Did mine...with new switch housings, heated grips, new brake lines AND Custom Dynamics strip turn signals for the fairing. It was a very difficult job. I installed Fat Baggers 12"
Thank you! This is one of the best project videos I have watched. You gave an honest assessment of what it takes to do a bar swap at home with the good and the challenges. Your honest assessment is highly valued and appreciated!
Hey Man Mountain Mike, I have done a couple of setups. From my experience the following should be considered: 1. Order prewired bars if possible. 2. If you can’t get prewired bars-Cut the heavy plastic insulation off the wires and wrap it in electrical tape. Then coat the wires with a liquid detergent to ease sliding the wires through the bars. 3. Use heavy string to pull the wires. You don’t want something that will break. The wires are difficult to pull. 4. Fat Baggers makes an extension system for your clutch cable on 2018 and newer bikes. Use it!! It’s a quality system. 5. ABS system will have to be bled with a computer system to properly bleed the ABS unit. That’s all I have for y’all today. I’m out for now. Y’all peace out and keep on riding.
Great job lots of stuff getting into changing the bars. Wish I could do it but not the tools and not the confidence to try it. They look great. Thanks Mike hope all is well
Great video Mike, yes your right.. they are a HUGE pain in the ass to do with meathook style bars but not imposible, one thing i found that helps is to run a long piece of cable with nuts on them first to knock any welding slag off the inside of the bars, you would be shocked how much crap acctually comes out (well at least the ones ive done have😮) then your right, shrink wrap, dish soap or wd-40, i use either guitar strings or piano wire to pull through. Every thing you do to prep the bars will make for an easier install. Ride safe, and hopefull well see you in Sturgis. Cheers from the Great White North 🇨🇦
Have you had any issues with the stock risers since installing the higher bars? I've heard lots of reports (mainly from Europe), that after installing taller bars the risers cracked. There's a few video's on RUclips about it.
Best practices say to have the abs system bleed but hers have been fine all summer without doing it, no codes, no lights, no issues. Leaving for Sturgis in 6 days…
Did mine...with new switch housings, heated grips, new brake lines AND Custom Dynamics strip turn signals for the fairing. It was a very difficult job. I installed Fat Baggers 12"
Thank you! This is one of the best project videos I have watched. You gave an honest assessment of what it takes to do a bar swap at home with the good and the challenges. Your honest assessment is highly valued and appreciated!
Thank you for commenting. Feedback is why I make certain videos even if there not trendy hopefully there helpful and informative.
Hey Man Mountain Mike, I have done a couple of setups. From my experience the following should be considered:
1. Order prewired bars if possible.
2. If you can’t get prewired bars-Cut the heavy plastic insulation off the wires and wrap it in electrical tape. Then coat the wires with a liquid detergent to ease sliding the wires through the bars.
3. Use heavy string to pull the wires. You don’t want something that will break. The wires are difficult to pull.
4. Fat Baggers makes an extension system for your clutch cable on 2018 and newer bikes. Use it!! It’s a quality system.
5. ABS system will have to be bled with a computer system to properly bleed the ABS unit.
That’s all I have for y’all today. I’m out for now. Y’all peace out and keep on riding.
changed the bars on my 23 nightster . some research and patience goes a long way ! not easy but can be done
Great job lots of stuff getting into changing the bars. Wish I could do it but not the tools and not the confidence to try it. They look great. Thanks Mike hope all is well
Hi Scott! Hope you guys are good. Any chance your coming to BBB this year?
Great video Mike, yes your right.. they are a HUGE pain in the ass to do with meathook style bars but not imposible, one thing i found that helps is to run a long piece of cable with nuts on them first to knock any welding slag off the inside of the bars, you would be shocked how much crap acctually comes out (well at least the ones ive done have😮) then your right, shrink wrap, dish soap or wd-40, i use either guitar strings or piano wire to pull through. Every thing you do to prep the bars will make for an easier install. Ride safe, and hopefull well see you in Sturgis. Cheers from the Great White North 🇨🇦
If I do another set I will try that.
Looks like the bars are perfect. 😎👍
I want to go with baron nostalgia bars but im afraid to pull the trigger.
On moped 50cc
Bars can be challenging great tips Mike
Nice tutorial Mike
Thanks
I'm surprised that you were not a the 120 homecoming weekend.
I got an invite from HD but it was for 1 person and we are a package deal. We will be at Sturgis, been saving my Pennie’s for that.
How about if I have 18in ape hangers. And changing it to 6in t bar. Can I use same wiring? Or you think to much extra
Thank you for showing just how much of a pain it can be ..... but they sure turned out nicely
Thanks Chris!
Have you had any issues with the stock risers since installing the higher bars? I've heard lots of reports (mainly from Europe), that after installing taller bars the risers cracked. There's a few video's on RUclips about it.
No issues yet, she has about 10k miles on them so far
Is the ecm just fine after bleeding rhe brakes . Ive heard before that rhe bike needs to be takin in when brakes were bled
Best practices say to have the abs system bleed but hers have been fine all summer without doing it, no codes, no lights, no issues. Leaving for Sturgis in 6 days…