Thank you both for your replies, certainly some more advice to take on board. On my old ‘94 Speed Triple, I was able to get away with making a hook gadget from a wire coat hanger, to remove/instal the nipple in the cam, but that only has one cable. I must admit, I had hoped you’d suggest bending up a wire coathanger
, but obviously not the case.
The throttle action is fine and gives no problems at all. I’ll take the tank off tomorrow and have a good look at the carb end of the cables to make sure there’s no evidence of fraying etc.
I did a search on the subject of the cables failing and only got one hit, so it would seem I’m overthinking the possibility of it happening. I’ll follow Gnashers advice, and go down the re-lube route if they visibly appear ok. I’ve already bought genuine cables, so if my trip goes ahead, at least if I take them with me I’ll have the parts, even if a bike shop has to change them.
Thanks again to you both for your suggestions, much appreciated.