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May 4, 2009 | 08:01 PM

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wildman67

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looks great!

May 4, 2009 | 08:02 PM

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priceamp

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Originally Posted by scooter34

Oh yeah what was the shim for in the front brake lever??

The brake lever shim is to keep pressure off the brake switch in the switch housing so that you don’t accidentally bust the switch.

May 4, 2009 | 08:06 PM

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jason628

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Greetings,

Looks great! I'm in the middle of doing the same thing on my Rocker C, but doing 16" ones instead. Like you, it's hard to be patient when the weather is getting better and better!

May 4, 2009 | 08:10 PM

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priceamp

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Originally Posted by anubisss

And now you understand why dealers charge so much to swap bars and such. It's not difficult, just a lot of work. Looks good. Just so you know, I am 5'9" and have 16" apes no problem. Bought the bike with 14"'s and thought that they were too tall, and rode a friends bike with 18"'s a few weeks later. Ordered up 16"'s the next day.

Enjoy.

My guess is that you’re right, that I will quickly get use to the apes and will want taller bars. That thought has already occurred to me. But crap, I’d have to do this job all over again. I probably have an extra 2 inches in the clutch and throttle cables, but then I’ve have to extend the wiring harness again. Yuck. And I have to admit, I’d be a little concern of getting stung if my arm pits were flapping in the wind. I like to wear tank tops in the summer and I got stung 4 times the first year I bought this bike. We have a crap load of yellow jacket here in Oregon and I seem to hit every one of them.