Mr.

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 discussion forum:


Mr.

Mr. 
Cecil Covington said 2016-04-08 18:57 
 
Bought my sportster about 1000 miles ago. I really like the bike. It had been setting up for about 2yrs when I bought it so I went through it and cleaned up tank and carb. Made a few replacements. Had a mechanic replace the handlebars with new drags and accessories. After about 400 miles the throttle cable broke. A tech told me it was most likely because the replacement had not been greased when it was installed. I greased the new one myself and have put 600 plus miles on it since. I don´t have a return on it and when I roll off I can accelorate rolling the grip forward. I was wondering if not greasing the cable does actually cause it to break and though it doesn´t seem likely, does the return cable prevent accelorating with forward twist on the grip. 
 
<<Previous          Answer          Discussion overview          Report spam          Next>>

Comments, questions and answersEnter a comment or answer to this message

You can post your question, answer or comment as a guest. Or enter your e-mail to join the forum and get notifcations of new messages.

 
Title 		 
Signature
Optional e-mail
Enter your e-mail to join the forum and get notification of answers and new messages. You can unsubscribe with a single click. Bikez does not display, sell or misuse e-mail addresses.
Message text

Describe technical issues in detail to get quality answers. You can offer or request second-hand parts and equipment as a privat person. Bikez reserves the right to remove any improper or commercial content.
Accept that we store and display the message.