First Outing !
Bike looks great. Sometimes I'm not very good at explaining things without adding a picture but I'll give it a try. On my Springer I relocated the turn signals down lower on my forks to clean up the bars a little. When that was done, behind the turn signal relocating bracket on the right side, where it attached to the forks, there is a loop of wire that was installed behind the signal relocation bracket. My cables were rerouted through that loop that is about 3/4" by 1". I can turn my bars all the way to the right and they don't touch my tank. It is an easy fix, hope this helps.
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Your cables are probably not long enough for those handlebars. As was said on a previous thread there is a wire loop on the forks, that's for the throttle cables, that will prevent the cables from hitting the tank, I must say usually. Those are very wide bars so you might have to be inventive. Just looked back at the picture posted and that is not the loop the cables go through. It goes on the lower bolt of the detatch windshield bracket. If you want a picture let me know.
Last edited by Snowyone; Oct 17, 2014 at 01:26 PM.
Your cables are probably not long enough for those handlebars. As was said on a previous thread there is a wire loop on the forks, that's for the throttle cables, that will prevent the cables from hitting the tank, I must say usually. Those are very wide bars so you might have to be inventive. Just looked back at the picture posted and that is not the loop the cables go through. It goes on the lower bolt of the detatch windshield bracket. If you want a picture let me know.
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P.S. In other words, your loop is facing the front and mine is facing the tank, hope this helps.
Last edited by SPRINGER; Oct 17, 2014 at 06:32 PM.
Yes, I will explain my set up. I have 16" apes on my Springer and my wire loop is on the back side of my forks than where your metal loop is. I have braided steel cables and all three go through the loop with plenty of room to spare but my wire loop is also larger than your metal loop.
P.S. In other words, your loop is facing the front and mine is facing the tank, hope this helps.
P.S. In other words, your loop is facing the front and mine is facing the tank, hope this helps.
I've done a temp fix that works - zip tied the cables where they go under the tanks and this makes them bow outwards away from the tank as you turn right !
I'll be sorting a proper bracket out
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