Help a noob lol handle bars
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Help a noob lol handle bars
Hello all,
18 slim, and first harley. Looking at putting 14in narrow apes. Buying everything in a kit that's pre wired with a plug and play harness. My only concern is that the kit replaces the whole clutch cable eliminating the yellow thing (sorry new and still learning parts). My question will I have any issues doing this?
Thanks for any and all help
18 slim, and first harley. Looking at putting 14in narrow apes. Buying everything in a kit that's pre wired with a plug and play harness. My only concern is that the kit replaces the whole clutch cable eliminating the yellow thing (sorry new and still learning parts). My question will I have any issues doing this?
Thanks for any and all help
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Quick answer, yes it's fine if the new clutch cable doesn't have the yellow thing.
The yellow thing on the clutch cable is just Harely's new "quick adjust" device. Pretty much EVERY OTHER CLUTCH CABLE EVER does NOT have this. That whole yellow thing is just an adjustment point to give slack in the cable for servicing and such. Most clutch cables that don't have that yellow thing, instead have a couple of nuts that you lock down on each other to make adjustments. The main difference between the yellow thing and the traditional style is with the yellow thing, it's all spring loaded and you just pop a plastic thing out to adjust it, whereas on traditional you need a couple of small wrenches. I prefer the wrenches honestly. I have a hard time trusting plastic. As far as I'm concerned, you're upgrading your clutch cable to a better version.
The yellow thing on the clutch cable is just Harely's new "quick adjust" device. Pretty much EVERY OTHER CLUTCH CABLE EVER does NOT have this. That whole yellow thing is just an adjustment point to give slack in the cable for servicing and such. Most clutch cables that don't have that yellow thing, instead have a couple of nuts that you lock down on each other to make adjustments. The main difference between the yellow thing and the traditional style is with the yellow thing, it's all spring loaded and you just pop a plastic thing out to adjust it, whereas on traditional you need a couple of small wrenches. I prefer the wrenches honestly. I have a hard time trusting plastic. As far as I'm concerned, you're upgrading your clutch cable to a better version.
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Well, to actually adjust it, like where the clutch cable connects to the clutch assembly itself, I'd follow a 2018+ tutorial or use service manual. But to adjust the part where the nuts are, yeah just watch any motorcycle clutch adjustment video.
This video actually is pretty good all around guide on how to swap the clutch cable out for what you're doing:
This video actually is pretty good all around guide on how to swap the clutch cable out for what you're doing:
Last edited by goodguybiker; Mar 9, 2020 at 08:32 AM.
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I purchased a similar kit for my Heritage. The yellow thing is also where the new style two piece cable connects. I purchased a correct length upper cable so I didn't have to deal with changing the cable out at the clutch. It was pretty simple once I figured out what length cable to order.
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Hello all,
18 slim, and first harley. Looking at putting 14in narrow apes. Buying everything in a kit that's pre wired with a plug and play harness. My only concern is that the kit replaces the whole clutch cable eliminating the yellow thing (sorry new and still learning parts). My question will I have any issues doing this?
Thanks for any and all help
18 slim, and first harley. Looking at putting 14in narrow apes. Buying everything in a kit that's pre wired with a plug and play harness. My only concern is that the kit replaces the whole clutch cable eliminating the yellow thing (sorry new and still learning parts). My question will I have any issues doing this?
Thanks for any and all help
Sorry edited this post because I went to HCC site to see what you meant. Depending on which kit you do, you're basically either trading off pulling wires though for having to deal with rewiring the switch housings and having to redo the clutch cable. or if you are doing the full pre-wired and assembled, you're buying a bunch of parts that you already have. Totally your call, but doing bars is not that difficult a task. Personally, I would find bars separately and just buy the necessary wires from HD or Guerilla cables. It's not much more work and gives you infinite choices on bar styles.
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If you don't end up going with a pre-wired kit from HCC and just getting all the parts separately, Namz makes wiring extensions that are plug and play (no soldering) for the 18+ softails. They have them on revzilla - you'll need the TBW harness, handlebar extension harness, and turn signal extensions. I ordered them for my bar change, which will hopefully take place next weekend. I got my throttle and brake cables from Magnum Shielding. I measured my current cable lengths and what I was trying to go to and found the difference - that's the length I needed. On their home page you plug in your bike and it brings up the cable part numbers that are compatible (for context, I'm going from a stock handlebar on a sport glide with 4" pullback risers to 10" Wild 1 Inc. Psycho Street Fighters). I may in the future get 1-2" riser extensions from DK Customs if I ever go taller, so that's why I went ahead and got new wires too, even if I don't need them right now.
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You're trying to make your life easier by getting this kit, but you are actually making it more difficult in my opinion... it's messier anyways. The new clutch cables are two piece, and don't require you to go into the transmission. With a single piece cable, you're getting into the tranny. I'd rather pull a few cables through some bars than have to get into the tranny myself. It's not a difficult task either way I suppose.
Sorry edited this post because I went to HCC site to see what you meant. Depending on which kit you do, you're basically either trading off pulling wires though for having to deal with rewiring the switch housings and having to redo the clutch cable. or if you are doing the full pre-wired and assembled, you're buying a bunch of parts that you already have. Totally your call, but doing bars is not that difficult a task. Personally, I would find bars separately and just buy the necessary wires from HD or Guerilla cables. It's not much more work and gives you infinite choices on bar styles.
Sorry edited this post because I went to HCC site to see what you meant. Depending on which kit you do, you're basically either trading off pulling wires though for having to deal with rewiring the switch housings and having to redo the clutch cable. or if you are doing the full pre-wired and assembled, you're buying a bunch of parts that you already have. Totally your call, but doing bars is not that difficult a task. Personally, I would find bars separately and just buy the necessary wires from HD or Guerilla cables. It's not much more work and gives you infinite choices on bar styles.
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If you don't end up going with a pre-wired kit from HCC and just getting all the parts separately, Namz makes wiring extensions that are plug and play (no soldering) for the 18+ softails. They have them on revzilla - you'll need the TBW harness, handlebar extension harness, and turn signal extensions. I ordered them for my bar change, which will hopefully take place next weekend. I got my throttle and brake cables from Magnum Shielding. I measured my current cable lengths and what I was trying to go to and found the difference - that's the length I needed. On their home page you plug in your bike and it brings up the cable part numbers that are compatible (for context, I'm going from a stock handlebar on a sport glide with 4" pullback risers to 10" Wild 1 Inc. Psycho Street Fighters). I may in the future get 1-2" riser extensions from DK Customs if I ever go taller, so that's why I went ahead and got new wires too, even if I don't need them right now.