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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 04:40 AM
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I have a 2012 Street Glide. If you pull on the front brake handle and look up inside from underneath, there is a Hex bolt that holds the front of the switch assembly together. This can vibrate loose and lock your brake. It happened to me right after I left a stop sign. It caused my front brake to lock up and I ended up with a broken leg. Fortunately it was low speed, 5 minutes later I would have been on a main road doing 50. This could happen to anyone at any time. This is a stupid place to put a bolt. Everyone should pull this bolt and lock-tite it. Please share this with everyone you know. This is extremely dangerous.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 04:50 AM
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I am not familiar with such a screw on the OEM switch housings.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 04:54 AM
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Nay photos of this bolt?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 05:30 AM
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A photo would be good...don't know what bolt you are referring to.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 06:41 AM
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A photo would be good...don't know what bolt you are referring to.
^^^^ +1, need pics.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2015 | 06:53 AM
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I looked at my 2013 RK which should be the same & can not see what you are referring too?
 
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Nice 1st post...pls. throw us a bone here. Pics, or you're a newbie troll.
 
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Nice 1st post...pls. throw us a bone here. Pics, or you're a newbie troll.
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I'm glad you folks are so quick, cause I was thinking "dang, thats bad" but the whole time I kept thinking if a bolt comes out looks like that would hold the brake lever open?
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^^^But, no such bolt exists^^^

Unless the plant accidentally left one in there...which would be next to impossible.
 
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