Has anyone had a problem with braided clutch cables wearing through the clear sheathing on the outside of the cable where it runs through the clamp on the front forks? It starts with small nicks which eventually start binding where it slides through the clamp.
The cable is HD Diamond series, a friend also has the same problem with his Barnett cable.

 

The dealer replaced my braided clutch cable a couple years ago, I had the same problem. They both have a clear tube that is supposed to ride in the clamp but every time your forks move the tube works down the cable. The newer cable is starting get gorned up now. Going to try to get them to come off of another one. Braided cables are not cheap.

 

Had a friends rub the wiring enough to short out the whole wiring harness. HD only charged $600 to fix.

 

I'm not sure how well this will work, but you might try lubricating it with some dry graphite. I say dry graphite because a wet lubricant will collect dust and dirt and possibly make it worse.

 

Mine did the same thing so I re-located the cable so it doesn't rub anymore. I'm at work right now, but if you like I can post some pics later today of how I routed it. You can kind of see how it's routed in my sig pic.

 

If you could post those Pics I would Appreciate it !! I am planning on getting braided cables and would like to route them the best way from the get go... TIA

 

Road Ranger - pics would be great, can't get enough resolution from your sig pic to tell.

Thanks!

 

I had my clutch line routed what i thought was the right way and it started rubbing off after only a few hundred miles. I finally went to a dealer and looked at another bike and saw that the 'P' clamp that attatches to the fork was facing the wrong way. Made all the difference in the world. It is still rubbed from before but it hasn't gotten worse

 

I had the same issue with mine after I swapped bars, I took it back to the dealer, they said the cable was too long, they ordered another one that was a few inches shorter and it hasn't got a single sign of wear.

 

Yes but mine started to wear where it made contact with the frame under the engine. I had an oil leak I could not find and the dealer discovered that it had wore through and tranny oil was going back down the inside of the cable and leaking out where it was worn. Had to replace the cable and we but a piece of rubber over it and tied it up much better.