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Hey guys I'm getting ready to put some 14" apes on my bike. I have the TBW extention, bars, and cable and brake line extention kit. What am I missing yet?
 
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Grips and maybe chrome switch housings
 
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What about cable extensions? Will I need to extend those or is there enough on the stock setup?
 
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What about cable extensions? Will I need to extend those or is there enough on the stock setup?
what bike?
 
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Sorry lol that kind of important.. It's an 11 street glide.
 
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Originally Posted by Bulldog41
Hey guys I'm getting ready to put some 14" apes on my bike. I have the TBW extention, bars, and cable and brake line extention kit. What am I missing yet?
Congrats on the new bars

You may not need the brake or TBW extensions. I put 12.5"(Wild1) on my RK and still had 5-6" left over for the stock TBW. The
brake hose(I have ABS) just needed to be re-routed. I pulled the MC through the tree and have plenty of hose.

I do not like the "Plug-n-Play" wire extensions(personal preference) so I cut/soldered the wires(eBay), staggering all the
joints so I would not have a doggie-knot in the harness. This in turn allowed me to just push the harness through the bars,
no pull rope(wire,chain) or lube needed. Finished wire length = 32", slightly longer then needed but if I swap out to 14" bars I
will be covered.

Changed clutch cable = +8"(only needed +4)
 
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