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Thinking of buying a used 48 and it has mini apes on it. I want to change those bars to some Biltwell Keystone bars. Two questions.
1) Do I need to change out the extended cables back to stock cables?
2) Will it be easy to get the existing grips off without damaging them judging from the picture bellow? Usually I cut grips off but haven't changed out metal grips before.
It looks like the cables would need to be shorter like stock.
The Z bars look to be a 2" rise and 2.25" pullback.
If you're lucky , the previous owner may have purchased the wire extenders for the wiring , which would be easy to undo.
The cables aren't hard to do really , the clutch is the hardest , and would give you a reason to look around in the primary for it's condition.
Can't provide info on metal grips , not familier with them.
Mick
Thx for the reply. Going to look to see if I can tell if he used extenders or not. Might try to tackle it myself. I am not a fan of the gold grips, pegs so it gives me an excuse to swap them out. Bought the bike yesterday and already ordered the handlebars.
the metal grips should just slide right off when you unscrew the switch housing, they set inside the grooves so the just lock in. Sometimes, they are also secured with just a simple set screw.
send me a pm with a pic of the pegs and grips and i might buy them from you.
the metal grips should just slide right off when you unscrew the switch housing, they set inside the grooves so the just lock in. Sometimes, they are also secured with just a simple set screw.
send me a pm with a pic of the pegs and grips and i might buy them from you.
Will do I am going to be changing them out in a month so will contact you when I take them off. Have matching pegs and shifter.
I would mount the Keystones with the cables that are on there now, and see how it goes first. 1) you might find the extra length is no big deal; and/or 2) you might find, like I did, that the Keystones are so uncomfortable that you want to go back to the apes right away, and you'll want the longer cables on there when you do.
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Handlebar help
