Why pull the gas tank...
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Road Master
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Why pull the gas tank...
...to install apes?
OK, maybe this is a dumb question, but its just wire.
I've spliced wires about a trillion times in my life with pretty much a 100%
success rate.
Any reason you would have to go to all the work
of pulling off gas tanks when you could just extend the existing
wires at the handlebar end?
Can anyone help me understand this?
OK, maybe this is a dumb question, but its just wire.
I've spliced wires about a trillion times in my life with pretty much a 100%
success rate.
Any reason you would have to go to all the work
of pulling off gas tanks when you could just extend the existing
wires at the handlebar end?
Can anyone help me understand this?
Tourer
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Just under the tank is the main connection. You dont need to pull the tank off, just get it loose and move it back a bit to get to it.
BTW, I did my apes the way you are talking about and had no problems at all. IT did make for a lot of soldering though....
BTW, I did my apes the way you are talking about and had no problems at all. IT did make for a lot of soldering though....
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Road Master
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I guess I'm wondering even if its not hard, why do it if its not necessary...
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Its easier to deal with the wires and hide/insulate the solder joints under the tank than it is to play with them at the grip ends, a lot easier.
Taking the tank off is not all that hard physically, its just a PITA to get ALL the gas out.
Because you never get it all out and it can make a little bit of a mess when you pull off the crossover line up front.
Nothing insurmountable, just annoying.
Taking the tank off is not all that hard physically, its just a PITA to get ALL the gas out.
Because you never get it all out and it can make a little bit of a mess when you pull off the crossover line up front.
Nothing insurmountable, just annoying.
Tourer
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I would say that cutting and splicing will take almost as much time in the end as moving the tank and doing all the work at the connectors. It really isn't that hard to do and it makes for a much cleaner, professional install IMO.
Also to answer the second part of your question regarding the handlebar end of the wires...The wires are not removable from the controls as they are encapsulated in gel and permanently fixed to the terminals.
Also to answer the second part of your question regarding the handlebar end of the wires...The wires are not removable from the controls as they are encapsulated in gel and permanently fixed to the terminals.
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Road Master
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Like said before there is much more room to hide ugly insulation under the tank. Also said before do not need to remove tank. You can pull the tank back in under 5 min. Here is a pic of mine as I was doing my bars.
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I had to pull my right side tank to get to the wires and carb cables. Since you're FI, no carb cables. What do you do w/ the TBW?
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Just pull out bolts, disconnect the fuel line and slide it back. That is what I do. The only pain about removing the tank is the crossover for the gas. Softails don't have TBW, only baggers.
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Like said before there is much more room to hide ugly insulation under the tank. Also said before do not need to remove tank. You can pull the tank back in under 5 min.
It makes the handlebar swap (w/cabling and wiring) so much easier without the tank in place and less risk of scratching the tank finish in the process.
Draining the tank goes quickly once a vacuum pulls the diaphragm and flow initates.