and differences in down and up

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Reply #5 - 05/18/15 at 03:38:34

On my little dirt bike shifting without a clutch was a breeze - but the few times I tried it on my Savage it was very clumsy. I could just not do it smoothly and always got a big "clunk" between gears. I have no idea how you could get the bike going safely and reliably.

If you have any kind of traffic on the way home....you would be a lot better calling a friend and getting a ride until you can get a cable. If you do want to "risk it"....try a few laps around the parking lot before you head out into traffic. If you can't do it safely in the parking lot - you won't be able to do it safely out in traffic.

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Reply #6 - 05/18/15 at 05:18:04

Shifting without the clutch will not hurt the transmission. Get the bike moving via "The Fintstone's" method and then drop it into 1st...and you're off. Up-shift like normal, you wont even notice the difference. For down shifting, just do it under light load. If you need to make a stop, simply go from 2nd to N. If you change your mind you can always tap it down into 1st.

I've broken clutch cables 15-20 miles from my truck in the nastiest NE woods/rocks and never had a problem riding. Once you do it, you'll see how easy it is.

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Reply #7 - 05/18/15 at 12:53:49

Thanks for the info guys. I made it home and was hilarious at stoplights. Motioned people past and for getting started i just done neutral and literally ran overtop of the bike giving throttle and dumping into first. I have learned even with my 350lbs self... To much throttle got me into a slight wheelie and was not a pleasant situation

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #8 - 05/18/15 at 16:24:26 I am glad you made it! Now get that cable ordered!
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1st2know Senior Member Offline Currently between Savages Posts: 295 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #9 - 05/18/15 at 17:30:30 Got home safely and got a wheelie in. Sounds like a good day
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28648 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #10 - 05/18/15 at 17:35:01 1st2know wrote on 05/18/15 at 17:30:30: Got home safely and got a wheelie in. Sounds like a good day Cool!... ...
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #11 - 05/18/15 at 20:05:37 I love the help on this forum! Sometimes it's technical, sometimes it's "Get the bike moving via "The Fintstone's" method..." Hey, whatever gets it working, right?!?
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Neilap Full Member Offline I cant hear you over the awesome. Posts: 183 Morgantown, W.V. Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #12 - 05/18/15 at 20:35:23 Hah very much so. Where would you all suggest I get the cable? And used or new? Iv already spent 150 on the bike in this paycheck via tires and petcock lol I think its trying to say im not allowed to have a savings.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Clutch cable broke Reply #13 - 05/18/15 at 22:42:49 This is where having your location in your ident would give you some help.
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Re: Clutch cable broke
Reply #14 - 05/19/15 at 02:54:32

Neilap wrote on 05/18/15 at 12:53:49:

Thanks for the info guys. I made it home and was hilarious at stoplights. Motioned people past and for getting started i just done neutral and literally ran overtop of the bike giving throttle and dumping into first. I have learned even with my 350lbs self... To much throttle got me into a slight wheelie and was not a pleasant situation

Pictures or better yet video? with so many cell phones around certainly someone got it! AND we'd like to see it.

Someone on here might have a cable, ask in the marketplace. I picked up one that way.

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