Please advise - Brake cable scraping

Karbono · 11-12-2010, 06:05 AM

Hi. I've noticed this annoying cable scraping since I've bought the bike. Today I looked at the cable and it's easy to see it's scraping hard. I figure a couple thousand kms more and I'll have the steel cable scraping the headlight cover. What are your thoughts? Take it to the dealer and let them sort it out? I have a feeling that the cable should be shorter.... I don't think it's fixable with any minor adjustments...
It happens whenever I turn the handlebars.

JoelWisman · 11-12-2010, 07:02 AM

F800GS WITHOUT abs, right?

If so, ive seen this before. In our case, loosening and reorienting the lower mounting point solved it.

It's not a cable, but a brake hose, so it has to be bless after loosening.

Take it to a dealer is my advice.

Karbono · 11-12-2010, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoelWisman

F800GS WITHOUT abs, right?

If so, ive seen this before. In our case, loosening and reorienting the lower mounting point solved it.

It's not a cable, but a brake hose, so it has to be bless after loosening.

Take it to a dealer is my advice.

With ABS, actually. And of course it's not a cable

. I was trying to refer to the hose.

Will take it to the dealer. Thank you for your input.

]I)Money · 11-12-2010, 08:42 AM

Put a set of bar risers on, like a decent human being...

11-12-2010, 06:05 AM	#1
Karbono ^OP Rookie GSer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Portugal Oddometer: 335	Please advise - Brake cable scraping Hi. I've noticed this annoying cable scraping since I've bought the bike. Today I looked at the cable and it's easy to see it's scraping hard. I figure a couple thousand kms more and I'll have the steel cable scraping the headlight cover. What are your thoughts? Take it to the dealer and let them sort it out? I have a feeling that the cable should be shorter.... I don't think it's fixable with any minor adjustments... It happens whenever I turn the handlebars.

11-12-2010, 07:02 AM	#2
JoelWisman Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: STL, MO, USA Oddometer: 1,353	F800GS WITHOUT abs, right? If so, ive seen this before. In our case, loosening and reorienting the lower mounting point solved it. It's not a cable, but a brake hose, so it has to be bless after loosening. Take it to a dealer is my advice. __________________ Owned to date. Honda Aero 50, Honda Elite 80, Honda Elite 250x2, Suzuki Katana, Suzuki RF600, Yamaha YZF1000R, Kymco Xciting 500, Suzuki GS500, Suzuki Burgman 650, BMW F800GSx2, BMW S1000RR, Aprilia Scarabeo 200, Aprilia Caponord, Aprilia Sportcity 250 I love and miss you Jeneca and I'm sorry.

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