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Installed my Burley Brand cable kit today. It was needed since I installed Burley Scrambler bars and my original cables were way to long.
Pretty easy swap overall. Only issue I have is with the push idle throttle cable. All other cables and brake line fit perfect. But the idle throttle cable is about 3 inchs shorter than the pull throttle cable. I had to run the idle throttle cable to the outside of the fork tube, otherwise it is to short. Going to call Burley in the morning and see what they say. The pic shows the 2 throttle cables and how I had to route them.
So either you ordered the wrong ones, they sent the wrong ones or they mislabeled one. Keep the packaging for proof and to have the right answers when they ask.
I'd also remove them and measure both cables to verify what's what, Is the pull to long or the push to short and what's on the package as listed length.
I measured the oem cables and they are both the same length. The burley push cable is 3 inchs shorter than the burley pull cable. The clutch cable, throttle pull cable and brake line fit perfect. The push throttle cable can only fit in one spot since it has the small spring in it.
The package is the shows the part number B30-1138, which is the correct number according to Burley.
After talking to Burley today, they had me get the numbers off the actual cables, and they were correct. The hard part was trying to make them understand one cable fit perfect the other is over 3 inchs shorter. Im sure it was just cut wrong and never caught.
They are supposed to ship me out a different one, I hope im right.
I already said The Push cable is 3 inch's shorter than the pull cable. I know the length, the issue is the the push cable should not be 3 inchs shorter than the pull cable.
You're thick.
Get an accurate measurement, compare it with the package.
Measure the new one before you install it in case they screw up again. So You're not installing it for nothing a second time.
Your not understanding this. I have the measurement. The oem cables are identicle lengths push and pull. The Burley cables measurement has the push cable 3 inch's shorter than the pull cable. I understand to measure the new cable before installing it and compare it to the other one one they sent. But there is nothing to compare it to on the box or instructions. They dont give you the length of the cables, just a part number for the kit.
when I called Burley about it, they didnt know how long the cable should be either, other than they would fit a Sportster with oem riser and their scrambler bars. Which they do not as packaged.
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Burley Brand cable kit problem
