Just finished this job on my 2000 Sportster 1200C. Watching this video beforehand made it easy. Really was nice to learn that you can do it without completely removing the carb. Seems like it would be impossible, but actually it's very doable. One tip I do want to ad is to wrap the choke knob end of both the old and new choke cables ahead of time. This keeps you from scratching your paint or chrome. (Use painters tape only. It does not leave a sticky residue. Still, don't have it on the cable any longer than needed.)
This is a good example of what not to do. He put the enrichment back in the port with grease and dirt on it. The port is only about 1/32 of an inch wide. For $8.00 more he should have changed the intake manifold seal. And lastly he knew the air filter was dirty and he put it back on without cleaning it. What's more important, to clean the filter or replace the choke cable that still worked. Mechanics never install parts without cleaning all parts and surfaces.
juanjohnism It was just a quick, simple replacement. I'll worry about a more thorough cleaning when we rebuild the carb, which we did later. I'll post a link to it :)
You are right these things are made of plastic don't go crazy. That's the problem to start with--plastic junk. There have been untold thousands of these cables replaced--if they were made old school metal tubing, metal threaded shaft they would outlast the bike. The two worst parts on cv carbs, PLASTIC fuel inlet and PLASTIC choke cable assembly. JUNK. Millions of dollars in Harley repair bills to replace their junk. Forget about it.
