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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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Changed them to wild 1 575's after Xmas put a couple miles on then got the flu. Had a nice long ride yesterday, man what a difference in overall handling and rider position (different bike), should have done it sooner! Hated to give up the fairing mirrors but the benefit of the higher wider bars out weighs the mirror change. If you're considering a change I say GO do it, you'll be glad you did. I was concerned about all the wiring, Harley0711 helped with that(thanks again)
 

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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 08:19 AM
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I have them also, much more comfortable and the being wider was a great and unexpected surprise for handling the bike too.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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Those are the ones I'm going to use. Just out of curiosity, does it put your hands in the way of the fairing mirrors on the SG and that's why one has to change? I wouldn't have that issue since mine is an UC, but just curious. Also, did you have to get different cables? If so, 2+, 4+ ?
 
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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The fairing mirrors are 1/2 blocked by your hands so I changed to perch mount. I used a +4 clutch cable, everything else worked. They have a tech at Wild 1's you can ask about your year model.
 
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