KZ 1000A Question

I am replacing my clutch cable and was wondering if anyone has any tricks to make this easier or how to prolong the life of the cable in the future. Also I would like to know any and all information about this make model and year bike anyone would like to share.

Thanks

The cable will fail at the clutch lever, right where the barrel is attached to the cable. Sometimes the cable begins to fray, one strand failing at a time, but sometimes the barrel will just pop off.
Apply grease at the barrel where it connects to the clutch lever, and inspect the cable periodically.
Lots of riders carry a spare cable on their bike... coiled up under a side panel, or under the seat. It's easy to replace on the road with some simple tools, and it's a real PITA trying to ride without a clutch.
Here's a picture of my old cable. I was lucky to catch it before it failed.

like LtdRider, I apply a fairly liberal dab of grease on/around the "noddule bit" (technical term), where the cable attaches to the lever. I also tend to run some 10/40 down the inner cable, from one end, until it starts to appear at the other end.

I bought my KZ1000A brand new in 77.Any Questions
you can PM me.

Thank you all for the information!
Is there a great deal of difference, besides price, between the manufacture clutch cable, which is $48.50, and the aftermarket OEM cable from Dennis Kirk which is $13.00? I am thinking it is just like everything else, same same, but was wondering if anyone has any experience with this matter.

The difference with the Dennis Kirk cable is it's no doubt a much lighter duty cable, probably the ends of the cable are the wrong diameter to fit correctly onto the bike, probably no "spring" around the lower part of the cable to keep the exaust from burning into it and last but not least it *will* definately be the wrong length. Will it be only an inch or so too long or short? Maybe 3"?, maybe 6"?. You won't know until you buy it. I can't say Dennis Kirk sells crappy cables because I don't know, just going on previous experience from any aftermarket cable from any supplier I've ever tried. Dennis Kirk is not one of them as I learned too many times over the years to just buy Kawasaki parts if possible.

Thanks for the response. I will post the outcome under "Aftermarket clutch cable" tomorrow. I ordered both just to see. If Dennis Kirk comes through we will all find a much cheaper alternative. If not, we will know that also.
Thanks again
Tim

I bought my cable from Dennis Kirk, and the didnt have one for the 77 KZ 1000A, so i ordered one for the P model, and it fits fine, No problems at all, it's only bout 1" longer than the cable i took off.
Mike

The cable for the KZ1000B will work also.
Quite a few after market companies make them,
and my local shop can recable a good housing.