Roadside repair

It was a beautiful day for a ride in the mountains. I was about 2 kms from Moraine lake, when my clutch seemed to be acting strange. That's when I noticed the clutch cable adjuster seemed to be broken?? I was pulling the lever, but nothing was happening.

Drove the bike over to the shoulder of the road, and stalled the engine, as I had no way to dis-engage the clutch. Investigation showed that the clutch cable adjuster had indeed broken into 2 pieces. So there I was, 190 kms from home, at 6183 feet ASL. and no clutch

I tried to fit the broken pieces together, along with the adjuster nut, but it was just too flimsy, and was clearly not going to work. OK, checked my spare parts that I carry. I was in luck, as I had electrical tape, and a couple of nylon cable ties.

My hero, Red Green, from the famous Canadian comedy show "The Red Green Show" , always said to carry a roll of duct tape, as duct tape can repair anything. Sadly no duct tape with me, so electrical tape was going to have to do the job.

I fitted the broken pieces, and the adjuster nut together as best I could. I then wrapped electrical tape around those pieces and over wrapped onto the cable sheath and clutch perch. Two cable ties, around the handlebars, were then used to support the clutch cable, to take the strain off of the broken adjuster. To my amazement, I had a working clutch again.

The 190 km drive back to Calgary was uneventful. The moral of the story...............don't leave home (on an old bike) without duct/electrical tape and some cable ties.

Another Red Green saying.............."If you can't be handsome, you best be handy"

Wow, mountains, tall trees, lake. Beautiful.

Red Green was always one of my favorites. I learned more from him about duct tape than anywhere else...

Lost a headlight once. Duct taped a flashlight up on the front. Got me home.

I wish tape would fix my issue. My bike wont even start anymore.

Kathos said:

I wish tape would fix my issue. My bike wont even start anymore.

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if duct tape won't work you need a bigger hammer

I need a miracle lol.

Fuel & fire. After that it's just tuning, but fuel & fire it will run.

Beautiful pic Gent. Old Guy ingenuity comes through again!

Your the man when it comes to roadside. I'll will add them to the tool kit. I keep a couple of vacuum caps in my wallet. A tip from Griz. Very handy when you blow one off in the middle of nowhere. Like the picture a nice place to ride.

Great ride. Glad you made it home.

That Red Green is the man. . . but he can change. . . . if he has to. . . .I guess.
Glad you had an easy (relatively) time of gettin to the house RetiredGentleman.

scabber said:

Your the man when it comes to roadside. I'll will add them to the tool kit. I keep a couple of vacuum caps in my wallet. A tip from Griz. Very handy when you blow one off in the middle of nowhere. Like the picture a nice place to ride.

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Yes, I also carry spare vacuum barb caps, even though I now use fuel line connecting both intake barbs. Those cheap (chinese) vacuum caps are crap and usually split in one season.

I also carry a spare master link for the chain, spare cotter pins, and of course spare fuses.

Good job, eh?

That reminds me, I need to check my road kit. A roll of tape and some cable ties would make a fine addition.

I wonder if you can get duct tape in, say, a 3/4 or 1 inch width?