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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Hey guys how hard can it be to replace stock grips on my 06 sportster? I will buy slip on kind. to use any . I do not want to mess with the throttle body. Thanks slick
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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i changed mine, took apart the controls, and it was EASY>......10 min or so.....SIMPLE
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Really? I heard the right side was tough/
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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If you have a pair of needle nose vice grips, then there is no problem. you just gotta hold the throttle cables so you can get them off the old grips and on the new
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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A very simple job. Took a little bit longer than 10 minutes, but no more than 1 hour. The throttle side is a little tricky. I used forceps instead of needle nosed vice grips but its really one of the easier jobs to do yourself, just be careful that you dont put a kink in the cables.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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What size male torx bit for the controls? Is it a T20?
 
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Half an hour. This is a two beer job. Just be careful not to drop the ferrules off the throttle cables as they are not attached.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Half an hour. This is a two beer job. Just be careful not to drop the ferrules off the throttle cables as they are not attached.
good call. this is what made by job 30 min. I had to look for one of them that dropped on the ground, that is when i found out they were not attached
 
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