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I dropped ~$700 at the 'stealership' to have my stock FXD bars swapped out to the Wide Glide style (old WG) Mini Apes shortly after buying my bike new ... that also included replacing throttle/idle, clutch and brake lines/cables with stainless steel braided ....
Wish I had that money back now that I've done almost everything else my own self ....
It's part of the learning process though I think. You eventually overcome your fear that you'll phuck something up and figure your brothers on the forum will bail you out if you need technical advice once you get started.
A great place to start is get the service manual for your model/year.
I took my bars off to get them powdercoated and to run the wiring internally and having done that, I'd have no problem swapping bars ... in a heartbeat.
You'll probably end up doing it yourself eventually, the bars, cables, line etc will be less than half the $400 you were quoted ... especially if you find yourself a local bike shop .... They'll help you figure out the right parts you need, too.
What are ya waitin' for ...? Good luck and let us know if you have any questions .....
[Sorry to hijack the thread BlackHawk ....]
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'Chop
yeah yeah I know. Its just that there is a Hooters right next to the Harley dealer in Savannah so I dont mind at all killing time there while the work on the bike!!!
