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Elusive handlebar riser zip tie location?
I recently got a 2012 RS SM5. Since the weather warmed up I decided to install a Roadkrome luggage rack so I can put a Shad top case on it. Since I was wrenching I figured I would go ahead and strip the panels down to check the oil and cut the lower zip tie to prepare for the Rivco handlebar riser install I want to do in the near future.
My main question is, is the tie around the clutch cable, the throttle cables, or hand control wiring? I followed the clutch cable down into the Tupperware bowels and there was no zip tie on it. The previous owner had a Pyle amp and speakers installed and I wonder if they removed the zip tie in that install because I am not finding any zip tie. I was hoping to clip it before I button the panels back on.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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When I installed my risers I cut the zip ties. They are around the clutch and throttle cables on either side of the steering stem, just before it entered the tupperware. No need to be precise if you are re-attaching them. Just put some so that the wiring/cables aren't rubbing against any sharp edges.
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Hi Squanchkava72,
Re: the tie
Three years ago, when I installed my handlebar risers, I looked & looked for these ties. I never did find any.
I simply pulled ever so easy on the cables and they gave enough so that I can steer completely & easily.
I do not know if a previous owner ( I'm #3 ) removed them or if they had been left off during mfr.
Jerry Baumchen
PS) Since then I have had all of the front tupperware off & have never seen any ties; other than the ones that I have installed for wiring, etc.
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Thanks folks. I followed the steering stem up that was mentioned and felt the zip tie. Will snip it off when I strip the steering stem rubbers and instrument cluster off.
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