05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
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05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
I know this has been beat to death but i need some sound advice.
My new to me 05 superglide is great but i need a little more bar pull back.
I can't afford risers right now, so was thinking about mini apes or something like that.
My question is this, can a set of these type bars be installed without havivg to buy new
cables and controls,if so how hard is it to change them out?
I'm no wrench guru but know my way around the shop as long as there is NO electical stuff to deal with. Any help or advice will be most welcome, thanks:
John
My new to me 05 superglide is great but i need a little more bar pull back.
I can't afford risers right now, so was thinking about mini apes or something like that.
My question is this, can a set of these type bars be installed without havivg to buy new
cables and controls,if so how hard is it to change them out?
I'm no wrench guru but know my way around the shop as long as there is NO electical stuff to deal with. Any help or advice will be most welcome, thanks:
John
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
I put 12" flamed Chubbies on my wife's 05 SG. You can get by with the factory cables, but the brake line gets a little tight. You just have to gently bend the brake line and remove it from the clip and it should work until you can get some new cables. I have heard of people going up to 14" mini apes, but the 12" Chubbies are 33" wide and have a lot of pullback, so that is as high as she could go.
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
yea they would. but it's going be tight.i have the mini ape's on my 05 s,g. i went ahead and put new lines on. but i think that is what you are looking for in reach.
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
Thanks for the reply Sarge,
found a set of 101/2" mini apes on ebay for $25, should be here in a week.
I've never changed bars out before so i may be holler'n back when i start this project if that's ok.
later
found a set of 101/2" mini apes on ebay for $25, should be here in a week.
I've never changed bars out before so i may be holler'n back when i start this project if that's ok.
later
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
I put mini-apes on my '04 Super Glide. I did put on a new brake line but it was because I wanted a braided line on it.
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
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Thanks for the reply Sarge,
found a set of 101/2" mini apes on ebay for $25, should be here in a week.
I've never changed bars out before so i may be holler'n back when i start this project if that's ok.
later
Thanks for the reply Sarge,
found a set of 101/2" mini apes on ebay for $25, should be here in a week.
I've never changed bars out before so i may be holler'n back when i start this project if that's ok.
later
Edited cause I forget the link:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1328001/m...tm.htm#2709717
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RE: 05 superglide Handle Bar ? (please don't hate me)
Mini apes on my 05 sg..... I did change out the cables but road with the stock cables for a while.... like was said above u will need to bend your brake line and the wires are tight too.
