Learned something yesterday
What did you use to attach them to the levers with? Pins with keys or a nut/bolt/washer combination?
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A few years ago I ran across two guys on rented Harleys way out in the desert. One of them had a broken linkage. They were from the UK and were on vacation. I stopped and fixed it for them with a couple of zip ties. You would have thought that I just saved the world from the way these guys treated me. I just laughed and rode on. I always keep a good tool kit on the bike with spare parts=(duct tape and zip ties)
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on the front you can use a bolt/acorn nut combo, and on the rear a 5/16x24 bolt threads into the transmission shift lever.
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Sorry for the delay, been ridin. Anyway, 5/16" bolt and stainless acorn nut polished up nice like chrome, used the same on both ends of the linkage.
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I know exactly what you're talking about. Managed to get some wire off an old guy and get the bike home, where I wired it up pretty well. Was able (and still am) to ride with the job I did. After a week the dealer got me a part which I picked up today. I think I'll just keep it as a spare as I know the wire won't break! If it does I have some extra wire in my jacket, or could probably find some off the side of the road.
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The last time a thread like this came out, I went to Harley and a sharp parts guy was able to find the Harley heim joints and appropriate bolts for both ends of the shift rod. It has been long enough now that I don't recall the price, but if had been much more than $30 or so I would have remembered it. The advantage there is that all of the hardware is correct on the first try, a nut and shoulder bolt on the front, and a shoulder bolt with the right thread for the arm for the back. Easy mod, works very well. This will remind me to start pushing my son to do the same on his machine, then no more worries about the weak ball joints.
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