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Cable kit to check your speed

EMERGENCY CONTROL CABLE repair kits are a useful thing to have in your toolbox or on your bike and usually they are available for clutches and carbs. A new product from Slinky Glide is this handy repair kit suitable for mechanical speedometers.

While complete control cables are commonly available, instrument cables can be harder to find. Retailing at just £5.60, the kit is a solution for those who cannot find a replacement speedometer cable for their machine and offers a cheaper alternative to those who can but who would rather repair than replace.

The kit contains a 1.5m by 3.2mm cable, three cable adapters, a tool and instructions.

You’ll need a hammer and a chisel and something to use as an anvil to cut the cable to the desired length, and a vice to crimp the ends onto the cable, so it’s not

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