Lubing the cables: Difference between revisions

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====What should I use for lubricant?====

Pretty much anything that won't gum up your cables will work. There are a couple things you shouldn't use, though. WD-40 is not a lubricant. Also stay away from chain wax. You don't want something waxy building up. It doesn't cost much to get the right stuff. Your motorcycle shop should have something similar to the Protect All [http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm Cable Life Kit]. You can also find multi-purpose lubes such as those made by [http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/all_purpose_silicone_lube Krylon] or [http://~~performancelubricant~~.dupont.com/~~dp_products_multi~~.html Dupont] in many hardware stores and big boxes. If you have a good [http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/teflon-plus-lube.htm bicycle lube] that will work fine as well.

Pretty much anything that won't gum up your cables will work. There are a couple things you shouldn't use, though. WD-40 is not a lubricant. Also stay away from chain wax. You don't want something waxy building up. It doesn't cost much to get the right stuff. Your motorcycle shop should have something similar to the Protect All [http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm Cable Life Kit]. You can also find multi-purpose lubes such as those made by [http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/all_purpose_silicone_lube Krylon] or [http://www2.dupont.com/Consumer_Lubricants/en_US/products/dryfilm.html Dupont] in many hardware stores and big boxes. If you have a good [http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/teflon-plus-lube.htm bicycle lube] that will work fine as well.

====Lubing the throttle cables====

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 ====What should I use for lubricant?====
-Pretty much anything that won't gum up your cables will work. There are a couple things you shouldn't use, though. WD-40 is not a lubricant. Also stay away from chain wax. You don't want something waxy building up. It doesn't cost much to get the right stuff. Your motorcycle shop should have something similar to the Protect All [http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm Cable Life Kit]. You can also find multi-purpose lubes such as those made by [http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/all_purpose_silicone_lube Krylon] or [http://performancelubricant.dupont.com/dp_products_multi.html Dupont] in many hardware stores and big boxes. If you have a good [http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/teflon-plus-lube.htm bicycle lube] that will work fine as well.
+Pretty much anything that won't gum up your cables will work. There are a couple things you shouldn't use, though. WD-40 is not a lubricant. Also stay away from chain wax. You don't want something waxy building up. It doesn't cost much to get the right stuff. Your motorcycle shop should have something similar to the Protect All [http://www.protectall.com/cable_life.htm Cable Life Kit]. You can also find multi-purpose lubes such as those made by [http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/all_purpose_silicone_lube Krylon] or [http://www2.dupont.com/Consumer_Lubricants/en_US/products/dryfilm.html Dupont] in many hardware stores and big boxes. If you have a good [http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/teflon-plus-lube.htm bicycle lube] that will work fine as well.
 ====Lubing the throttle cables====