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Sep 4, 2008 | 11:35 AM

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chuckhour

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So after trying to convince the service guy at the dealership this cable exists, finally e-mailed him the link and the response was "oh, let me check". While I was typing this they called back and said they will work he didn't know about them because they were just released. So they should be here in about a week. Thanks again and heres to putting this headache behind me

Sep 4, 2008 | 11:42 AM

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OneBlackFly

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Just to be clear here, it is the H-D Diamondback cables. And I've had problems with mine in that the clear, Teflon outer cover cracks, lets dirt/grime in, and then the cables look like crap. Here's a picture of the black lines on my cables. Maybe someone can helps me with the black crap.

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Sep 4, 2008 | 12:13 PM

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rdss

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Originally Posted by OneBlackFly

Just to be clear here, it is the H-D Diamondback cables. And I've had problems with mine in that the clear, Teflon outer cover cracks, lets dirt/grime in, and then the cables look like crap. I'll post some pictures of my cables. Maybe someone can helps me with the black crap.

Check my link, they are Diamond-Black™ Braided Control Cables - Clutch(<== this is cut and pasted from my weblink) and are new for the 09 model year. Sorry to hear your having problems with your DiamondBack cables maybe the black will hold up better or maybe a better choice will become available.

Sep 4, 2008 | 01:47 PM

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When time comes to change cables, that is, when I get sick of all the black lines, I think I'll look very seriously as the black stock cables. The only problem will be that the black clutch cable will not match the H-D DiamondBack brake and throttle/idle lines/cables. The aspect of the problem that puzzles me is that only the clutch cable is affected, but then again, it is the one which receives the most stress when the clutch lever is pulled. The other cables are under much less stress.

Sep 4, 2008 | 08:08 PM

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motordrum

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Your mistake was having the jack-holes at the dealership touch your bike.

Sep 10, 2008 | 09:26 AM

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chuckhour

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No problem, let us know how they are when you get them.

Got the Harley cable put on last night, I'll get some pics up later today, thanks for all the info!

Sep 10, 2008 | 10:42 AM

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UPSBROWN

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No leaks? Sorry to say, but it sounds like you had a bad o-ring and the stealership got you again. A bad cable wouldn't leak unless it were cross threaded or bad ring...the cable it's self would not leak.

Sep 10, 2008 | 01:53 PM

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chuckhour

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No, it wasn't leaking from the housing end of the fitting, it was leaking from the crimp end, a little back and forth movement at the point of the crimp an you could watch the fluid leak out. (no charge for any of this by the way)