HD Touring Pull Back Handlebar
Well I installed the HD pullback bars yesterday. My first attempt at trying a project like this. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and saved me over $600. Took me about 4 hours or so. found that removing the 4 bolts holding the inner fairing on the forks and rotating towards front of bike gets the whole inner fairing out of the way and quicker, I think, than having to move or remove the radio. I didn't realize that it would effect my clutch adjustment like it did lol. backed out of garage without testing, and the clutch wouldn't engage. Oh well... another lesson learned. I like the bars. Maybe not as much as I thought I would. I felt like I had more control of the bike with the stock bars at a near stop and when turning, but these bars allow me to sit back and relax much more going down the highway. I'll go with these for awhile. I may switch to the WO575s later if I don't get used to these. I didn't run the wires internally for this very reason. Had no problem getting the TBW wiring out of the bar and disconnected. Just have to be gentle and patient. I found that twisting the wires around while gently pulling helped a lot.
during my research for bars I found this picture which helped me decide to go with W1 575. internal wired and clutch cable re routed. no extra parts needed. the clutch cable exits the fairing along side the bar.
The top bar is stock.
The Second bar is the Chubby 575.
The Third is the HD wheel barrow pullback bars.
The top bar is stock.
The Second bar is the Chubby 575.
The Third is the HD wheel barrow pullback bars.
Installed them (touring pull back)on my 2010 FLHTK, huge difference for me, as I have T-Rex arms...combined with a rider backrest completely changed my ride comfort. With the stock bars I found myself leaning forward all the time and could never get comfortable. With the pull back bars, I can sit back, and my short arms aren't always full extended. The install went a lot smoother than I imagined, it was the first self install I did on my bike, but with help from reading posts on this forum and a couple of youtube videos, plus the service manual, it was fairly manageable. Re-routed the clutch cable under the fairing. Didn't have to add any cables and saved a few hundred doing it myself. Very happy with the result. Was planning on doing the install step by step with pictures, but once we got going, we forgot to take pictures...sorry.
during my research for bars I found this picture which helped me decide to go with W1 575. internal wired and clutch cable re routed. no extra parts needed. the clutch cable exits the fairing along side the bar.
The top bar is stock.
The Second bar is the Chubby 575.
The Third is the HD wheel barrow pullback bars.
The top bar is stock.
The Second bar is the Chubby 575.
The Third is the HD wheel barrow pullback bars.
Would someone (admin?) help me view this picture? I get this message whenever I try.
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Thanks
Joe
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