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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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I have a classic springer that I am going to be changing from apes to beach bars.
My question is if I take it in to get swapped out how many hours should they charge me for.? All have all the cables and parts ready. Thx guys
 
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No estimates on labor cost ????
 
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I was told they would charge me 480 dollars. But that is in Hawaii.. But that covers the gaskets and oil too
 
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I've read that the book on bar changes is 8-10 hours.

Take your time and do it yourself.
 
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Gaskets ???
If you need longer cables you will need a gasket after changing out the clutch cable.
 
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When I did mine the local stealership wanted 750ish labor only, so I bought me the shop manual did a search on here and did it myself. I dont trust my local HD stealership. Do it yourself save the denero and learn your bike.
 
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Its about $600 in labor here in the northeast at a dealer. $80 an hour for 7.5 hours in the service book. Even if they do it faster thats what they'll charge. Fair for the mechanics but hard on the wallet..
 
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The avrg is about $500 big ones. I would second what Santo said and if you have your manual, review a few posts, you should do it yourself. Think of what you can buy with $500-$700 bucks.
 
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The avrg is about $500 big ones. I would second what Santo said and if you have your manual, review a few posts, you should do it yourself. Think of what you can buy with $500-$700 bucks.
yep, that.

This is a pretty straightforward and simple procedure. Might as well do internal wiring at the same time, which is the hardest part, and still pretty easy. The whole thing is actually a pretty fun project that you can do in a day.
 
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