Neither are throttle cables but the seat latch release cables on a Downtown 300i. What they are is less important than one of the techniques for cleaning and lubing. Scooterfan just posted a great idea using a latex glove to force the solution through. Removing/replacing cables on a scooter is practically a retirement project just getting the body work off.
Unfortunately it looks like I didn’t take photos. If I remember correctly I used an ordinary small plastic bag when I did the scooter cables - instead of a latex glove. The plastic bag also just had a tiny hole, and I also use a rubber band around the bottom to prevent a leak. It worked just as well.
The speedo cable on my scooter has been lubricated this way as well.
When I service cables this way I always loosen the cables at the bottom, let it hang down, and put a bucket underneath.
I then force some paraffin down the cable, while I wiggle the cable up and down at the top. I keep on forcing paraffin down the cable until clean paraffin start dripping from the bottom of the cable. Then I let the cable hang down for a while into the bucket until the paraffin stop dripping from the cable. Once the paraffin stop dripping, I start forcing oil or WD 40 down the cable. A bit time consuming - but wiggling the inner cable up and down helps to speed it up. If the cable still weep some fluid at the bottom after installation, I just clean with a rag until the weeping stops.
In my 11 year old scooter’s case I found the cables quite dirty a couple of months ago.
