| Also known as | 60-0414E, D414, MC628 |
| Diagram | Fig. 29 — CONTROL CABLES AND AMERICAN HANDLEBARS · ref 4 |
| Subsystem | controls |
| Listed in parts books | 1960–1962 |
FRONT BRAKE CABLE 59-62
Front brake cable for 1959-62 machines with American-style handlebars, cable-operated drum front brake.
This is the front brake cable listed in the catalog as 60-0414, running with American-style handlebars per the parts book figure it appears in. It's the control cable that connects the front brake lever at the bar to the brake mechanism at the front wheel, so the rider's pull at the lever gets transmitted down to actually slow the bike. On these earlier machines the front brake is a cable-operated drum setup, not a hydraulic disc, so this cable is doing real mechanical work rather than pushing fluid.
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The catalog ties this one to model years 1959 through 1962. It also carries a couple of alternate identities worth knowing if you're cross-checking a parts book: it shows up as 60-0414E as a later factory number, and you may also see it referenced as D414 or MC628 depending on which catalog or list you're working from.
Cable assemblies like this take abuse from stretching, fraying at the ends, and the outer casing kinking over time, so if the lever feels soft or sticky at the bar, this is one of the first things worth inspecting. Confirm the fitment against your specific handlebar and control setup before ordering, since the figure it's listed under is specific to American bars.
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