I finally finished installing these bars. This is the first time I've done any serious wrenching on the bike myself. I'm happy with the results, but I'll warn you, the process was a pain in the butt if you are thinking of doing it. All I can say is have patience and buy the cables as you need them. I bought what I thought were going to be the right cables up front because I was crunched for time and it ended up costing me.

Pros of doing the work myself:
1. I learned a lot about the bike
2. Sense of accomplishment
3. I could compare as many handlebars as I wanted for both fit & style

Cons:
1. Paid for shipping to return bars and a brake line that I didn't want
2. Paid for Drag Specialties throttle and idle cables, and a HD diamond-black brake line that were too long.
3. I scratched up the top of my rocker box cover with the fuel cross-over line clamp. You can't see the damage with the tank on though and eventually I'm switching to chrome rocker covers anyways.
4. I didn't notice until after I had wired and installed the bars that my turn signals don't face perfectly front. The brackets don't have any more room for adjustment. This happened because these bars don't angle back as much as stock bars.
5. The clutch cable I purchased should really have been 2" shorter, but it works fine.

These are the parts I used:

Drag Specialties Clutch Cable ($43.16): PN 0652-1427 This cable is 4" longer than stock but I really should have purchased PN 0652-1426, which is only 2" longer.

HD Diamond-Black Lower Brake Line ($156.08): PN 48928-10

HD Diamond-Black Upper Brake Line, 19" ($82.55): PN 48929-10

I was able to re-use my Stock Throttle and Idle Cables and they seem to be working fine. I purchased drag specialties cables PN 0650-0333 & 0651-0141, which are 4" longer than stock and they were too long. If you think you will need new throttle/idle cables, I would get 2" over stock which are PN 0650-0332 & 0650-0140.

In addition, I had to purchase the primary and transmission cover gaskets, and a bottle of trans and brake fluid. That came to ~$36.00 after tax.

I did not install poly bushings (reused the stock bushings) and so far I don't think it's going to be a problem.

Total, this job cost me $845.67 but would have cost me $642.79 had I purchased the 9" handlebars first and if I didn't purchase the throttle, idle and brake line that I didn't need.

So was it worth it?? I think so, because if the dealer installed them, I would have asked for the 7" bars and then when I picked up the bike, I would be wishing I bought the 9" bars.

If you are thinking of doing this job yourself, hopefully this post will help you out and save you some hassle.

 

Thanks mcr5593!!

By the way, did you go to those brakelines for their length? Or just to go to black lines?

Ok, when you read that, don't think it has anything to do with anything besides motorcycle anatomy.

I ask because I'm getting a 2014 Fat Bob, and plan to get the exact same handlebars, but my bike has ABS. So my lower brake line retails for $279.95!!! Holy....