How to Install Throttle Cables on your Harley Davidson 

There are a lot of "how to" videos out there, but this is by far the best one I've seen. No extra unnecessary details, clean editing.

The best and most informative video showing how to replace the throttle cables. Hope you enjoyed that beer, you certainly deserved it.

A really great video . This gentleman has a gift, of being able to explain things step by step, so people can take-it in. I learned alot from this video and his front brake cable replacement and how to bleed the system.

Thank You SO MUCH for the great video. I used it to adjust my throttle on a new set of 14" bars, look killer, STOKED!! Got her done with your help, BIG THANKS! Had a beer at the end like you. Everything on RU-vid looks easier when someone else, with experience, does it....

Thanks for the throttle cable tip. The return has the spring on it. I didn't keep track of which was which. Life saver. Thanks!

Excellent explanation! You make this stuff look way too easy. Thanks for making these videos.

Thanks so much. I've watched a few of these videos and yours is by far the most informative and easiest to understand. Much appreciated. And thanks for the advice on celebrating with the cold beer that was a great idea! LOL

Well done video man. I have done this a few times, so when a friend asked me to walk him through it on the phone, I just sent him this link. Good job.

Best videos on RU-vid brother. I will be putting this particular video to the test tomorrow👍

What a great video man. I have an 06 Street bob and after watching this I have no doubt I can replace these cables tomorrow 🤙🏼 again awesome video brother

Love your videos... I am rebuilding my 98 roadking from the ground up... First time rebuilding a bike... And i have to say your videos are the best.. I am good at taking things apart and i take pictures along the way... But sometimes i forget to take a certain picture at a certain angle and boom idk what i am doing... Lol but i found your videos and its helped me alot along the way... Sorry for the long ramble... Thanks dude..

Best throttle cable install video out there!! Thank you very much!

Nice job, brother! I installed a new chumps bar and forgot if the two push and pull cables were seated all the way into the housing or not (plus the spring config). Very helpful and a nice job. Pristine (without all the other crap that some people take; 5 minute video that extends to 15-minutes-plus)! : )

Again, thanks man for these videos! Right to the point and easy to follow

All the tips, congrats ! Your video is direct and very well explained

Great presentation, and number 5 hits the spot !

Excellent tutorial, especially Step 5 .. !!

At 6:10 totally made this whole video worth it for me, bro. So much thanks.

Finally utilized this video haha, got rid of my trash oem cables (50k miles old lol) and threw on some Barnett performance cables. Tutorial was super easy to follow, but man I felt like a wimp pulling the cables from the control housing, those things were in there tight! Took advantage of having the controls open and took out the stupid 'cruise control' dial as well. A few things idk if I was dumb or if I just misunderstood. But when I was adjusting the cables, I went off the butterfly valve inside the throttle body being open 100% then gave it the additional turn as you suggested, rather than looking at the wheel on the side of the throttle body. For the return cable that one I'm not sure I have adjusted correctly. The body of the cable was touching the spring inside the slot on the throttle body from the get go, so I couldn't adjust till then. So I adjusted until the return felt right, and backed off a full clockwise rotation and it feels nice, smooth, and snappy now. Finally went in and ordered that little cap as well so I can remove the vapor canister up front next weekend. I think I'm going to keep the bracket in place though, it looks like the perfect bracket to hold a horizontal mounted oil cooler 🤞 Thanks again for the time and effort in this videos man, I check back on them all the time!

I liked your video because of your voice You could sing like phil Anselmo

Thanks man the best video I,ve watched on this, it looked like a pain in the ass. But you made it look a little easier by explaining it better. Subed cheers from Down Under.

Thanks brother this is the video that I was looking for well done

Awesome vidio, to the point and in layman's terms, Great job man.

Thank you very much for the super introduction.

You make really good videos thank you

My throttle will barely move, I'll use this video to help me figure out why.

Awesome video saved my ass tons of time definitely appreciate it man thank you!

Superb no rubbish involved video Thanks so much

Thanks again for another awesome video Chainsaw!

Great how to, hi from Scotland. Subbed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Very helpful beother!! Nicely done editing too!! 👊🏼

Thanks for the video! Helped me alot!

Amazing video and editing!

nice demo video man. thank you

Great video! Thank you!

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent, helpful video.

Great video! I believe my cables are to long I was hoping for a better shot of the idle cable going on to the Throttle Body. No matter how I adjust it the fitting and the spring doesn’t move. I’ll be checking out your cable sponsor they have style for sure!

Thank you soooo much for the vids.

Thanks for the great video

Awesome video thanks brother

Thanks for the video this helped

Thanks for the help

Good job!

One of the best videos out there... Why remove the master cylinder? Why not just remove the housing?

Great as I'm about to install new cables on my XLC. Step IV is basically just taking all the slack out the cables and making sure wide open on the grip is wide open at the carb wheel...right? The opposite same w/ the idle?

Thank you for this amazing video ahhh thank god i dont have to remove the tank.

I usually perform step 5 before I begin working on the bike...

Hell ya dude! Your voice is amazing too! No homo!

I have a 2001 heritage softail FLSTCI and want to know how the throttle and idle cables go around the injector? One of them has a spring. Don't want to mess that up.

Is the cable in the back closest to the rider an idle cable i brok mine and all i see are throttle cables

Much better than the other DUMB videos. Thank you bro.

Excellent video! Curious, when you install the new cable, how do you know which cable goes on which side on the handlebars? I already took mine off on the handlebars so I'm not sure which one is which..

I have an 03 Sportster and getting to the throttle wheel is a pain. Will I have to remove the carb to get to it. I have the throttle cable off but the idle cable is tucked in the back with no way of removing it

I bought my first motorcycle I never worked on any of them or even cars. I noticed that iddle and throttle cable are "loose" this metal part 7:29 that goes straight to that plastic is very loose how to fix that? and also is that litttle wheel under the throttle is mechanic cruise control? because my 2007 dyna street bop has the same thing. But please tell me what to do with cables I assume this part that touches that plastic underneath suppose to be solid , mine is very loose both cables .

so after you tighten the throttle cable,,,, i think you turn it CCW one turn it would loosen it up correct ??? i broke my new cable after 1000 miles. i think it was to tight no slack at WOP...

Best video! Quick question, if the throttle wire gets cut, do we need to replace both throttle and idle cable ?

To install the new cable, it goes under the fuel tank, there is no flange with which to hook this new cable? regards!

appreciate 👌🏾👌🏾

I am newbie... Should I smear the cable with grease while doing this?

What kinda throttle sleve do you have i can't really find one for my bike they all seem to be missing thats smaller gold pins

Great video, but why did you take the master cylinder off?

Thanks.

The screw inside the adjusting nut and lock nut is stripped and I am unable to adjust my pull cable. I have a 2000 Springer. I don't want to buy a whole new cable. Can the elbow and the other pieces be replaced?

Thats a legit mounting solution for your front signals man! Is it just a fancy pinch bolt? Looks awesome!

Hi,, you got a great ride. Your videos are very ilustrative and useful .. I bought from magnum a kit for a 14 inch ape and this is the 2nd time the idle cable fails(break) with only a year.. Is that possible or do i have to lubricate every 3 months... Any advise?

I'm having trouble removing mine from the clam shell I have a 97 and I tug and the silver part came off but the nipple that's in the shell is stuck half way. I'm in a wheelchair with a modified Harley to a drivable side car just in case I get razzled.

so how do you adjust the throttle and return cables ???

Thanks Chainsaw ..

Where you get ya riding boots? Do you have a link mate, cheers

Putting ferrules back in hardest part

Hi, can I enquire if you​ changed the gaskets or reused old ones?

Did the tank lift give your fuel mileage calibration any issues? I like the way they look but see a lot of people say it throws off the mileage.

Im still trying to understand the return or idle cable what you ment by “just to where the spring meets the housing “

Thanks for this great video! I'm still trying to figure out why every shop I have gone to tells me 10-12 hours labor...........!!

Does this process pretty much work for a 2015 Heritage Softatil?

EFI right?

COOL AMEN

Do you have an aftermarket throttle tube ? And if so which one ?

Good beer chugging skills. Fitting a custom set of cables for much taller bars is way harder

Very hard to pull out the throttle cable from housing

This mans voice is beautiful

Leave the beer to the drunks , just go for a Harley ride.

you didn’t say which cable goes where

I tried that website it totally sucks it's hard to get around the damn site it's useless

Ever thought of doing creepy pasta narrations?

ok thanks, but where is the girl in thumbnail?

Nice but I'm sure it was a pain in the ass

Great video. I kinda want to dislike cause the girl isn't in the video. Clickbait!

SO MANY FUCKING ADS!! (Not your fault)

I am hearing Harley went woke with Bud Light..... They gonna lose a lot of business if not everyone. A lot of us wont tolerate that bs. There are plenty of other bike makers besides Harley!