Delboy's Garage, 'How-To' lube and free-off stuck control cables. 

Loving your video's. Straight talking, no nonsense, experience earned, good advice from genuine bikers. Keep up the great work and ride safe. Cheers.

I was gonna title the video.."Lubing your stiff cable"...but i thought that would be childish and smutty, and nobody would find that level of humor funny....but then i forgot that you watch the videos now..Doh..!... thanks for watching chap, its great to have made yer acquaintance, i see much rib kicking to come..muah ha ah..! P.S., ill need some help and advice with the mic for the GoPro in the new year buddy, ... have a happy holiday buddy, and ride safe in the snow. take care, Del & Penny..

What I did with mine was put it in a vise to hold it vertically. Put a chunk of shrink tube on the outer casing, only shrink the end where you want it sealed onto the casing. Then its like a funnel, filled it up with some deepy Creepy and let it soak. Same as your idea basically, just another method! I seen another video where He drilled a hole in a water bottle lid slightly smaller than the cable so when you stick it thru it seals. Then fill up the bottle with oil. And hang it. Same shit different pile! Cheers!!🍺🍺

Thanks agin Delboy your videos are great. You’ve got me motivated to do my own work. I new I could do it but with your help it’s a walk in the park. I will eventually get around to watching all your videos. Good job mate 🙏🇺🇸🇬🇧❤️👍

Of course, helps it feed in and out easier...duh..! thanks for all your kind support and inspiration Dan, have a Great Christmas and ride safe on the green machine... cheers, Del.

Hi Tom.. thanks matey, yeah, simple little trick aye, and i need things simple me..lol. Thanks for your kind support and comments through the year, its great to have such good friends on the tube... have a great Christmas mate, and keep safe... regards.. Del & Penny..

Hay there fellah, its good to hear form you, thanks for your kind support and comments through the year, we've got a few new facets to next years channel, and hope to make it even more interesting... take care, have a great Christmas, and ride safe in the dark months... Del.

Thanks Paul, all the best for a great Christmas, i really appreciate your kind support and wish you a happy holiday with all the family.. take care and ride safe... Del. & Penny..

Good stuff Tafty....thats what we like to see, adapt, improvise and overcome....good tip with the glove.. i like that.. take care buddy, Del.

Thanks man, this will work for mower cables too.... You saved me a fortune in new mower cables, your the man.

another cracking video! such simple things can save so much hassle! im ashamed to admit that before watching your vids my winter care regime meant washing the bits of the bike I could see occasionally!

Got this issue on a 2006 Daihatsu Sirion. Figured it was probably the clutch cable sticking, it's doing exactly what you've described. Will give it a go, hopefully it helps.

Thanks mate, yep 101 uses eh? ...that was nice of Chris to send you over, very much appreciated - thanks for watching mate, appreciate your support, Del

Hi Gareth, what a lovely message my friend, thank you so much, its good to hear from you again, the channel has grown massively this year. and the Discovery breakthrough was just awesome...who knows where next year will take it, we're adding Motor Vlogging to the list of different videos and a few scenic rides too for next year....have a great Christmas mate, hope the new year brings you good things...take care and be safe.. Del & Penny..

£500?, that's harsh buddy, but i guess with plaited Brembos you have no choice...you could always modify over to using Nissins is you have that much to pay out...and then you'll get better stopping power too!!! thanks for your kind support mate, its great to have you following all our gibberish, and i hope you have a great Christmas and happy new year...ride safe chap.. cheers, Del&Pen

Absolutely brilliant and thanks for doing all this for people who want to save a few bucks you have helped me yet again thanks

Hello! I just found this video and wanted to thank you for making this . Good stuff

Having had my V Strom thou laid up for far too long my throttle is actually pretty solid (and F1 light on although bike started on new battery). Given me the confidence to have a go myself. One of best vids I've seen - informative and to the point - should do it for a living mate ! Many thanks Phil in Ns Canada

Hello From Canada! I just found your youtube channel. Fantastic! I like how you take the time to show the little tips that shines a greater light on "How To" Most people glaze over the whole thing resulting in leaving out a much needed detail. I have a 2002 Honda Shadow ace. This clutch cable video was just what happened to my Bike. you saved me needed money. Thank You

another great tip....cheers del and all the best to you and penny...have a good xmas and i look forward to watching and learning from your videos in the new year.... :)

Great vid friend. I pushed the cable through a hole in a bottle cap then filled the cap with blue tac and then screwed on the bottle but I'd have done nothing had I not watched your wonderful post.

Another good tip from Del, who knew!!! ;-) Merry Christmas to you guys and a happy New year matey!!!

Thank you. I was just about ready to buy a new cable. The clutch cable from my Norton is stuck pretty good.

Thanks, exactly what I needed to know how to do. Appreciate it.

Thanks for yout kind support andf comments my friend, have a great Christmas, and ride safe in the dark months... take care. Del.

Great tip Del! Have a great Christmas. Its very hot here! Stay warm that side!

mate i can't believe ive just seen this last week my dad helped me put a new clutch pack in my bandit 650 as mine was doing exactly what you said with the rev's. after seeing this it makes much more sense as the plates we took out weren't to bad im doing this ASAP. on the up side i now know how to fit a clutch pack to :) thanks dude the biker world needs more people like you to pass thease things on to us sprogs

Founded this video just a moment ago, and that white tack thing was so genius!

You are most welcome buddy, had a look at your videos...you are mad as a box of hand grenades....wonderful...lol.. thanks for watching and taking the time to comment....have a good Christmas, take care...Del.

awsome! just what i needed del :) my choke cable has been playing up and staying on when i thought it to be off. ill give this a go! thanks!

The best video yet

Old skool tips, keep em coming bro! Have a good crimbo dell. See you next year....

Cheers me old duck... thanks for your kind wishes, its great to know such cool people on the tube..ill be Vlogging in the new year too mate, so ill be bagging some tips and tricks from the master of mumbling himself..my mate Blahdeblah..lol.. have a great Christmas matey, and keep the videos coming.....cheers.. Del..

Thank you kindly sir, its like you said, a simple thing that can save you chucking out a perfectly good cable...money's hard earned so why throw it about... thanks for watching my friend, and taking the time to comment... have a good Christmas and take care.. Del.

You're most welcome mate, glad it helped..with yer choke, always give the linkage a press down on the carbs to make sure its home if you're not sure... thanks for watching...merry Christmas buddy.. Del.

Cheers my old mate, the simple ones remain relevant for ever aye...! you can use carb cleaner if its really blocked to clear the crap out...then oil it after... Thanks for all your kind support and great comments buddy, its great to have you aboard... have a great Christmas and keep the wheels pointing down.. Cheers, Del.

Hey Dell, been a long time since I last commented. Life gets in the way every so often, but still turning out great value Utube or should be lube tube. I hope both you and penny pitstop have a wonderful Christmas and that 2013 brings you everything you need. Happy christmas and new year love to you both Gareth. (Rossamoo)

The bandit clutches are strong as a roof joist, but the miles i ride it, and abuse it gets...you're right, all good things to those who wait..lol. take care Uncle Milo....and a happy Christmas to you and Mrs Milo...God Bless... Del & Penny..

You're veru kind mate, thanks, i appreciate that.. i just poke up the things we do in the garage, the regular day to day jobs that we should all be able to do... most of it is just common sence aye.. thanks for watching, and take care.. Del.

you my friend are a very smart man...i would of never thought to use the "whitetac" like that and do it upside down. i now have a job to do tommorow aswell as adjusting my clutch Thankyou :)

Hey Mr Del Let me start by saying a most sincere thank you. You not only in still know-how, but you also give riders like myself the confidence to tackle those jobs that are essential to keeping our bikes on the road summer and winter. I had no idea about looking after my bandits brakes, or tensioning the chain, etc..., I have purchased myself a set of tools, at less than the price my dealer (motorcycle dealer, not the other type of dealer, you know what I mean) would charge me for the 15k service on my bike, and have systematically started working my way through all the things that service entails. With the help of Mr Haynes and to the most part your fantastic videos. The detail to attention and no nonsense approach to each task is most helpful, I am working my way through you back library of vids, each time discovering more little gems, that again give me the confidence to attempt yet another job on my bike. I will be tackling valve adjustment in the next few weeks, and if you have any vids in your library on this subject, I would very much love to see them or it. Don't stop the amazing support you give to all your fraternity of followers, in particular me, I would have already spent hundreds on the jobs I have needed to do to keep my bike running properly and safely this past winter. Here is to many years of safe motorcycling, All the best brother Andy

gonna check cables but would still be watching for you to do a clutch sooner or later. Have a good Holiday Christmas you 2..

another good vid ,i had to do my girlfriends scooter brake cable a few days ago i did pretty much what you did ,glad i was on right track...merry xmas ..hope you get your go pro...not me got to do my brake calipers and there brembos gonna cost £500 just for fronts to be refurfurbed and they need plasting as really rusty...ride safe del and see you in new year

Love this, Del. (Still catching up here!). Cheers.

Looks like a week off for our Nelly then...working all but Chrimbo day...baah. have a great Christmas mate, and see you next year... cheers, Del.

Thanks mate! Solved a prob i had back on the road! 😁

Have a good Christmas mate! Hope Santa brings what ya asked for!

True dat brother....simple solutions for simple people....thats why i like them...ive always been a bit simple..!!!! thanks for watching buddy...cheers, Del.

Impressive, I'm going to test this in the morning.

There you go, saved about £20 on a new cable...and poked a finger up at the stealership at the same time...yey.. win win. well done mate, a good fix all round...

Thanks dude this is a great idea!About to go try this... I flip lawn mowers and at least 60% of the time its just a sticking cable to fix them. They are cheap to replace but this is even better if i can get them usable. People let them sit out in the rain and water gets down there and they get bound up in like one or two seasons. Its pretty pathetic how crappy the cables are on these things. I replace miy personal mower cable every year or two but more because it snaps. There has to be a better way than these darn cables!

great vid del super tips but with my mind being in the gutter most of the time that vid was very funny cheers mat and happy xmass to you and penny

Del, I've not examined the comments in detail, so maybe someone has already said it, but here is a simpler way to create the fill-funnel (one that can be done with things most people already have at home): 1) Cut the corner from a plastic bag (a sandwich bag or baggy will work, although a thicker freezer bag is better). Begin cutting about 3 inches from the corner, and follow a semi-circular path, always about 3 inches from the corner, 2) Trim off just the very tip of the piece that you cut from your bag--no more than 3/16 of an inch or so. Now you have your funnel. 3) Slide the cable into the big end of the funnel and keep going until the metal bits are all the way through. 4) Wrap a rubber band ("elastic band" on your side of the pond) around the small end of the funnel to secure it tightly. 5) Fold the funnel inside-out so the big end is now above the open end of the cable. Bob's-your-uncle--now you have a leak-resistant, and disposable, funnel. Thanks for all you do, mate! Tom

Good tips , thanks ,who says you can’t teach an old Dog new tricks . I’m not sure what you made your funnel thing out of but I have something similar used by Electricians here across the Pond . I never thought of the Clutch slippage but it makes sense also . Thanks again , keep up the good work !

nice one Del, I bought a cheapie cable oiler a while ago doesn't work any better than blue tack but its easier to use with the cable in place.. Have a good one to you and Penny

My old XJ9 had a wee rubber gaiter over the clutch lever pivot to stop crap getting in the cable. It worked great and in the 30 or so years I owned that bike the clutch cable always felt great. I've just bought a new bike and one of the first mods I did to it was stick a wee gaiter over the clutch lever pivot the same as the XJ9 had. Good tips on how to clear a bunged up cable though Del :)

AS usual superbe video! Cheers mate!

Good tip!

U can use thin cardboard to make the funnel too,to prevent the cardboard from getting soggy cover it with clear tape, make sure u overlap each line of tape slightly as u go Secure the funnel with tape to prevent leaks 😉

hi del@penn great trick with the cable all the best

Hi Ted...you can use the blue tac method with the cable in place, it just takes a bit longer and you can drain it from the bottom up...(unless you turn the bike upside down..lol) have a good Christmas buddy.. cheers, Del.

So clever......so useful. Thanks.

Ayup Sammy, and yule tide fantasticness you you and yours brother... take care, Del & Pen'

Great work as always Del!!! Merry Christmas to you and Penny!! .... Bondage links eh'? Hmmmm .... LOL!

Spray on the lube and work it in and out from both ends. Got it 👍

another method to inject wd40 is to use medical syringe and no miss around (thanks a lot for your great videos)

Loverly tutorial and humor, hand actions hmm :-) Just had that de-ja-vu moment, yesterday i told my frends young son the same thing. His cheap ajs generic motorbike seems a bit odd on the clutch, took a gorp and noticed the cable was dry as a bone. I told him to use plasticine to make the cup, i thought that method was forgotten lol :-) I said to chase the cable with wd40 first to push the water out, then 3-in-1 or similar to do the lasting lube. Happy xmas to you both :-)

Good video. Its always a good video when a) The solution is simple and; b) The solution is (almost) free! :) Cheers

Thanks for the info i bought a new clutch cable for about $8 instead of bluetack and wd40 for $15 i had to buy a choke cable anyway since that broke.

Great video. Instead of that White Tack stuff, which I don't know really know what it is... I made the little funnel using a bit of my kid's modeling clay to get the WD40 in there, and it worked just fine... At least that part did. Turned out the cable was all frayed inside, and that's why it kept getting stuck, so I still have to replace the whole thing... But thanks for the idea

Thanks buddy, simple little trick, but those are the ones that work best and save you buying new shit... have a great Christmas in the sunshine mate, and think of us here shivering in the rain..lol.. Merry Christmas, take care, D&P..

Going to give this a try

Thanks brother 👍🇺🇸

Last time I had a slipping clutch it wasn’t the cable or the plates, turned out it was the clutch push rod! Previous owner had set it way too tight, the bike was a ‘98 gs500e

WD40 is, primarily, a solvent/cleaner not a lubricant. It might be best to clean the cable with WD40 as shown in your video and follow this up with some oil. Almost any oil would do (engine oil).

What I did is I took a piece of shrink tubing 3" long....shrunk it to the ferrule and then used the top as a funnel..when done carefully slit the shrink tubing off...

Great stuff. Excellent tips- turn it upside down to wash the junk out.

Had to do the same a couple of years ago. A friends speedo cable snapped on his er5, luckily I had an old cable lying around which had seized so bad the inner cable wouldn't come out...a good soak in WD40, did what you did and got the cable running like new. I also use GT85 as more of a cleaner/protectant. Yes it's great for freeing off rusted nuts, cables etc..What I find it excels at is cleaning chain lube(you'll know how messy that can get). Usually I spray it on the rear wheel then use a micro-fiber cloth to wipe the wheel clean, I find it also works great when cleaning the underside of the chain guard and around any area that's been splattered with chain lube. Only word of advice I'd give to anyone using GT85 is not to get it anywhere near any areas that require grease as it acts as a degreasing agent. I see this vids a couple of years old and have tried a couple of your methods including cleaning my brakes with hot soapy water. Saves a fortune on brake cleaning products.

love your videos the best, you explain it very well.I just bought a 1995 sporster custom,front and rear signal lights are there and wires are wrapped under seat from back signals,, could you describe briefly how to wire them correctly to the switch fronts were left the same way,wires were left at front of bike.,,

Thank buddy, its a simple little tip that can save you a few shekels..have a great Christmas and drink lots...cheers and ride safe in the dark... Del

i know you prefer the cheaper options Del but i use one of them oilers and a product called cableguard its amazing stuff

Indeed, it seems that all the 'weekend hemp recreationists' like our videos now too.. what a world of new views we have opened up...muah ha haaa..! Merry Christmas you and the family buddy, get that bike finished before the winter's out and you can go get it dirty so it look proper 'street'... laterz.. Del & Penny.

My choke cable of scooter become rust inside and stucked. What will i do? Please help me 😔pls

Hey mate helpful vid do you think this will also remedy an extremely stiff clutch also? Bike is 01 fazer 600 Cheers

Del my cbr600f manual mentions no service schedule for this, so do you think some can escape this type of maintenance or maybe do you base it on the feel of the movement of the cable?

What a fricken great idea...

Wouldn't this make it hard to find neutral?not being fully disengaged. I burnt my cable

Hi delboy do you have any thing on bandit throttle cable as mine has came lose at the throttle body , can i tighten without removing the carbs.

great tip. thanks.

Did I hear Penny say you were Jerking off? LOL!!!! Just had to give you shit!! LOL!!! And yes I can dish and take!! and oh yeah my "cable is always stiff!!! " Way to funny!! Great job! I agree you are Correct!

Excellent... I just learned yet another use for Blu-Tack. What can't Blu-Tack do? D btw DarthPeachy pointed me to this vid.

I did the clutch cable on my B600. Took the cable off. Couldn't even move the cable inside the cover. Did the bit with the bleutack. After the GT85 it still felt 'knotchy'. So found a funnel that was roughly the size of the cable and screwed it on the end of the cable and used 3in1 oil until it came out the other end. Brilliantly smooth now. Cable still doesn't drop through though :-(.

Get a 50mm plastic bag or part of a bag half filled with light oil, dip the cable in and tape it tight to the cable. turn upright and squeeze the bag gently to force the oil down the cable

WD 40 is mostly solvents, I use it only for clearance, then use slightly heavier oil.

I wouldn't mind seeing a Video on how to correctly set up the Clutch & Throttle cable on a GSF 650 SA K6 Bandit.... Just bought mine & its my 1st bike but Im not happy with the way the clutch & throttle are & have been pleying with the settings. I find there is too much play in the throttle & not much usable clutch contact in the clutch cable lever its more like on or off & no in-between. Ps you videos are Fabulous for us newbies so keep up the good work......

Brilliant!

Delboy can I pick your litttle grey cells lol. My clutch cable snapped this morning but lucky I was on my way home and only had to push a few hundred yards. I have priced new cables up but have come across a universal cable repair kit for half the price of a full cable. Could I buy the repair kit and jut thread it through the original casing and use the nipples provided to make a working clutch cable??? Thanks as always and loving the new build. Safe riding.

I did this to my truck cable and it worked good for like 5 mins then totally seized

It sure does. I'll be glad when Xmas is over, these G Rated holiday's annoy me. We need a global adult holiday. Lock the kids up for a week, and enjoy our time! LOL

I think he will John, (i just got the credit card bill)...lol.. lookin forward to our new years day meet...i see much mirth.. laterz me duck.. Del.