Odd one this.

When I bought my RT2 three years ago, it came with a new, but unfitted, replacement clutch cable. When I finally got around to fitting it, I discovered that the inner cable was about an inch too long. I therefore bought a nos period repro which fitted fine. The "wrong" new cable was put to one side.

Now fast forward to my DT3.

When I took delivery of the bike, I noticed that the clutch cable went through a hand made spacer of about an inch before it entered the crankcase - clearly this one was the wrong size as well. This one was quite old and tatty, but clearly not the original. This afternoon I removed it and compared it to my new wrong one from the RT2 and the inner cable and outer cover dimensions are the same.

So, as per the title of this thread, is there a known length issue with some repro clutch cables for these models?

Thanks.

The story I heard was that someone may have measured an old used cable to repop them. It had a compressed sheath so it made the dimensions incorrect on the new ones that were made.

I have several old cables that the cable itself is stretched very slightly but the sheath is compressed almost an inch. This will also happen with the front brake cable.

The cables  I have got from KDI have fit properly.

Thanks.