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I find this funny.... And here's why.
Not because his cable broke. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. But because if this had been a fly by wire bike, there would have been fifty people in here screaming about how fly by wire sucks and Harley needs to go back to a cable system because it's more reliable. Instead, "It's an easy fix. Go ahead and replace it yourself."
Just goes to show you that the cables really aren't any more, or less, reliable than the fly by wire system.
Not because his cable broke. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. But because if this had been a fly by wire bike, there would have been fifty people in here screaming about how fly by wire sucks and Harley needs to go back to a cable system because it's more reliable. Instead, "It's an easy fix. Go ahead and replace it yourself."
Just goes to show you that the cables really aren't any more, or less, reliable than the fly by wire system.
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yeah have some health issues and sight issues so will prob let dealer do it. just gotta stop by CVS first for the KY Jelly. used to turn wrenches for a living. pisses me off to pay to have my stuff worked on but oh well...... i still cant believe i made it up that hill at an idle in first. was SURE i was gonna b stranded. and a 5 mile ride like that was a leeeeeeeetle emberassing. LOL
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I find this funny.... And here's why.
Not because his cable broke. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. But because if this had been a fly by wire bike, there would have been fifty people in here screaming about how fly by wire sucks and Harley needs to go back to a cable system because it's more reliable. Instead, "It's an easy fix. Go ahead and replace it yourself."
Just goes to show you that the cables really aren't any more, or less, reliable than the fly by wire system.
Not because his cable broke. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. But because if this had been a fly by wire bike, there would have been fifty people in here screaming about how fly by wire sucks and Harley needs to go back to a cable system because it's more reliable. Instead, "It's an easy fix. Go ahead and replace it yourself."
Just goes to show you that the cables really aren't any more, or less, reliable than the fly by wire system.
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From: Phoenix
Yeah. I had a clutch cable break on a Yammie Seca 750 that I owned once. It sucked having to drive it about 20 miles with no clutch....hehehe
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From: Phoenix
Like a couple of people mentioned, move the throttle return cable over and turn it into an auxiliary throttle cable. That would do ya until you got home.
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