Quick Fix

[mcameron]

Reason enough to always carry a small pair of vice grips and a bit of wire. This got me home more than once.

[crazydrummerdude]

That's a famous pic. Is that your bike?

[20774]

This has happened to you more than once? Someone's not attending to lubing the barrel on the shift cable.

This happened to me once, early on with my /7. I was outside Thunder Bay, Ontario, and the cable snapped. Decided to stay in the Provinicial Park that night. No vise-grips (but I carry them now!!) so I tried the Anonymous book...came up empty. I ended up riding ~150 miles without using the clutch to the nearest BMW dealer west of there. Fortunately there weren't many towns along the way so I just stayed in high gear most of the time. Replaced the cable...it's still on the bike...and my barrels are lubed more frequently now!

[mcameron]

That's a famous pic. Is that your bike?
Famous? I had no idea. Where have you seen it? I think my buddy may have posted it somewhere along the way. Yes, that is my bike. A 1972 R75/5. Attached is a full shot of Bob.

[mcameron]

This has happened to you more than once? Someone's not attending to lubing the barrel on the shift cable.
Actually, it happened just twice. I realized the clutch cable had become lodged between the frame and the engine block. When I installed the second new cable, I let it float freely outside and it's been much easier to shift :thumb, and I've had no need for the vice grips, but still have them in my tool kit!