Throttle handle too stiff after new throttle cables
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Are the cables shitty ? I am getting frustrated here and summer is half gone.
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The problem began when you (DIY) changed cables from 40 inch to 42.
There is a complaint summer is half gone.
Our co-member replies above offer guidance, including the throttle friction 1/2 moon and tension/ fit of the grip to the bar end.
If you are positive your install work and cable adjustment are correct....
You could certainly have "shitty" cables.
So, buy new (correct 40-inch length) HD cables and have them shipped overnight.
That's my two-cent comment.
Good luck.
There is a complaint summer is half gone.
Our co-member replies above offer guidance, including the throttle friction 1/2 moon and tension/ fit of the grip to the bar end.
If you are positive your install work and cable adjustment are correct....
You could certainly have "shitty" cables.
So, buy new (correct 40-inch length) HD cables and have them shipped overnight.
That's my two-cent comment.
Good luck.
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The problem began when you (DIY) changed cables from 40 inch to 42.
There is a complaint summer is half gone.
Our co-member replies above offer guidance, including the throttle friction 1/2 moon and tension/ fit of the grip to the bar end.
If you are positive your install work and cable adjustment are correct....
You could certainly have "shitty" cables.
So, buy new (correct 40-inch length) HD cables and have them shipped overnight.
That's my two-cent comment.
Good luck.
There is a complaint summer is half gone.
Our co-member replies above offer guidance, including the throttle friction 1/2 moon and tension/ fit of the grip to the bar end.
If you are positive your install work and cable adjustment are correct....
You could certainly have "shitty" cables.
So, buy new (correct 40-inch length) HD cables and have them shipped overnight.
That's my two-cent comment.
Good luck.
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I have now 100 % found out what the problem was:
The cables are indeed just crap. Avoid Barnett at all costs!
There was a friend of a friend of mine who are waayy better with bikes than me,
and his friend had bought the same cables as mine and after they installed it on his FXR: same thing!
Super hard to twist the throttle due to the 90 degree metal tube that goes into the steer-house causes major friction
once the cables gets pressure. Gets the same "swish sound" too.
The cables are indeed just crap. Avoid Barnett at all costs!
There was a friend of a friend of mine who are waayy better with bikes than me,
and his friend had bought the same cables as mine and after they installed it on his FXR: same thing!
Super hard to twist the throttle due to the 90 degree metal tube that goes into the steer-house causes major friction
once the cables gets pressure. Gets the same "swish sound" too.
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