snap

I wonder if every Harley owner just gives up with the cable retainers that HD use.

When I was replacing the battery yesterday I had to move the fuse block slightly to the side to get the battery in. That was when I heard a, by now familiar, snap. It was the plastic bracket which is designed to hold the fuse box in place against the frame rail.

Just like the ones under the tank it is made from an extremely brittle plastic which broke at the first bit of lateral pressure. Not that I'd have been able to put it together once it had been taken apart anyway.

They seem to have been designed to go together during the initial build but can never again fit if any other components are in place.

Just as well they are not particularly necessary!