Barnett cable bad luck.
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Barnett cable bad luck.
After having a throttle cable break on my 86 heritage I decided to go ahead and replace all the original cables.
The only clutch cable available aftermarket was the Barnett with the fancy Teflon liner thing.
I have now broken two of them in less than two years!!!! They have both broke right up by the lever just inside the cable housing.
All I can assume is there must be a sharp spot inside their cable.
Anyone else have bad luck with Barnett cables???
The only clutch cable available aftermarket was the Barnett with the fancy Teflon liner thing.
I have now broken two of them in less than two years!!!! They have both broke right up by the lever just inside the cable housing.
All I can assume is there must be a sharp spot inside their cable.
Anyone else have bad luck with Barnett cables???
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I dunno about "bad" luck with them, but I am not a Barnett Fan Boi. I think their quality is OK, and better than the cheap stuff, but not up to OEM quality. I am currently running a NOS HD cable, and it is night and day better than the Barnett it replaced. Dunno if you could find another one. '86 was the last year for that style.
And what Beemervet says makes sense.
And what Beemervet says makes sense.
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And I haven't looked for an OEM one yet but I think I will because the 30 year old one is still working....
The hardest part is that the 86 heritage used a different cable than any other bike ever made.....
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One breaking is a fluke, it happens. But two breaking makes me think there is something wrong with how they put it together.
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Just a thought but have you thought about upgrading to a splined shaft transmission?
Doing that would definitely solve your cable availability problems.
Just a thought.