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Just finished installing my 12" Factory 47's. When I ordered online, it didn't have the option of a 2019 road glide cvo. Just selected the special and put in the notes that it was for a cvo. (i don't think there's a difference in the bars though) The install was pretty straight forward, I've never done bars before and it took me a couple of hours. I'm pretty happy with them.
Powermaker, Thank you for the update. Mine were delivered yesterday and I will be installing tomorrow. Let me know of anything you can think of that will help me. Like yourself I haven’t installed bars before.
I used a westinghouse chain (ceiling fan chain) to pull the wires. The throttle bywire was the most difficult to pull, but i put a little dawn dishwashing liquid on it to help. I did get a little carried away with the trip odometer button cap on the clutch side and broke a tab off. Suppose to lift and slide toward the grip to take it off, but it didn't want to slide, so i'm going to have to pick up a new one ($9.00) at the dealership when i get by there. Just follow the video and you will be fine. My new cvo didn't have the big plug on the throttle cable, so I didn't have to unpin anything. Good luck, and if you get hung up, give me a shout.
[QUOTE=powermaker;17917132]Just finished installing my 12" Factory 47's. When I ordered online, it didn't have the option of a 2019 road glide cvo. Just selected the special and put in the notes that it was for a cvo. (i don't think there's a difference in the bars though)/QUOTE]
Thank you for your service. How do the 12" fit ? How tall are you ? I'm 6'2 and thinking maybe 14" but the 12 on yours looks to be at the hight i'm looking for. Also thanks for the shot of confidence for those 1st timers.
Just finished installing my 12" Factory 47's. When I ordered online, it didn't have the option of a 2019 road glide cvo. Just selected the special and put in the notes that it was for a cvo. (i don't think there's a difference in the bars though)/QUOTE]
Thank you for your service. How do the 12" fit ? How tall are you ? I'm 6'2 and thinking maybe 14" but the 12 on yours looks to be at the hight i'm looking for. Also thanks for the shot of confidence for those 1st timers.
Thanks, I'm 6'1 and the bars look and feel right to me. When installing them, I got a little worried towards the end when reattaching the controls. They barely reached. The wiring was plenty long enough but the brake lines were almost too short, and that was after cutting the wire ties holding them in place under the gauge cluster. I don't know what would have been different than other people that installed the taller 14" bars, but i'm certain I would have had issues if I went higher than the 12"... On a side note, I wouldn't have been disappointed with the 14's over the 12's either, well, maybe if rain started running down my sleeves when riding. Right now my arms are almost level when sitting on the bike. Hope this helps, and maybe someone can chime in about the length of the brake lines if you go taller. I pulled and tugged until it felt like I shouldn't anymore and they barely made it to the grips for me to clamp them down.
Ride safe and let me know if you have anymore question.
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