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My dad started to begin removing his dash this evening. He got it down to where the part of the dash with the speedo and stuff is still intact. He is able to remove the two bolts from the riser that are furthest to the front but the back two he can't get at because there is a clearance issue with the dash being in the way. Does the whole dash need to be removed? Did anyone find a way around having to remove everything in order to remove the riser?
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Dammit! I just bought these for both our bikes because the Sweeper bars are a hinderance to tight slow speed maneuvers. And they're a bit wide for my girl. We originally got rid of the OE bars because of the wrist angle. The Sweepers were a compromise at best. I then go for the 575's and when I open the box, the bend (not height) looks to be the same as OE. Whatever, still gotta be better. They said nothing about needing longer clutch cables. Let alone potentially longer wires.
I'm planning an upcoming trip and already had plans for safety & prep type stuff and with very little free time available I decided to squeeze in two bar installs with one being internally wired. I'll do my wires later on when I do the radio, but I might as well do hers once and forget it. However, since I'm doing mine first to see if she likes the bend of the bars, mine has ABS.
Dawg, is screwing around with the brakes & ABS a must? Or did I miss something? I can usually switch our bars fairly quickly, but didn't want another added expense and additional time. Fingers are crossed, tell me I'm wrong!
I'm planning an upcoming trip and already had plans for safety & prep type stuff and with very little free time available I decided to squeeze in two bar installs with one being internally wired. I'll do my wires later on when I do the radio, but I might as well do hers once and forget it. However, since I'm doing mine first to see if she likes the bend of the bars, mine has ABS.
Dawg, is screwing around with the brakes & ABS a must? Or did I miss something? I can usually switch our bars fairly quickly, but didn't want another added expense and additional time. Fingers are crossed, tell me I'm wrong!
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My dad started to begin removing his dash this evening. He got it down to where the part of the dash with the speedo and stuff is still intact. He is able to remove the two bolts from the riser that are furthest to the front but the back two he can't get at because there is a clearance issue with the dash being in the way. Does the whole dash need to be removed? Did anyone find a way around having to remove everything in order to remove the riser?
5th Gear
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From: Rockwall, TX
The radio is all that has to be removed. But, as stated earlier, the fasteners holding the radio in place are hard to get to. I ended up using a Gear Wrench Micro Drive set I bought at Sears for about $25. It was the only thing I had that could get at those screws.
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We were able to get all of the wires to fit in the bars. It took a little finaglin but we got it without the piece that harley sells. A majority of the wiring should be ahead of that green connector in the bars. We used this plastic string type thing that he got from putting heated grips on my Mom's bike and taped it to the wiring to pull it through.
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Got it all buttoned up minus the brakes as the stainless braided brake lines I ordered wouldn't fasten together at the male/female connection between upper and lower. The threads were messed up from the factory so I made another trip to the dealer to return the bad lower. Now waiting on them to order it...will be in NEXT week.
All the above mentioned tips are good.
I had no issues with the radio. Used an allen wrench and my fingers.
As far as stock wiring w/o extensions, it all worked fine but I can't fasten the connectors where they used to fit. Had to do some rerouting but it all looks good so far.
If anyone else is trying this I say go for it. Have fun. Take your time. Of course I'm saying this before I get the brakes assembled and start the bleeding!