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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 03:46 AM
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Default Street Glide Won't move!

Have a 2013 Street Glide. Was involved in a crash, fixed (supposedly) and now it won't move! Bike goes into gear, neutral, shifts (from what I can tell). But when you go to 1st and start applying throttle and letting out clutch it will "rock forward" and the. Go nowhere? Any thoughts? Again it was running after the dealer "fixed" it but then all of a sudden this happened.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 05:27 AM
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How much plat is there in the clutch cable?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 05:59 AM
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How much plat is there in the clutch cable?
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Sounds like the first thing I would check too.
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 08:06 AM
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Can you push the bike in neutral?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 11:29 AM
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are you saying the brakes are locked up?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe12RK
are you saying the brakes are locked up?
Could be. It could also be the rear axle wasn't torqued and the rear wheel is cockeyed in the swingarm.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 01:19 PM
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I'd look at clutch adjustment first:




 
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Old Feb 1, 2016 | 01:29 PM
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Does the bike stall, or can you let the clutch all the way out with the engine still running?
 
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Originally Posted by SafetyMan
Does the bike stall, or can you let the clutch all the way out with the engine still running?

Yeah, what he said!
 
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