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Old May 28, 2011 | 09:21 AM
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Question Wire Length for 16" Ape Hangers
I am putting 16" Ape Hangers on my 07 Road King, probably going with the WO 509s. Read enough threads that bikers love them. Just going to run new wires instead of extensions. Question is, would 60" wire be long enough to go from switches to the nacelle to hook up without extensions?
 
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Put a set of 16" chubbies on my RK ... ended up being 6 over on everything. Worked out great. Got the braided kit from HD dealer for around $200
Bars had internal wires so I only had to put new ends on.
 
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Put a set of 16" chubbies on my RK ... ended up being 6 over on everything. Worked out great. Got the braided kit from HD dealer for around $200
Bars had internal wires so I only had to put new ends on.
+6 on the cables was enough, I figured at least +8. I am going to run new wires in the bars for the switches, that way if I trade it in the old bars go back on. That is what I was trying to figure out.
 
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Also are the bars on Ebay regular or blems, does anyone know? The seem to be cheaper.
 
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