dieselyoda
Active member
Somewhere I read that you don't routinely lubricate BMW cables because their construction using a liner and doesn't like to be lubricated. I don't know if that is just another BMW motorcycle urban legend.
However, the manuals, BMW OE, Clymer and such list cable lubrication every 5k miles or so. This is mostly for the years from the '70's to 2000 and a bit on newer bikes that still used a cable throttle.
The reason I post this is that for some reason, I have been changing cables this riding season as often as a goose passes effluence after eating corn. I had wondered if this was failure of routine maintenance on my part on all my buddies bikes and that I drank the kool-aid that BMW cables are special.
However, the manuals, BMW OE, Clymer and such list cable lubrication every 5k miles or so. This is mostly for the years from the '70's to 2000 and a bit on newer bikes that still used a cable throttle.
The reason I post this is that for some reason, I have been changing cables this riding season as often as a goose passes effluence after eating corn. I had wondered if this was failure of routine maintenance on my part on all my buddies bikes and that I drank the kool-aid that BMW cables are special.