Carrying a extra clutch cable
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The Emergency Drive Belt had the following warnings:
1. The approximate life expectancy of the belt is only 200 miles (322 kilometers).
2. Check belt every 50 miles.
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I can't speak for/like Rounders, but I can provide some information in regards to the emergency belt previously offered by Harley-Davidson.
The Emergency Drive Belt had the following warnings:
1. The approximate life expectancy of the belt is only 200 miles (322 kilometers).
2. Check belt every 50 miles.
The Emergency Drive Belt had the following warnings:
1. The approximate life expectancy of the belt is only 200 miles (322 kilometers).
2. Check belt every 50 miles.
If it failed for good you would have to get a truck$$$$. But to stop and get towed to dealer $$$$#
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They take up a lot of room in bag. And with age of cell phone mechanic they went extinct. I would buy one again though.
I am curious if I could make it work or how could the runner is after 20 years.
The belt guards are tighter now. But belts skinnier too. My newer style pacmanned at 55k.
I am curious if I could make it work or how could the runner is after 20 years.
The belt guards are tighter now. But belts skinnier too. My newer style pacmanned at 55k.
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I have used AAA, and you can still be waiting hours. You call off time I imagine even worse. Sunday afternoon was hours.
Cell phone mechanics don't realize the response time, and the places without cell coverage in lower 48.
Just in southern WI 50 miles from Milwaukee you can cell issues
Last edited by Rounders; Jan 26, 2024 at 10:22 AM.
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I don't think it is just hog. You need to find a wrecker, who is not busy, and feels like it
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I replaced the 2 piece clutch cable with the old fashioned cable used on a '16 Road King. The 2 piece cable was routed through the headlight nacelle and held by a clip so it couldn't just be pulled out. That required removal of the nacelle for access, my tool kit isn't big enough for all the stuff needed for that. I have no knowledge of what is required to "untangle" the top half of the cable from a fairing bike but if that requires more tools than in a normal tool kit, then it isn't a road side job either. The factory cable on my 08 Road King gave me 108,000 miles of trouble free service (still worked like new when that bike trades in on a '23 FLHP). Not paranoid enough to carry a spare cable. The adjuster on the 2 piece cable seems to be a weak point, not the cable itself. That after market metal replacement seems to be the way to go.
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