Ron, that is so descriptive it has to be knowledge accumulated firsthand! By the way,Nick, I had the end of a TATUNG speedo cable stick in one of my bikes the other day.I just sprayed some carb cleaner in it tyo loosen the grime and gave my wife a hammer.(Ree's percussive maintenance,you see).Then I stood the `ped almost upright on it's rear tire and had her apply the percussive maintenance and the end piece fell right out.Then I just re-oiled the speedo drive and installed the new cable.These are light percussive maintenances you understand.