pre 82 apes
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pre 82 apes
ok so here is another question . i have looked and asked but have gotten nothing. it seems to me that the only diffrence between pre 82 and 82 up bars is the dimple. am i correct to say if i just drill for internal wiring it wont matter? because i see a lot of this no dimple bars for newer bikes. just wondering. i can get either or, but i have found a really good deal on a set of 15in pre 82 bars.
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Handlebars are not year specific unless you're doing a full restoration, where it would matter.
Buy the bars you want. If you plan on internal wiring them, then get the bars with a dimple. I might think that drilling bars would create a possible area of rust and corrosion, due to the exposed metal.
Buy the bars you want. If you plan on internal wiring them, then get the bars with a dimple. I might think that drilling bars would create a possible area of rust and corrosion, due to the exposed metal.
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ok so here is another question . i have looked and asked but have gotten nothing. it seems to me that the only diffrence between pre 82 and 82 up bars is the dimple. am i correct to say if i just drill for internal wiring it wont matter? because i see a lot of this no dimple bars for newer bikes. just wondering. i can get either or, but i have found a really good deal on a set of 15in pre 82 bars.
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Ummm, aren't the dimples intended for EXTERNAL wiring? Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't holes needed for internal wiring? As in the wires being run inside the bars.
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the difference is with the old switch housing VS the new ones. the old ones have a notch on the lower side to run the wires out and if i remember correctly they are shorter too. the new housing don't have the notch. they dimpled the bars.
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correct , and with the later style housing , you need that dimple even if you wire internal
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The dimples are there to give space for the control wiring to run into the housing, internally or externally. '82 and earlier control housings were notched for the wires with the bars being solid, post '82 the control housings are solid and the bars are dimpled.
Thats where it matters.
