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Broken Wire/Cable?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by heelflip131313, Aug 26, 2010.

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    heelflip131313 Member

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    I just bought a 83 midnight maxim 750. It has a wire or cable that is broken. It is between the clutch cable and handle bar, on the clutch lever mount. What is the cable for?

    Any help would be great.
    Thanks
     
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    Does your clutch work?
    Is it the large cable (clutch) on your right hand perch or the small cable ("choke")?
     
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    Sounds like the clutch safety switch
     
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    It's not the clutch cable and it's not the choke. It may be a clutch safety switch. I just have it sitting in place. If I touch it it falls off. What would happen if I didn't have it? How hard is it to replace?
     
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    The bike could decide to go for a ride on its own. :) It's there to kill the engine if the bike is put into gear without the clutch lever pulled in.

    Not very. Push the old one out of the handle, push the new one back into the same hole. There's probably a locking tab or two, but nothing drastic.
     
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    Thanks. Where is the best place to get a new one?
     
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    Ding ding ding, paging Chacal!
    Try Chacal in our supporting vendor section. Reasonably priced, fast shipping, knows what you need, and gives great assistance/advice too!
     
    Robert, Aug 31, 2010
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    Thanks. He sent me a great email.
     
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