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Old May 22, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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So I was in the Harley dealer the other day and saw they had this brand new sg set up with bars and everything you can think of. I noticed the clutch cable to the inner hole had a ton of slack in it. Is it supposed to be like this. I put new bars on and kept mine snug to the hole. Just curious to what people have done or if you have seen this before
 
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Old May 22, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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It may not be adjusted properly. It wouldn't surprise me if it came shipped needing to be gone over. There's a checklist the dealership is supposed to go thru before they turn over a bike, that's the bike prep charge on the invoice.
 
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Well the cable was tight it was just way to much slack that it bent back towards the rider. Usually from what I have seen the cable comes from the handle straight to the hole and its fairly snug. Sorry I can't explain it better and sorry for not getting a pic
 
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They just put the wrong cable on it. There isn't anywhere to hide it.

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