1 piece T-bars vs 2 pc riser+t-bar---Wiring
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Cruiser
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From: Michigan
good deal. Are they a pain to change out? havent checked into swapping them yet.
Tourer
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From: Ontario, Canada
It's a very quick and painless part to swap. More time is spent on re-aiming your headlight after moving it out of the way to get to the riser bolts. You dont have to but it makes the access easier as well as prevents any damage and more swing on the wrench. Careful not to drop your bars on your tank.
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Cruiser
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It's a very quick and painless part to swap. More time is spent on re-aiming your headlight after moving it out of the way to get to the riser bolts. You dont have to but it makes the access easier as well as prevents any damage and more swing on the wrench. Careful not to drop your bars on your tank.
I appreciate all your guy's tips! Love this forum.
Cruiser
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From: New Hampshire
I just pulled the wiring out of the 18" apes that were on this bike I picked up last week. It took probably 30-45min and a ton of vegetable oil to get them out of the bars without damaging them. Yes, OUT of the bars, which is generally much easier than getting the wiring in.
I installed them into the new biltwell tracker bar I bought in less than 2min, easy-easy. now just got to cut the wiring to the appropriate length and hook everything back up to the connectors.
I installed them into the new biltwell tracker bar I bought in less than 2min, easy-easy. now just got to cut the wiring to the appropriate length and hook everything back up to the connectors.
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Road Warrior
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From: Northern Colorado
Never been a fan of 1 piece bars/risers. Locks you into that size/shape whether youre happy or not. Big hassle to make a small change if you wanted. The look is cleaner, Ill admit unless they dont have gauge bracket mounts and you have to run a separate bracket. Thats messy to me. Always run poly bushings, wiring isnt as hard as it seems. The connectors are pretty small and fit inside most setups with a little patience and preparedness. Little bit of expandable wire loom to cover the exposed areas and youre good to go.
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From: South Florida
I had Dominator T-Bars on my Street Bob, and I loved them. 16 inch MX prewired. But I only went with the prewired because I broke a plug off in the bars I was going to use. T bars weren't so bad before TBW. That extra connector, and the size of the plugs made work of it.
You could always go with straight risers. I just put a Bung King one piece riser on the FXLRS, or actually, I had Harley do it. The risers I ordered were the wrinkle black 10 inch without wiring holes, and I got gloss black with wiring holes. I didn't know it until they were already mounted. A couple hundred dollars and I imagine I could swap the risers to what I really wanted. I could probably even go up a couple inches with a clutch cable extension. But they're good where they are; they just don't look that great to me.
Two piece is easier. One piece is more rigid and less likely to flex. It's easier to change risers than bars, but even moto bars are easier to do than T-bars to pull wiring through. The biggest hassle is the ABS line. More than a couple of people have fudged fittings on those, and it's an ordeal, not to mention DOT 4 everywhere. There are some things you only learn from expeience.
You could always go with straight risers. I just put a Bung King one piece riser on the FXLRS, or actually, I had Harley do it. The risers I ordered were the wrinkle black 10 inch without wiring holes, and I got gloss black with wiring holes. I didn't know it until they were already mounted. A couple hundred dollars and I imagine I could swap the risers to what I really wanted. I could probably even go up a couple inches with a clutch cable extension. But they're good where they are; they just don't look that great to me.
Two piece is easier. One piece is more rigid and less likely to flex. It's easier to change risers than bars, but even moto bars are easier to do than T-bars to pull wiring through. The biggest hassle is the ABS line. More than a couple of people have fudged fittings on those, and it's an ordeal, not to mention DOT 4 everywhere. There are some things you only learn from expeience.
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From: Michigan
I had Dominator T-Bars on my Street Bob, and I loved them. 16 inch MX prewired. But I only went with the prewired because I broke a plug off in the bars I was going to use. T bars weren't so bad before TBW. That extra connector, and the size of the plugs made work of it.
You could always go with straight risers. I just put a Bung King one piece riser on the FXLRS, or actually, I had Harley do it. The risers I ordered were the wrinkle black 10 inch without wiring holes, and I got gloss black with wiring holes. I didn't know it until they were already mounted. A couple hundred dollars and I imagine I could swap the risers to what I really wanted. I could probably even go up a couple inches with a clutch cable extension. But they're good where they are; they just don't look that great to me.
Two piece is easier. One piece is more rigid and less likely to flex. It's easier to change risers than bars, but even moto bars are easier to do than T-bars to pull wiring through. The biggest hassle is the ABS line. More than a couple of people have fudged fittings on those, and it's an ordeal, not to mention DOT 4 everywhere. There are some things you only learn from expeience.
You could always go with straight risers. I just put a Bung King one piece riser on the FXLRS, or actually, I had Harley do it. The risers I ordered were the wrinkle black 10 inch without wiring holes, and I got gloss black with wiring holes. I didn't know it until they were already mounted. A couple hundred dollars and I imagine I could swap the risers to what I really wanted. I could probably even go up a couple inches with a clutch cable extension. But they're good where they are; they just don't look that great to me.
Two piece is easier. One piece is more rigid and less likely to flex. It's easier to change risers than bars, but even moto bars are easier to do than T-bars to pull wiring through. The biggest hassle is the ABS line. More than a couple of people have fudged fittings on those, and it's an ordeal, not to mention DOT 4 everywhere. There are some things you only learn from expeience.
Do you remember how many different plugs/connectors you had in the bars when you got the dominator tbars? I just got mine last night, prewires as well. I went thru it all to make sure they were good and have everything, but, I had 2 connects on on left and three on the right. Based on my manuals wiring schematic, I thought there was only one on the left, and two on the ride, because I need to pull the stock twist grip sensor out and into the new bars.
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Tourer
Joined: Aug 2023
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From: Ontario, Canada
Hey man,
Do you remember how many different plugs/connectors you had in the bars when you got the dominator tbars? I just got mine last night, prewires as well. I went thru it all to make sure they were good and have everything, but, I had 2 connects on on left and three on the right. Based on my manuals wiring schematic, I thought there was only one on the left, and two on the ride, because I need to pull the stock twist grip sensor out and into the new bars.
Do you remember how many different plugs/connectors you had in the bars when you got the dominator tbars? I just got mine last night, prewires as well. I went thru it all to make sure they were good and have everything, but, I had 2 connects on on left and three on the right. Based on my manuals wiring schematic, I thought there was only one on the left, and two on the ride, because I need to pull the stock twist grip sensor out and into the new bars.
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Cruiser
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From: Michigan
Oh I wasn't thinking about turn signals, since they're down under the alley lights. I kept seeing stuff about heated grips, was making me think there was just a extra connector in the bars for them . I'll probably be tearing into it this weekend. Appreciate everyone's help on here!