{"id":3029,"date":"2018-03-03T12:40:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T12:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:07:50","slug":"slinky-glide-emergency-cable-repair-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/slinky-glide-emergency-cable-repair-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Slinky Glide Emergency Cable Repair Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> I picked this up at a trade show last month, and while\u00a0I haven\u2019t had opportunity to use it yet \u2013 and indeed it\u00a0has limitations in terms of American motorcycles \u2013 it is\u00a0a genius idea. And if it can\u2019t be used, it can certainly be\u00a0adapted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When cables snap \u2013 or their nipples come off \u2013 the outer\u00a0cable is usually still fine: in the case of the nipple coming\u00a0off, so is the inner. Sadly that\u2019s only a consolation if you\u00a0can find the nipple, some solder, a source of heat and a bird\u00a0caging tool to do what the manufacturer failed to do in the\u00a0first place. Sorry, that\u2019s still raw … and the solderless end\u00a0that an AA man fitted is still in place but then that bike\u00a0hasn\u2019t turned a wheel in a while. When it does it will\u00a0have new handlebars and a new cable.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Back at the plot, the good news is that inner cables are\u00a0remarkably flexible, light and packable in\u00a0a way that a whole cable isn\u2019t, and they\u2019ll\u00a0usually thread straight down into the\u00a0hole vacated by its broken predecessor.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s bad news too: inner cables\u00a0of American bikes tend to be thicker\u00a0than the 1.5mm throttle and 2mm clutch\u00a0provided, and at 1.6m or 63-inches, the length is\u00a0borderline for many applications.<\/p>\n

And, of course, there are as many nipple combinations\u00a0as there are twistgrips and carbs.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, a thin inner will fit in a wider outer, so as a\u00a0\u2018space saver\u2019 repair \u2013 with the right nipples \u2013 this will still\u00a0get many people home … \"\"<\/a>although probably not if they\u2019ve\u00a0got 18-inch apehangers or a stretched frame.<\/p>\n

One end of the emergency inner already has a small\u00a0nipple soldered to it \u2013 the sort that slots into bigger ones to\u00a0meet the requirement \u2013 and there is a range of solderless\u00a0nipples for the other end, but not the range of Allen keys\u00a0that you need to secure them. Again, that is hardly\u00a0an issue to the sort of person who will benefit most,\u00a0because they\u2019ll be carrying tools.<\/p>\n

The second kit is for a\u00a0speedometer or\u00a0tacho, has a\u00a0range of heads\u00a0to suit different\u00a0instruments \u2013\u00a0with the obvious\u00a0exception of electric\/digital ones \u2013 and it comes with the\u00a0tool that crimps the head to the cable\u00a0as well as instructions.<\/p>\n

Slinky Glide Emergency\u00a0Cable Repair kit.<\/strong>\u00a0Clutch and throttle: \u00a35.60 \/\/\u00a0Speedo\/tacho: \u00a35.60<\/h6>\n
slinky-glide.co.uk \/\/\u00a0wemoto.com<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I picked this up at a trade show last month, and while\u00a0I haven\u2019t had opportunity to use it yet \u2013 and indeed it\u00a0has limitations in … <\/p>\n

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