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I had my 2009 Sportster XL1200 right hand controls apart yesterday as i was rerouting my throttle cables and a part fell out that i cant for the life of me figure out where it goes, any help would be appreciated as now the bike wont start!
That copper looking part is the spring that holds your front brake light switch in place.
The black piece is the friction collar for the cruise/throttle lock.
Quite right - I wrote about that very part in my thread on fitting the factory extended switches. Mine went for a dance around the floor, but eventually I found it - phew!
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Help locating where this part goes
