Help! I tried to replace my plug wires on my Road King Classic and I followed the manual which said nothing about removing the gas tank. The manual shows lots of room under that tank which there isn't.

I could not get under the tank to get the wires through as it appears to be some king of plastic tie of some sort that is keeping the wires together. And I could not get the plug wires through the tie. I did not want to cut the tie but I don't see another way to do it. I removed the torx screws on the tank and move the tank up a few inches that still didn't help. In fact this created a hassle when I tried to put the tank back on after wrestling with the wires. Anyone have an easy way to replace plug wires on a RKC? Man makes me wish I had a Street Bob.

 

cut the tie and replace it with a zip tie

 

Remove the two bolts holding the front of the tank to the frame. Also remove the rear bolt on the tank. Then put a folded cloth or towel under the rear of the tank and also put a folded cloth under the front of the tank to raise it up as much as possible. Do not force it up, just raise as much as you can without forcining it.

I have raised my tank 3 times - once to run wires for an accessory outlet up near the front of the bike, a second time to install the wires for my air horns and a third time to install my J&M CB radio. You will probably have to cut some of the factory installed wire loops or tie wraps and reinstall new tie wrap where need to keep the plug wire from resting on the top of the engine covers.

 

I lifted my tank and it was fairly easy to do. I hope you bought a good set of wires like Magnacores and aren't fighting this to put a set of Sreamin Beagles on.

 

Why are we having to change sparkplug wires?









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