4" pullback risers for Heirtage 114
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I would extend everything. I went up 4" in bar height on my Heritage and I can't imagine the brake cable would have been long enough lock to lock. The wiring seemed like it would have been close but I extended everything just to be sure and I recommend the same going up 4"
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I put a set of 4” pullback risers on my 2021 Heritage and I did not have to replace any cables or extend the wiring. I had the risers from a previous bike so it did not cost me anything. The aftermarket risers are not expensive, I suggest that you buy yourself a set and give them a try.
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I bought 4" inch extension for like $35 bucks when I did a 2.5" riser on my Fat Bob. I might have been able to pull and yank and get enough slack, but for $35 it made the process so much easier. No brainer and no downside to just extend them.
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I had to loosen and rotate the banjo fitting on the front brake just to give it a bit more slack. Clutch cable was plenty long enough with a slight re-routing.
Turn signal extensions
I had to loosen and rotate the banjo fitting on the front brake just to give it a bit more slack. Clutch cable was plenty long enough with a slight re-routing.
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Riser Bushing
When I added a 4" riser on my 2019 FXLR, I had to replace the cable on the throttle side, but wiring and clutch side were OK. I also replaced the riser bushing with a higher quality one; the OEM rubber bushing won't take the additional leverage of a higher riser. (https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...ngs-for-harley)
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I would extend everything. I went up 4" in bar height on my Heritage and I can't imagine the brake cable would have been long enough lock to lock. The wiring seemed like it would have been close but I extended everything just to be sure and I recommend the same going up 4"
I put a set of 4 pullback risers on my 2021 Heritage and I did not have to replace any cables or extend the wiring. I had the risers from a previous bike so it did not cost me anything. The aftermarket risers are not expensive, I suggest that you buy yourself a set and give them a try.
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This thread reminded me that I'm planning on doing bars and since everything is backordered through HD I'd get a jump start on ordering the little bits like wire extensions. Looked up the part number they have for the "switch wire extensions" for the fat mini-ape (69201794) says it's an 18" extension! Anyone know if this just means total length or do they really intend for us to extend wires by 18"?! $27 from surdyke currently so pretty comparable to the custom dynamics
