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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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So I have a 2014 48 and was thinking of putting on some drag bars. A local shop says it would take 4-6 hours to put on. Am I missing something or am I being swindled here. I pretty new to all this but I figured its just a bolt off bolt on kind of thing. Any advice out there?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 10:49 PM
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The wires need to be routed through the bars. Two hours maybe. Are the bars pre-drilled for the wires??
 
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 02:19 AM
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If they will internally wire them then maybe 2h. If not then 15min with new grips.

Why don't you do it yourself?
 
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Tools and fear probably. I redid my bars after adding the tach kit and took my bike to a local shop to double check my torques and all. Last thing you wanrmt is a handle bar issue on the road... could be the last issue you ever have. I dont blame him.
 
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Tools and fear probably. I redid my bars after adding the tach kit and took my bike to a local shop to double check my torques and all. Last thing you wanrmt is a handle bar issue on the road... could be the last issue you ever have. I dont blame him.
I don't blame him! I know things can be scary if you don't know how to do things properly, there's no shame in that and I agree on leaving things to someone who knows how to do it. But changing the handlebars is a quite straight forward operation. Doing it yourself will save you those hard earned bucks but it will also give you that sweet feeling of "I did this myself" And what a great feeling it is!

@Pmosh, if you want to do it yourself but don't know how to...send me a pm and I will guide you through it!
 
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I'd say go for it. I had buckhorns on mine, didn't care for them. I switched em out for drag bars. I don't consider myself much of a wrench!
 
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The wires need to be routed through the bars. Two hours maybe. Are the bars pre-drilled for the wires??
Yeah, they're pre drilled.
 
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@cvaria what size drag bars you have on your bike? And did you change the riser? I'm 5' 8" and am looking to change my stock 05' out.
 
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That's awesome. Much appreciated. I will definitely hit you up when I'm ready
 
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