My uncle brought his bike into the shop for some apes and i figured while i had it in here i would take some pics as I go though for the internal wire. I decided this after his old bars (beach bars) where off... sorry i used a cell as a camera but I hope this helps some of you.. these bars where pre drilled so i did not have to drill them.

FIRST THING... COVER THE TINS!!! we use towels, they are cheap and work!


there is a plug right under the headlight cover, you just unclip the gray and black plugs, then remove the bars, if you pull off the cover on the tip of the plug you can get to the clips to free the wires, i use a small screw driver and ball end allen to push them out
from there
mark how the wires feed into the plugs



after measuring it out, he needed to add 4 inches to his wires... so i cut 4 inch strips (12 of them) to solder in... yes i know you can buy extensions but this is much more solid, they are soldered in, and i do not have to worry about him being stuck on the road somewhere. Then cut your wires and solder in the ext pieces


from there match the color wires up and solder them together


then cut off the excess and shring wrap


then more shrink wrap to keep the wires tight




i then pull down the cable covering and wrap that all with elect tape... no real reason just keeps it clean


to feed the wire i use pull cord from a fan, works awesome.. you can also blow line though with a air comressor but this works just as well. then hook that to the wires, be sure you check to make sure you are feeing the right side of the wires through the right side of the bars. also run the string or in this case pull chain out the very tip of the wires so it will guide the wires though. i also like to use a spray bottle and give it a few sprays of water in there to help it slide, then it will dry up fast enough and no harm is done



after the wires are though, access that chart for the plugs you made and feed the wires back in where they where


then put the bars on... plug in the wires, and start to assemble the rest
you can see Argos (my pup) on guard at the overhead door


i was able to re route the wires so his throttle, and brake lines will still work great but his clutch line needs replaced.
and here ya go... granted it is still open i have a bunch more work to do it it, but i hope this helps some of yall

 

Nice Write up

 

no problem i hope it helps someone try it themself!

 

Nice job!

I have a bottle of wire lube that I use instead of water.

I usually just use wire and tape everything up/together before I pull.

Thanks.

 

Great write up! I just ordered my stuff (Carlini gangsterers) and will be doing it myself. Never done it before so I am kinda nervous. This write up will help for sure Thanks

 

Just did the same thing to my rk. It was mine first time doing it also, not so bad just have to take your time! This write up is great! Its the same way i did mine.

 

great write-up. i'm no wrench but i am pretty sure that i would be able to do that. can't believe they would charge you like 8 hours of labor for that. just time consuming, but not too difficult. maybe i will put on those chubby's

 

Thanks for taking the time to do this write up. Nice, clean work too!

 

here is a shot of the finished bike, stereo, pads, bars, all new fluids, tune up, and clean

he was a very happy camper!!!