Installing new bars this weekend
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Do you have a choice? Do you mean can you wire it external? It's up to you, I would do internal wiring while you are there, it looks much cleaner. One trick I've learned is using beads chain to guide the wires in, it's easy.
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From: Pa
also when pulling the wires though the bars stagger them so your not pulling a big lump through. its much easier if you stagger the pins. like others have said we are all here to help. just work patiently and take your time. also make sure you make a good drawing of your connectors so its easier to reasemble.
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I've done a few sets of bars internally wired and it's not a hard job at all. A manual is key as it provides processes for removing the pins from the plugs, running cables, etc. I also always take step by step pics of the wiring so I can easily work backward when putting the pins back in the plugs.
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I wish I had drilled my bars for internal when I swapped bars, but like an idiot, I figured swapping all my cables for going from buck horns to 12" was more than enough for my noobie brain to process. In reality, I would've been better off just doing it all at once.
Like others have said though: go slow, it's not a race. Take your time and do it right and you won't regret it.
Like others have said though: go slow, it's not a race. Take your time and do it right and you won't regret it.
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I've been worried about the same thing. I know the bars I want, but I don't know which cables to buy.
And for the installation, I don't have a garage to do the work (in a downtown condo parking space). Maybe I'll have to hit you up Joe. Do you think we could get the work done in one trip to your house/business?
And for the installation, I don't have a garage to do the work (in a downtown condo parking space). Maybe I'll have to hit you up Joe. Do you think we could get the work done in one trip to your house/business?
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From: Pa
i know alot of people talk about a manual. well i bought one when i bought my bike. i have to say i didnt need it at all for a bar swap. even the connectors was easy since i just wrote down a detailed diagram when i was taking it apart.