Bars
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Tourer
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From: Tennessee
Bars
I have a 2012 FLHTCUSE7 ultra. I have the stock bars on it (8" i'm pretty sure) U'm tall 6'2 and have issues when turning tight turn of the bars hitting my knees. I have to move my knee out to make a tight turn thus throwing off the balance etc. I really don't see enough room available moving them forward. they would be touching the fairing. Looking for just a little bit higher so maybe 10" bars would work hopefully using same cables etc. Any ideas on the cost to have it done? I do have the service manual and parts book and do some of my own maintenance. Just not sure about the throttle etc
thanks Jeff
thanks Jeff
Last edited by hdman6; Mar 14, 2020 at 01:30 PM.
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Cost is crazy what dealers charge for bars. If you got Khromewerks sweepers you could use everything and only need a new $40 clutch cable and $5 tranny side cover gasket. The bars are $110. Do it yourself and take your time. Dealer will tell you about 6 hrs labor.
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I did bars once. Went with Khromewerks 2+2 narrow. Spent about $1000 and I'm still not happy. My lower back and neck hurt after 30 mins on bike. Looking back I shud have just went with Heliers bars. Yes they are expensive around $700. But once you get heli they have so much adjustments I think you don't need any other bars. I looked at them and said damn they are expensive, guess what ? Now I'm just where I was in the beginning. If I had just went with Heli I would have saved money in the long run. Few people may not like their design.
Just called an Indy shop in Spokane, WA they gave a rough estimate of 3 to 8 hrs of labor. That means anywhere between $300 to $1300 for bar swap. And that is not even dealer. When asked why so much ? He said he has to take the tank, fairing and other things off of the bike due to ABS module or something. I have seen bar swap at bike week and they didn't have to take tank off. I have seen them do in less than 2 hours at bike week.
Anyone here in eastern WA that can help me swap the bars ? LOL!!!
Just called an Indy shop in Spokane, WA they gave a rough estimate of 3 to 8 hrs of labor. That means anywhere between $300 to $1300 for bar swap. And that is not even dealer. When asked why so much ? He said he has to take the tank, fairing and other things off of the bike due to ABS module or something. I have seen bar swap at bike week and they didn't have to take tank off. I have seen them do in less than 2 hours at bike week.
Anyone here in eastern WA that can help me swap the bars ? LOL!!!
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Tourer
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From: Tennessee
I am planning on the wild1 chubby 10: bagger apes wo578. I found a pic on the chubby site of my bike with them installed. Looks perfect. I just have to order them and then set up the install thanks for the help Jeff
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$500-$1500 is the range I discovered. I did Kromewerks 2+2 on my SG and like them but Im only 5'10. Dealer charged me $500 but it was between Christmas and New Years and they needed something to do. Shoulda done helibars and been done with it one time. I put helibars on my Goldwing and love them.
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Not sure why your Indy would quote 3-8 hours. I've had helis put on by my Indy 3 different times. Took him 1.5 hrs each time. $140. And that included the heated grips. Tank does not come off.
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I just put 10" Yafee Monkeybars on my '18FLHX. Wasn't too bad of a job. I extended my own wiring, so that was a savings. With 10", I didn't have to extend my clutch or brake lines. You might be different. I did price what it would cost, including their superclamp and new lines and harley wiring extensions. It was about $900 just for parts. Yafee has a deal going on right now, so I got my bars and the clamp for about $440 all in. The rest was just labor and some shrink tubing. Probably a 5 hour job total due to all the internal wiring.
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