16" Nash Gimps Install On My Train!!!
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From: Benton City WA. Alaska will always be HOME.
Awsome choice for bars, I have the same set on my train, watch out for movement in the stock risers. I ended up switching to the 2" slugger risers from Nash after unexpected bar movement, but I would never go back.
Great looking bike, can't wait to see the finished product.
Great looking bike, can't wait to see the finished product.
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Road Captain
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Thanks guys. Well today I got the stock cables, exhaust, air cleaner assembly, stock bars, and risers off. Now I'm waiting for the UPS man to get here with my cables, wire extensions, and riser bushings. I'm stuck now and can't do anything else but drink beer until he gets here. But when he gets here I'm not stopping until I'm done.
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I took off today so I can get this done. I have to work tomorrow but I plan to head up to Galveston Saturday if the weather is ok. I want to hit up the SPOT and maybe Woody's.
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From: Benton City WA. Alaska will always be HOME.
cryan9,
I did my own internal wiring on my 16" gimps and it worked great.
1. use black electrical tape and tape up all holes except the center hole at the bottom of the bars, and the bar ends. If you mount the bars it is less to hold.
2. You will have to do one side at a time, first tape up one bar end sealing it off, place a shop vac over the other bar end on the other side using a rag to take up any extra space around the hose.
3. Now you will need dental floss, about 5 feet, turn on the vac and slowly feed the dental floss into the hole in the bottom of the bars, (hold on or you will loose it) the vac will pull it through the tight bends in the nash Gimps. once you have the floss through, connect a lenth if light gauge electrical wire to the floss at the bar end.
4. Now, while feeding the electrical wire into the bars, pull on the dental floss to guide it down through the bars, (dont pull to hard or floss will break, but it is strong enough to work back and forth in the bars to get around bends)
5. Now you have a piece of lightweight wire to connect to the bundle of wiring to guide through the bars and out the bottom. Repeat the process for the other side.
I have done two sets of gimps like this, takes about half hour, I hope this helps.
I did my own internal wiring on my 16" gimps and it worked great.
1. use black electrical tape and tape up all holes except the center hole at the bottom of the bars, and the bar ends. If you mount the bars it is less to hold.
2. You will have to do one side at a time, first tape up one bar end sealing it off, place a shop vac over the other bar end on the other side using a rag to take up any extra space around the hose.
3. Now you will need dental floss, about 5 feet, turn on the vac and slowly feed the dental floss into the hole in the bottom of the bars, (hold on or you will loose it) the vac will pull it through the tight bends in the nash Gimps. once you have the floss through, connect a lenth if light gauge electrical wire to the floss at the bar end.
4. Now, while feeding the electrical wire into the bars, pull on the dental floss to guide it down through the bars, (dont pull to hard or floss will break, but it is strong enough to work back and forth in the bars to get around bends)
5. Now you have a piece of lightweight wire to connect to the bundle of wiring to guide through the bars and out the bottom. Repeat the process for the other side.
I have done two sets of gimps like this, takes about half hour, I hope this helps.