hi eveyyone, 1st post on the forum and i just got my first streetbike last week
a (1999 cbr600f4) it seems great in every way!
my problem is when i turn my bars completely to the left to lock my handlebars my clutch cable gets pulled pretty hard and makes a pretty sharp turn on the cable by the lever. i have noticed some clutch cables have metal tubing around the base of the clutch cable giving a nice gradual bend. does anyone know if my bike came stock with one of those metal tube pieces? and/or if the honda replacement cable (Honda Code 6082564) would have that tubing on it?
i havent tried to see if i could make any slack from the underneath yet but, i have a feeling this is an aftermarket cable and is just cheap and maybe a tad short.

 

No it never had the tubing your talking about. Most likely it is routed incorrectly. Search the forum for the Service manual link and download it. The proper cable routes are in it. The few aftermarket cables ive bought were always longer than stock FYI.

 

i agree with jonld, i mistakenly misrouted mine after a valve adjustment and had to take back apart and redo

 

ok i guess ill get to it then, thanks for the replies