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HD should have left the cable clutch in place. Less problems plus the adjustability of the friction zone and the lever.
It's totally typical of the MoCo to take a simple, time-tested and successful design and "improve" it to the point that it doesn't work at all. This seems to be their ultimate goal with everything they do. They're apparently obsessed with it.
They could destroy a steel ball with a rubber hammer, no problem at all. I've never seen anything quite like it.
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