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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 06:11 AM
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Getting ready to take a longer trip so I bought a bar bag. The way it’s set up the clutch cable gets routed in front of it putting some tension on the cable. Will this affect the adjustment? Do I need to readjust? Will it cause any problems?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 06:55 AM
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No …………………..
 
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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 07:54 AM
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You will have no issues with that.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 07:56 AM
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Might only interfere a little with turning
 
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Old Aug 9, 2019 | 03:01 PM
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Thanks, it doesn’t seem to interfere with turning.
 
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