Fat Bob Apes / Cable Advice
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Road Master
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Fat Bob Apes / Cable Advice
Hey guys...looking for some advice from any of you guys that have apes on a Fat Bob. I will be installing a set of 14" Santee apes with 1.5" risers on my 08 FXDF. I am looking to really get the cable length dialed in before hand since cables are so expensive. I learned the hard way on a past project that exact cable length goes a long way in making the bars look just right.
Hopefully I can benifit from someone elses mistake or success on their installation on a Fat Bob.
I am thinking of ordering +6 on the brake line and +10 on the clutch and throttle cables. What do you guys think.
Thanks,
GS
Hopefully I can benifit from someone elses mistake or success on their installation on a Fat Bob.
I am thinking of ordering +6 on the brake line and +10 on the clutch and throttle cables. What do you guys think.
Thanks,
GS
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you are right on with the cable length. went with a bit longer and changed it back to your measurements. perfecto. in my sig pic my bars are 13's with 2 inch risers and a 14" oveer clutch cable. as you can see the longer cable sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Thanks...appreciate it. I'm reading some bad stuff about the burly kit so I'm going to order those lengths from Magnum. I sent a PM to Dr. V-twin for a price. I looked on their site and was shocked by the prices....ouch!
I have one more question. Can the lower brake lines be reused or no?
I have one more question. Can the lower brake lines be reused or no?
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Thanks...appreciate it. I'm reading some bad stuff about the burly kit so I'm going to order those lengths from Magnum. I sent a PM to Dr. V-twin for a price. I looked on their site and was shocked by the prices....ouch!
I have one more question. Can the lower brake lines be reused or no?
I have one more question. Can the lower brake lines be reused or no?
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after researching this some myself and seeing where someone putting 12's with the 1.5 riser went +10 on all cables and they encountered:
clutch cable +10 just made it, any shorter would of been a problem
throttle/idle +8 would of fit perfectly
brake +8 would of been fine
clutch cable +10 just made it, any shorter would of been a problem
throttle/idle +8 would of fit perfectly
brake +8 would of been fine
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Hi Guys, this may well need to be in a different thread but it is somewhat relevant.
I have a 2011 Fat Bob, and have just bought some nice 17 in apes, the problem i am having is sourcing the cables. Burly tell me they don't stock them and several flea bay shops don't have them either. Mainly i fear because they are more of a drop shipping outfit than a cabling or custom shop.
It is the ABS model with dual disc.
Has anyone else experienced this or am i just unlucky so far with my search.
Help!!!
Many Thanks
Paul Armer AAVMCC
"heaven for the weather Hell for the comapny!"
I have a 2011 Fat Bob, and have just bought some nice 17 in apes, the problem i am having is sourcing the cables. Burly tell me they don't stock them and several flea bay shops don't have them either. Mainly i fear because they are more of a drop shipping outfit than a cabling or custom shop.
It is the ABS model with dual disc.
Has anyone else experienced this or am i just unlucky so far with my search.
Help!!!
Many Thanks
Paul Armer AAVMCC
"heaven for the weather Hell for the comapny!"
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