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Aug 23, 2012 | 08:54 PM

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ghoticov

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Internally wiring is easy to do. Strip off the stock plastic tubing off the wires then get some shrink wrap tubing to cover your wires with. I ran a piece of heavy gauge wire thru the bars then taped the wires to the end of the lead wire then pulled them thru easy stuff.

Why would i need to strip the wires and then shrink them back together? Cant I just unplug them at the wire harness and run them through thag way? Maybe you were thinking I was going to have to go with longer wires? I am trying to stay at the same height bars (or drill holes in my stock bars) and run those internally.

Aug 23, 2012 | 08:57 PM

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OH and maybe it was said already but for sure disconnect your file line at your tank or you will snap the line at he injector like I did

. And be sure to put a towel down on your felt rocker box or your cross over fuel line connector will scratch the hell out of your chrome when you slide your tank back another hard lesso n learned

Yea, I did know I needed to disconnect the fuel line....I just need to google or youtube it to see how to do it. Also, good call on protecting the chrome... I would not have thought about that. Lol

Aug 23, 2012 | 09:35 PM

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If your not changing the bar hight then leave the wires alone.

Aug 23, 2012 | 09:36 PM

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Yea, I did know I needed to disconnect the fuel line....I just need to google or youtube it to see how to do it. Also, good call on protecting the chrome... I would not have thought about that. Lol

suggest adding an inch to the cross over line incase you want to do a tank lift down the road.

Aug 23, 2012 | 10:07 PM

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If your not changing the bar hight then leave the wires alone.

Ok,... I figured he thought I was going to go higher. I have thought about it but I think the 12" height feels pretty good and I am probably going to stay with my stock bars for now and try to figure out a way to drill holes to run the wires.

Aug 23, 2012 | 10:11 PM

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suggest adding an inch to the cross over line incase you want to do a tank lift down the road.

I won't be doing a tank lift, just not crazy about the way it looks.

I am still debating on getting those 12" Wild 1 Outlawz. I could use my current cables and just move everything over to the new bars. I wouldnt even need to undo the clutch or throttle cables would I? Juwt leaven them connected to the switch box or whatever. Shouldn't I just be able to unplug the wires at the harness and run them through the bars, then connect my switches and that's it?