Norton clutch genuine cable replacement

Phliper00 · Mar 13, 2014

Hi to all

I did repaint my 74 commando and wish to replace all the cables. Can I take another company instead of Barnett? In would like to have stainless covered cables.

Thanks

Phil

petejohno · Mar 13, 2014

Try motion pro in the US.. They have several different styles at very reasonable prices and excellent quality. I had tacho and speedo cables made in braided for my CR750 Rickman. very nice.

Johno

commando6868 · Mar 14, 2014

Phliper00 said:
Hi to all

I did repaint my 74 commando and wish to replace all the cables. Can I take another company instead of Barnett? In would like to have stainless covered cables.

Thanks

Phil

Venhill cables.

http://www.venhillusa.com/, teflon lined cables.

Mick

concours · Mar 14, 2014

commando6868 said:
Phliper00 said:

Hi to all

I did repaint my 74 commando and wish to replace all the cables. Can I take another company instead of Barnett? In would like to have stainless covered cables.

Thanks

Phil

Click to expand...

Venhill cables.

http://www.venhillusa.com/, teflon lined cables.

Mick

+1 Do a search here, the Venhill Featherlite is a great improvement. Stainless? As in blingy braided stainless? Form follows function...

texasSlick · Mar 14, 2014

+1 on Venhill featherlite.

Phliper00 · Mar 14, 2014

Would another make and model fits on my norton. For example, would a Suzuki cable would fit? Because I cannot find cable covered with stainless for the brake. It would add a nice look to the bike.

frankdamp · Mar 14, 2014

As I remember, all the cables we used at N-V came from a manufacturer in the Bristol area whose "factory" was a bunch of hen cabins on an old chicken farm. He had developed a way of impregnating both the stranded-steel operating cable and the inner lining of the outer cable with Teflon.You could tie a knot in to outer shesath and pull it as tight as you could and it didn't affect the force needed to pull the inner cable.

I remember driving our company Transit van down to his place to pick up batches of cables. It might be that we only used them on the AJS moto-cross team bikes, as I don't remember picking up production quantities but maybe 30 or so each time.

Time Warp · Mar 15, 2014

frankdamp said:
As I remember, all the cables we used at N-V came from a manufacturer in the Bristol area whose "factory" was a bunch of hen cabins on an old chicken farm. He had developed a way of impregnating both the stranded-steel operating cable and the inner lining of the outer cable with Teflon.You could tie a knot in to outer shesath and pull it as tight as you could and it didn't affect the force needed to pull the inner cable.

I remember driving our company Transit van down to his place to pick up batches of cables. It might be that we only used them on the AJS moto-cross team bikes, as I don't remember picking up production quantities but maybe 30 or so each time.

I have nothing add except Venhill / UK were very good to deal with.

It would be great to see a thread that had postings of Mr Damps recollections of his days at NVT.
Anything, no matter how trivial.

Norton clutch genuine cable replacement

Phliper00

petejohno

commando6868

concours

texasSlick

Phliper00

frankdamp

Time Warp

.......back to the 70's.

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