2008 Wide Glide Handlebar Control Wiring?
Thread Starter
|
Advanced
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 67
Likes: 25
2008 Wide Glide Handlebar Control Wiring?
Please pardon what must seem like silly questions, as I'm new to big twins and just feeling my way along.
I mentioned in another thread that I've been pulling my stock wide glide bars back to be more comfortable for me. As the bars have come back, in several stages, I've been rotating the handle bar controls forward so the brake and clutch levers aren't sticking up in the air.
On my last adjustment, I reached a point where I couldn't (easily) rotate the hand controls any further. At first I thought there may be some mechanical limit to adjusting the handle bar controls. But after some more thought, I'm thinking the resistance to further rotation is actually being limited by the handlebar harnesses where they pass through an opening in the HB. But I have no idea of the size and shape of this pass opening for the harness. Does this sound correct?
I'd rather not disassemble the controls to investigate, unless I have to and would appreciate any pix or description of the HB opening to get a better feel for what I'm doing.
Anyone?
I mentioned in another thread that I've been pulling my stock wide glide bars back to be more comfortable for me. As the bars have come back, in several stages, I've been rotating the handle bar controls forward so the brake and clutch levers aren't sticking up in the air.
On my last adjustment, I reached a point where I couldn't (easily) rotate the hand controls any further. At first I thought there may be some mechanical limit to adjusting the handle bar controls. But after some more thought, I'm thinking the resistance to further rotation is actually being limited by the handlebar harnesses where they pass through an opening in the HB. But I have no idea of the size and shape of this pass opening for the harness. Does this sound correct?
I'd rather not disassemble the controls to investigate, unless I have to and would appreciate any pix or description of the HB opening to get a better feel for what I'm doing.
Anyone?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 21,050
Likes: 19,177
From: The Wasteland
It might be the wiring. Theres either a dimple on the controls that allow the wires to lay flat and not get crimped by the control clamps, or the wores are run internally through the handlebars.
Either way, you may have hit the limit to how much slack you have in the wires.
Either way, you may have hit the limit to how much slack you have in the wires.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,947
Likes: 996
From: Winnipeg
Op makes no mention of a starting issue. Hes Just rotating controls.
Thread Starter
|
Advanced
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 67
Likes: 25
It might be the wiring. Theres either a dimple on the controls that allow the wires to lay flat and not get crimped by the control clamps, or the wores are run internally through the handlebars.
Either way, you may have hit the limit to how much slack you have in the wires.
Either way, you may have hit the limit to how much slack you have in the wires.
I think prudence dictates that I back off a little on the rotation, from where I felt the resistance to further rotation!
I appreciate the replies!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
