Changing 2009 Fat Bob handlebars
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Changing 2009 Fat Bob handlebars
I plan to change my handlebars. How easy is it to do it yourself? Where will I find the plugs on the loom that run into the handlebars on the 2009 Fat Bob (under the tank?)? As I understand these plugs need to be de-pinned so that the wiring loom can be removed from the handlebar.... Regards!
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I am new to motos, buying my first ever bike in 2020... a 2011 FB. The bike was not well taken care of and it needed some issues ironed out at first and required alot of TLC.
I decided to change handlebars myself as I did not want to pay. I got the factory service manual (online), did a lot of youtube and it was quite a project but if I can do it.... so can you.
13" tree huggers were a pain to feed wires through. Even a phone call to LA Choppers told me they are not easy to wire but once done.... he said I would like them.
I went extensions (no solder) and are holding up well. Longer cables (IIRC everything was found at Dennis Kirk)
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I decided to change handlebars myself as I did not want to pay. I got the factory service manual (online), did a lot of youtube and it was quite a project but if I can do it.... so can you.
13" tree huggers were a pain to feed wires through. Even a phone call to LA Choppers told me they are not easy to wire but once done.... he said I would like them.
I went extensions (no solder) and are holding up well. Longer cables (IIRC everything was found at Dennis Kirk)
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I am new to motos, buying my first ever bike in 2020... a 2011 FB. The bike was not well taken care of and it needed some issues ironed out at first and required alot of TLC.
I decided to change handlebars myself as I did not want to pay. I got the factory service manual (online), did a lot of youtube and it was quite a project but if I can do it.... so can you.
13" tree huggers were a pain to feed wires through. Even a phone call to LA Choppers told me they are not easy to wire but once done.... he said I would like them.
I went extensions (no solder) and are holding up well. Longer cables (IIRC everything was found at Dennis Kirk)
I decided to change handlebars myself as I did not want to pay. I got the factory service manual (online), did a lot of youtube and it was quite a project but if I can do it.... so can you.
13" tree huggers were a pain to feed wires through. Even a phone call to LA Choppers told me they are not easy to wire but once done.... he said I would like them.
I went extensions (no solder) and are holding up well. Longer cables (IIRC everything was found at Dennis Kirk)
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I am a long-legged 6'03"
so, if you are taller torso, the bars might be a tad low.
I used a tape measure, 1" wooden dowel rod and a family member to figure 13" height and the tree hugger clamp system maybe adds close to 1".
so, if you are taller torso, the bars might be a tad low.
I used a tape measure, 1" wooden dowel rod and a family member to figure 13" height and the tree hugger clamp system maybe adds close to 1".
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Note to anyone not familiar with working on electrical systems: put the wire cutters away, this is not the way to do it.
It would have taken 5 minutes to de pin this connector (even less time if it is a Deutsch connector).
This is an incredibly poor way to work on an electrical system and is how a motorcycle eventually becomes an electrical nightmare.
Rant over.
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You`ve been doing this for 56 years and you had to start this thread about a simple handlebar change, and you think the way to remove a connector is to hack it off with wire cutters...
Ok....
Ok....