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I searched for any posts on this issue, and found nothing like my situation.
I ride a 2007 Road King with 37,000 miles on it. I am the original owner. I had the brake line to the rear brake fail suddenly while riding in the mountains last week. After getting it off the road, I found a leak in the brake line at the point where it crossed the clutch cable under the right side of the engine.
The original rear brake line as installed on my bike has a hard line from the master cylinder to the brake light switch fitting on right lower frame tube. The line is angled up slightly from back to the front, and was in contact with the clutch cable. I am sure the leak was due to the clutch cable rubbing on the brake line during engine operation. Everything looked in the right place and nothing was bent, so it appears to me that it was that way from the beginning.
The replacement from H-D is made up of flexible hose in two sections, the forward portion of which is now tied to the frame tube, well away from the clutch cable.
If you ride a touring model near the vintage of my 2007, or any model from that time period, I would suggest you check your bike for contact between the clutch cable and the rear brake line. If the two touch, better have the brake line checked for wear.
When in doubt, ride the bike!
:bikerguy:
Lewis
I ride a 2007 Road King with 37,000 miles on it. I am the original owner. I had the brake line to the rear brake fail suddenly while riding in the mountains last week. After getting it off the road, I found a leak in the brake line at the point where it crossed the clutch cable under the right side of the engine.
The original rear brake line as installed on my bike has a hard line from the master cylinder to the brake light switch fitting on right lower frame tube. The line is angled up slightly from back to the front, and was in contact with the clutch cable. I am sure the leak was due to the clutch cable rubbing on the brake line during engine operation. Everything looked in the right place and nothing was bent, so it appears to me that it was that way from the beginning.
The replacement from H-D is made up of flexible hose in two sections, the forward portion of which is now tied to the frame tube, well away from the clutch cable.
If you ride a touring model near the vintage of my 2007, or any model from that time period, I would suggest you check your bike for contact between the clutch cable and the rear brake line. If the two touch, better have the brake line checked for wear.
When in doubt, ride the bike!
:bikerguy:
Lewis
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