Touring TBW question
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Road Warrior
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Touring TBW question
Working on changing out my stock bars and have a question about the tbw.
Can I just cut off at connectors and solder extra length in? I dont want to even think about trying to get that green plug through the bars with all the other wires, so I thought splicing and soddering length in should work well. Just concerned with throttle sensitivity and function. Anyone have any experience or comments on this?
Can I just cut off at connectors and solder extra length in? I dont want to even think about trying to get that green plug through the bars with all the other wires, so I thought splicing and soddering length in should work well. Just concerned with throttle sensitivity and function. Anyone have any experience or comments on this?
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Working on changing out my stock bars and have a question about the tbw.
Can I just cut off at connectors and solder extra length in? I dont want to even think about trying to get that green plug through the bars with all the other wires, so I thought splicing and soddering length in should work well. Just concerned with throttle sensitivity and function. Anyone have any experience or comments on this?
Can I just cut off at connectors and solder extra length in? I dont want to even think about trying to get that green plug through the bars with all the other wires, so I thought splicing and soddering length in should work well. Just concerned with throttle sensitivity and function. Anyone have any experience or comments on this?
That's what I did......all my connections are in the fairing, where they belong. I didn't solder though....I used thin, bare metal, butt splices you can get at Radio shack, and small shrink wrap over them, with staggered splices.
I did a full writeup on my 12" ape install that covers it.
Here's the link:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...ject-pics.html
~Joe
Last edited by traveler; Jan 10, 2012 at 12:12 PM.
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I put together a thread when I replaced my bars. I have the TBW and found a technique for installing those wires. There are other suggestions, about others aspects and techniques, too. You may want to take a look at it.
In today's electronics I would be hesitant about cutting the TBW wires and reconnecting them. My ignorance about such things would make me concerned about the added resistance and how that would effect the signals to the computer at the other end.
I have since heard that I should not have soldered the connections or used petroleum jelly as a lubricant for sliding the wires through the handlebars. I was told that the stranded wires, as used in vehicles, may break at the solders. That I should have used crimp connectors. But, on the throttle side I am not sure all of the wires would fit with crimps. The other side, perhaps. If the crimps are properly layed out. Staggared. But definately not next to each other and probably not in the throttle side.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...placement.html
In today's electronics I would be hesitant about cutting the TBW wires and reconnecting them. My ignorance about such things would make me concerned about the added resistance and how that would effect the signals to the computer at the other end.
I have since heard that I should not have soldered the connections or used petroleum jelly as a lubricant for sliding the wires through the handlebars. I was told that the stranded wires, as used in vehicles, may break at the solders. That I should have used crimp connectors. But, on the throttle side I am not sure all of the wires would fit with crimps. The other side, perhaps. If the crimps are properly layed out. Staggared. But definately not next to each other and probably not in the throttle side.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...placement.html
Last edited by Matt0987; Jan 10, 2012 at 12:01 PM.
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I spent 6-8 hours with assistance from the wife on the living room floor trying to pull my TBW connecter through the PYO bars. Needless to say the dogs learned new words. If I knew I could have cut it, I would have had the bars done in a few hours...
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Road Captain
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From what I have read, crimpping is the way to go. I really do not have the experience to say one way or the other. I suppose I will if the soldering does, or does not, come apart in the next many miles of riding.
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I, too, spent hours fighting the TBW wires. But, once I learned the "trick" they slipped right through.
