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Buellmeister57
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:10 am: |
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The cable broke on my factory HB Journey lid. Does anyone know the part # and if it's available? THANKS. |
Panhead_dan
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:19 am: |
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It's available and inexpensive. You'll need to contact your nearest BMW dealership to get it. |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:27 am: |
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I would just suggest making your own out of aircraft cable or sash chain. Easier to find a home depot. |
Buellmeister57
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:28 am: |
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Sounds good but there aren't any BMW dealers in my neck of the woods. |
Zac4mac
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:33 am: |
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When mine broke on the "tour pak"(I have the Outdoorsman set) I went to Lowes and bought some steel cable(1/8 or 3/16 IIRC) and clamps/ferrules and made my own. Better than OEM.
Zack |
Buellmeister57
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10:46 am: |
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Think I'll stop by Lowe's. Thanks for the pics. |
Mnrider
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10:52 am: |
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They're called deckelhalters. I made my own from bicycle brake cable and crimps. |
Lastcyclone
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 11:07 am: |
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Went thru this years back. Contacted Hepco directly. They sent me to the couple of US distributors they have. No one had the part or part number. Never was able to find or replace them. The BMW dealer said no to anything Buell related and really didn't know what I was talking about anyway. Yes, deckelhalters. I think that is German for "make your own". |
Xbimmer
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 12:26 pm: |
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Best I can do: http://secure.capitalcycle.com/Hepco-Becker-Restraint-Journey-42/productinfo/710.125/ Twisted Throttle used to handle HB, but apparently no more. Parts: http://www.hepco-becker.de/_eng/Ersatzteile/E-Teile%20Journey-Koffer%2042_610.080.pdf My (better IMHO) solution as the other guys:
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Cpeg
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 01:55 pm: |
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Been there, futile search later decided even if I waste more time and money getting the OEM part, I will just drop the lid and break it again. I used coated cable from Home Depot. Put heat shrink on the ends to fancy it up and help from snagging anything I put in the bag. |
Ourdee
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 08:45 pm: |
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I did fishing line. More than one loop. then wrapped it like a wire harness with electrical tape 2 years ago. |
Fltwistygirl
| Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 09:06 pm: |
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Great solutions, guys. I felt like a total dummy when I put some weight on the open section of my case and those flimsy cables snapped. I used a large linked necklace chain for my fix, which has held since August, but these seem like much better fixes. Noticed a similar flimsy set up on our new givi side cases, this may be another project for all four bags. |
Buellmeister57
| Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:37 am: |
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FIXED. Went to Ace Hardware and picked up steel cable and crimp on ends. Total cost $4.38. |
Harleywern
| Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 10:59 am: |
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@ Lastcyclone "deckelhalter" is the German name for the part. I talked to the Hepco Becker guys at the Munich Motorcycle show early this year. They will sell spare parts for the panniers, but can not sell Buell specific parts. Thats pretty bad! |