Your favorite cable lubes.

Discussion in 'Common Items on Husqvarnas: Tires/tubes/grips/etc' started by bower100, Feb 13, 2009.

  1. bower100 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250CR - '07 TE450
    Other Motorcycles:
    TY350Trials-BetaRev3-'77RM250-'80YZ
    WD40 seems to work as well as any fancy "cable specific" spray, ( actually better in some cases).
    How about just a light oil? Or a dry lube like graphite?

    Dave
    bower100, Feb 13, 2009
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  2. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    I like Bel Ray 6in1 for my cables, but it's getting hard to find these days.
    Dirtdame, Feb 14, 2009
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  3. bower100 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250CR - '07 TE450
    Other Motorcycles:
    TY350Trials-BetaRev3-'77RM250-'80YZ
    Really. I remember when Bel-Ray was extreamly popular with a broad product line. Times do change. I still have a case of Bel-Ray MC-1+ and 1/2 case of their blue air filter oil.

    Anybody remember the cable lube Dri-Slide? Graphite in an evaporating solvent?

    Dave
    bower100, Feb 15, 2009
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  4. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    I probably still have some somewhere in the garage.
    Dirtdame, Feb 15, 2009
    #4

  5. BlueHusky144 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Staunton, IL
    I have a graphite spray from silkolene from like 2000. Works great!!
    BlueHusky144, Feb 15, 2009
    #5

  6. mrkartoom Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    western Mass
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    08 TE610, 15 TE300
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Beta Rev
    +1 for the BelRay 6 in 1 lube. I've always had good luck with it. My shop continues to carry it. I also use their filter oil and waterproof grease.
    mrkartoom, Mar 1, 2009
    #6

  7. Coffee CH Owner

    Location:
    Between homes - in ft Wayne IN
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 TE250, 2013 TR650 Terra - sold
    Someone in the industry I respect handed me a can of Triflow when I asked him:
    http://www.triflowlubricants.com/Superior_Aerosol/superior_aerosol.html

    Seems to work just fine.
    Coffee, Mar 1, 2009
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  8. bower100 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250CR - '07 TE450
    Other Motorcycles:
    TY350Trials-BetaRev3-'77RM250-'80YZ
    Sounds like good stuff. Thanks,

    dave
    bower100, Mar 2, 2009
    #8

  9. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    Fellow husky dude Brain gave me some of this to try one day, his wife works there. I usually could care less about lubes, i just grab one and use it but this stuff I love. Almost no smell (great for use in the house as well) lubes AWESOME, stays put. Great stuff. Non-toxic, non-flammable, Biodegradable.

    It is the best stuff i have ever used.

    http://www.lubegard.com/automotive/allpurp.html

    K
    Motosportz, Mar 2, 2009
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  10. dustyhusky Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Bend Or.
    cables? Your bike has cables.

    I've got a cable on my bike but, I've never had to use it.:cheers:
    dustyhusky, Mar 12, 2009
    #10

  11. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Here is a little trick that I do. Find a very little funnel, Craft/Gardening store etc.... Take your cable off and suspend it (Kids love to hold these in the air for you for hours). Take the funnel and trim the end to barely slide over end. Take black electrical tape (About ten times) and seal the funnel to the end of cable. Use a little WD40 to fill funnel and start working cable up and down. Watch all the black ooze come out. Keep doing it till clean WD40 comes out. Let cable sit for a while till it stops dripping. Then take what ever lube (Cable life or something like that) and fill the funnel (Work cable) till the lube comes out of bottom of cable (Should be clean/clear). You can also cut a corner off of a zip lock bag to make a funnel. So the next time your with SO in a craft/gardening store sitting on the bench. You can have some fun and say hey, " look at this neat little funnel I found"! Don't say it's for the bike, though!
    dartyppyt, Mar 13, 2009
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