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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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Does anyone have road 6 apes with stock cables. I'm guessing 12 would work but do you think 14 is possible. Thanks
 
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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I have 12's on my bones....didn't have to change any cables. But if you want to run the cables through the bars...you will have to change the cables.






 
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Did you use stock risers? If so do you have a problem with the bars moving around at all? Thanks for the help.
 
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Did you use stock risers? If so do you have a problem with the bars moving around at all? Thanks for the help.
Yes...stock risers. I am having some problems with slippage. I even cranked up past the torque spec high of 18 ft lbs to about 21 ft lbs. A harsh bump in the road would cause the bars to slip back slightly. I'm looking into drilling/tapping the risers and installing some set screws to eliminate this.

The bars are awesome...quality work and incredible price.
 
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Installed 16in Road 6 Bars, absolutely love em. It changed the ride of the bike in a good way and i installed all new cables.
The stock risers are a problem, I screwed with them for a few months, installed helicoils and finally broke down and bought some quality Wild 1 Chubby risers, ...problem solved. Best of luck.
 
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So I would have to get better risers and wire extensions if I want to wire 12 internally, the wiring is too short stock?
 
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So I would have to get better risers and wire extensions if I want to wire 12 internally, the wiring is too short stock?
Definitely too short stock if you are wiring internally.
 
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