Ape Knowledge needed TBW
Ape Knowledge needed TBW
I want apes for my 2009 RK Classic. I've been trying to study up on Forum, but still have questions....Do I need risers? On an 09, what cables can be run in bars, what goes outside? What length for 16's. Would like to hear different opinions and get a good discussion going? I just want to do it right, no shoddy, half *** crap. I am not a mechanic by trade,(electrician/lineman) and would have buddies help out on install. Advice appreciated, thanks...
Road Warrior
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I want apes for my 2009 RK Classic. I've been trying to study up on Forum, but still have questions....Do I need risers? On an 09, what cables can be run in bars, what goes outside? What length for 16's. Would like to hear different opinions and get a good discussion going? I just want to do it right, no shoddy, half *** crap. I am not a mechanic by trade,(electrician/lineman) and would have buddies help out on install. Advice appreciated, thanks...
Brake cable and clutch cable outside
If the bars you buy step down to 1" in the center (like 90% do), no special risers needed.
Thanks, where are splices usually concealed? Any tricks, or uh-ohs on fishing wires? What about TBW cap at end of throttle? Sorry, new to me. Only experience on this is changing grips. Didn't have to mess with it. I will do more homework, just thought some of you might want to talk about something else besides Obama, laffing devils, or naming bands. Thanks again!
Cruiser
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Thanks, where are splices usually concealed? Any tricks, or uh-ohs on fishing wires? What about TBW cap at end of throttle? Sorry, new to me. Only experience on this is changing grips. Didn't have to mess with it. I will do more homework, just thought some of you might want to talk about something else besides Obama, laffing devils, or naming bands. Thanks again!
I came close to writing a small book on procedures for this. However, I'd recommend you look over Hill Country Customs.
http://www.hillcountrycustomcycles.com/
You can get a complete set of wired bars from them ready to go...just like plug and play. And at a height you might want from them plus the bar clamp and maybe new polyurethane riser bushing. I recommend these polyurethane riser bushing ...but its subjective on here...some say NO others say Yes?
Get some electrolytic compound to grease all the plugs once in there. Makes for better conductivity plus help water proof to some degree.
Also have on hand red lock-tite for the riser bolts. A manual helps too.
This will cut down all the steps for doing this...It can be a major chore...but it can be done easier now-a-days?
ALL IMHO of course.
NOTE: I'm not familiar with HCC quality but if you search on here you may find something about them?
Last edited by Biker John; Feb 21, 2013 at 12:31 AM. Reason: wording- added Quality Checks
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If you decide to go with HCC, be sure to ask what the exact length of the bars are from bend to bend. The reason I say this is, there 14" bars measure 16" bend to bend, go figure. I know this because I've had three sets of HCC. The 14" bars I have on my 2010 EGC measure 16". You can get them at any stage you want, from just bars or fully wired ready to install.
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