Hill country custom bars
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Hill country custom bars
Anyone have experience with hill country custom bars? I was thinking about getting some prewired bars. they have wild1 reapers on ebay for $625 or just bars for $300, but they don't show them on their website.
I also considered getting a plug and play set with the chrome master cylinder and switches if the price is worth it.
Mainly wanted to know if anyone has had problems with the wires in bars that came with wires already pulled. Thanks
I also considered getting a plug and play set with the chrome master cylinder and switches if the price is worth it.
Mainly wanted to know if anyone has had problems with the wires in bars that came with wires already pulled. Thanks
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Just finished the reapers on my RK and with Heated grips. These are 12" and Wild! said I wouldn't need any extentions. I did a write up a couple weeks ago. Apparently on RK, you need switch extensions. Got the bars off ebay for $250 shipped, and Namz 8 in extensions from Hillcountry for $32. Did the work myself after watching a few youtube videos. Wasn't hard. read the write up.
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cjgray (02-13-2017)
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Mine were not pre-wired but I did get the Hill Country kit and did it all myself. If I were to do it over I would pay the extra coin and get the pre-wired bars with all the switches, connectors and chrome housings. It was a pain in the *** wiring up the connectors and such. Took me many hours but it was my first time doing bars. The cable extensions provided worked fine but were difficult to get them through the locking block in the connectors due to them being a tiny bit larger than stock. Once I opened up each of the holes the block locked in and the connectors fit good.
Also do not get their cables and brake lines as they use Motion Pro ones which I have since completely replaced with Magnum Shielding. The Motion Pro cables are marketed under numerous names. The clutch cable leaked oil through the housing at the transmission fitting, including the replacement cable of the same type and part number (different name, Bikers Choice) I installed. The throttle cables never fit good and ran completely out of adjustment on the idle cable when setting it up so I was never able to eliminate all the slack. They also would bind when the bars were turned far left. The brake line was OK but part of the plastic housing swelled up from the engine heat. I changed all of them out to the superior Magnum cables and they work great and look better.
Also do not get their cables and brake lines as they use Motion Pro ones which I have since completely replaced with Magnum Shielding. The Motion Pro cables are marketed under numerous names. The clutch cable leaked oil through the housing at the transmission fitting, including the replacement cable of the same type and part number (different name, Bikers Choice) I installed. The throttle cables never fit good and ran completely out of adjustment on the idle cable when setting it up so I was never able to eliminate all the slack. They also would bind when the bars were turned far left. The brake line was OK but part of the plastic housing swelled up from the engine heat. I changed all of them out to the superior Magnum cables and they work great and look better.
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cjgray (02-13-2017)
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Thanks guys, I was worried the cables would be cheap and need replaced after a short time. I'm also a little worried the brake reservoir might be cheap and the chrome start peeling. i'll probably just buy the bars and get a kit from magnum or burley. Still gonna be a couple months before i can afford it tho.
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