I currently have a set of apes on my Night Train right now, 10 inch. I have a set of Wild1 Chubby Drags w0501b (black -8inch rise) that I was thinking of putting on instead.

Here are my questions:

My apes are not internally wired right now, so if I put the drags on I may stay with the wires external. If so, any difficulty doing a straight bar swap? How difficult was it to remove the housing and controls?

Anyone here go from apes to drags? I'm worried that the 8" rise on the drags won't be good after getting spoiled by the apes. I am expecting a different feel, however.

 

I went from stock bars, which are similar to 10" apes, to drag bars w/6" risers. It was a simple process however I did have to change all of my cables. Totally different feel and riding position but I love it! Oh yeah be careful removing the housings, Mine dropped and hit my tank, chipping it, so lay a plush towel over your tank before you start removing stuff. My bike was gunmetal (blue) when this happened, and , well now it's black. Good luck on the project.