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Old Sep 13, 2025 | 04:49 PM
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2016 sportster. I just replaced handle bars and throttle tube but now the throttle cable is too long in the throttle housing. No amount of adjustment at the control end will take in the excess. They didn’t just stretch an extra inch and a half. Any suggestions?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2025 | 05:25 PM
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Take a look at the carb end of the cable and make sure it didn't come out of the bracket on the carb. Either that or you got the wrong part for the throttle end.
 
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Sounds like you got cables for taller bars. You need shorter throttle cables for your new handlebar setup.
 
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