Going Ape! But need a little help, please?
Road Master
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From: St Louis, MO
You need to do some research on here because this has been discussed several times. Basically, you need to removed the tank bolts, scoot the tank back, pull the rubber plugs from the front of the frame where the wiring harness goes into, pull the plastic piece that holds the wire harness up into the frame and then you can disconnect the connectors.
Road Master
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From: St Louis, MO
I wouldn't say PLENTY long. I just did 12 inch narrow bars on my 2011 Superglide Custom which originally came with buckhorns and there is just enough and might even be a snug fit. This isn't a generic deal. Each year and model has different lengths.
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From: Passaic County, NJ
The stock harness is 48" long. If some folks are claiming they didn't have enough, chances are that the extra is stuck inside the backbone. The wiring basically gets jammed in there with no rhyme or reason so it may be hung up on other connectors, etc.
As for loosening the tank, it may help to lift the front of it to give you a little more room between the top of the rocker covers and the underside of the backbone to work. Depends if you have gorilla hands or not. lol if you have a tank lift installed, just leave it alone.
As for loosening the tank, it may help to lift the front of it to give you a little more room between the top of the rocker covers and the underside of the backbone to work. Depends if you have gorilla hands or not. lol if you have a tank lift installed, just leave it alone.
Road Master
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From: St Louis, MO
Maybe I'm slow, so explain to me what good the back bone wire harness is going to do when he is talking about his handlebars. Not trying to be a dick, but apparently someone is missing something in this conversation. Seriously, I'm not trying to be a dick, but in my mind, the back bone wire harness stays in the back bone. The handlebar harness stays with the handlebars-which are going to be different lengths for different bikes. Did you leave the connectors on the outside of the rubber grommets that go into the frame?
I have a healthy respect for you SC, you seem like a good guy so I don't want you to take this as me being a jerk. Just trying to understand what I am missing. Can you post a pic of your wire harness and connectors?
I have a healthy respect for you SC, you seem like a good guy so I don't want you to take this as me being a jerk. Just trying to understand what I am missing. Can you post a pic of your wire harness and connectors?
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From: Passaic County, NJ
Maybe I'm slow, so explain to me what good the back bone wire harness is going to do when he is talking about his handlebars. Not trying to be a dick, but apparently someone is missing something in this conversation. Seriously, I'm not trying to be a dick, but in my mind, the back bone wire harness stays in the back bone. The handlebar harness stays with the handlebars-which are going to be different lengths for different bikes. Did you leave the connectors on the outside of the rubber grommets that go into the frame?
I have a healthy respect for you SC, you seem like a good guy so I don't want you to take this as me being a jerk. Just trying to understand what I am missing. Can you post a pic of your wire harness and connectors?
I have a healthy respect for you SC, you seem like a good guy so I don't want you to take this as me being a jerk. Just trying to understand what I am missing. Can you post a pic of your wire harness and connectors?
Also, with a handful of different model Dynas, does it make sense for a company to carry one length harness for all or 5 different lengths? Which is easier during the manufacturing process? I'd go with one length for all models, personally.
Last edited by SC-Longhair; Mar 26, 2012 at 09:44 AM.
Road Captain
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From: The Coma
The part you were missing was the excess wire the Super Glide have stuffed in the frame behind the neck. I didn't actually do anything to the harness itself, I just pulled a little more of the wire that was tucked into the frame out through the holes so that my original wires would be long enough. I didn't disconnect a thing, as far as electrical wires are concerned, in the entire process.