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Old Feb 4, 2016 | 11:34 AM
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Looked throught the EVO section but I couldn't find any thread about spark plug wires or if there was a thread I must have missed it. But, whats a good set of spark plug wires for a 91 Electra Glide Ultra Classic?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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Unless you have some kind of crazy build, stock wires are all you need.
 
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No Crazy Build
 
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Old Feb 4, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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You can dress it up a bit by using colored wires and/or heavier gauge sets but it's really just for show. Nothing wrong with it, performance won't be affected.
 
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Originally Posted by nevil
Unless you have some kind of crazy build, stock wires are all you need.
 
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Nah, just looking ino getting the standard ones that go on the bike.
 
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I like big thick fat wires like these, the ends fit so well onto the plugs and into the coils I just gives me chills, I could almost do backflips over the way they look, and they work at least as well if not better than stock. I just love these plug wires, seriously I really do and think you would too.

http://www.sumax.com/thundervolt50_10.4.html
 
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Is there any need to change the wires as a part of periodic maintenance? Just going through the odds and ends before the season starts...in three months.
 
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Is there any need to change the wires as a part of periodic maintenance? Just going through the odds and ends before the season starts...in three months.
They're just part of regular maintenance just like a car or truck.
 
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I went up to 8mm big orange wires because I like that look on a black bike - I figured if I did a build later on they'd be useful - and pretty soon I did. @ 84k it needed new everything. Still on there and still going strong.
 
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