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So I just got done installing new handlebars on my Street Glide
I installed the KST Mayhem Bagger 10" mini apes on my 2010 Street Glide and it was not fun.
Taking apart the bike was not that big of deal, seat, tank, front fairing, all pretty basic that I've done before. The old bars off no problem, the problem started trying to get the new wires into the new bars. My 2010 has a fairly large wire harness for the right side controls along with the throttle wiring. I tried string, hung up and broke several time trying to feed it through. I tried small chain like the guy on the internet used. All went well until it got hung up at the bend again and the chain separated and broke. I tried probably 8 times with no luck. Swearing and throwing crap I was getting near the end of my rope. The last time I used a small cable. I cut the plastic coating off the control wiring so it was just wires. Finally it pulled through. Did the same on the other side and it pulled through as well. Finally success. Rewiring the plugs was interesting for an old guy with bad vision but a few hours at the kitchen table and it came together. Just very tedious work. My suggestion is to continue to do the job yourself but if you can get it pre wired than definitely do it. The newer bikes I think have smaller wiring making it easier. After it's done I absolutely love it but the wiring sucked.
I hate to be the one to bust your bubble but leaving those wires inside those bars without a sheath to protect them, especially at the sharp point at the top of the bars, you're gonna experience a short sooner or later.
The best way to pull those wires is to cut off stock sheath, wrap entire length of harness in electrical tape, then use heat shrink over the whole thing. I lube it with Vaseline to help it slide through. Easy peezy.
I hate to be the one to bust your bubble but leaving those wires inside those bars without a sheath to protect them, especially at the sharp point at the top of the bars, you're gonna experience a short sooner or later.
The best way to pull those wires is to cut off stock sheath, wrap entire length of harness in electrical tape, then use heat shrink over the whole thing. I lube it with Vaseline to help it slide through. Easy peezy.
Right now you couldn't burst my bubble. I knew it might be an issue at some point and I'm ok with that. The welds were very nicely done rounded inside so I was confident it wouldn't happen soon. After so many tries I was done and accepted it. I tried wrapping in electrical tape and it still hung up. In a year or two tearing it apart to add new parts is OK in my book. I now have a better understanding of how to do it and what it took.
Good deal. Just wanted to make sure you knew the consequences of running it like that. I run those same bars and have wired over a dozen of them. The key to pulling the harness is to only pull hard enough to pull what your pushing in from the other end. Taped harness covered in full length heat shrink is the way to go.
Good deal. Just wanted to make sure you knew the consequences of running it like that. I run those same bars and have wired over a dozen of them. The key to pulling the harness is to only pull hard enough to pull what your pushing in from the other end. Taped harness covered in full length heat shrink is the way to go.
I installed the KST Mayhem Bagger 10" mini apes on my 2010 Street Glide and it was not fun...
Now that you have experienced it first hand, given all the time and aggravation you spent preparing, wiring and installing the bars, what would you tell someone who bitches and whines that a dealer wanted to charge them $750 to install new bars ?
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So I just got done installing new handlebars on my Street Glide
