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Dec 23, 2013 | 12:07 AM

#11

Turret_plug

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From: Junction City, KS

Sucked a military bootlace through with a shop vac..... Pulled the TBW AND right side wiring at the same time...... I did clip and solder the green clip out of the way.

Dec 23, 2013 | 07:16 AM

#12

bcane98

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From: Crestview Florida

I got thinking last night do I pull both through, many of you answered that, did y'all pull both cables together or one at a time? I see a couple of you pulled them both through at the same time. I've been using twine from Lowes and dish soap as my lube. Only a couple pieces broke, but the is to due multiple pulls and rubbing the exit point. My daughter has been helping me with this and I must say she has been a real champ about it too... she helps me remain calm :P

I'm gonna give the green clip one more try, if it doesn't make it through this time it's gone.

Dec 23, 2013 | 08:05 AM

#13

btsom

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From: Oklahoma

Bars with sharp corners rather than bent curves may lose favor with tbw. I had no trouble with the bent curve style.

Dec 23, 2013 | 09:01 AM

#14

damquick1

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From: Okinawa, Japan

string trimmer line and cocoa butter as a lube....did my buddies bars with it...plug left on and pulled right through....take your time...you'll get it

Dec 23, 2013 | 09:11 AM

#15

crimson13

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From: Leroy,Alabama

I would cut the green plug solder and shrink tube it or get the se tbw , the green plug is fragile and will pull apart in the bars.

Dec 23, 2013 | 10:33 AM

#16

vickers1

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From: Southeast GA

Cutting the green connector is not a problem and very necessary. Get a roll of weedeater line and fish it through to the bottom hole. Tape approx. 3 or 4 wires to it and fish them past the bend. Then tape 3 or 4 more and fish them past the bend. Keep doing this and as wires come thru the bottom, cut them loose from the weedeater line.

Time consuming but easy.

Dec 24, 2013 | 04:26 AM

#17

skipperhd1

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From: billings,montana

ape hangers

now i know why my buddy had the shop do it for him! cheers from montana

Dec 24, 2013 | 06:40 AM

#18

09 YELLOWBIRD

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From: SOON TO BE A SAFE AMERICA

Just put some new bars on two weeks ago.

Good advise already posted. This one works and is Pretty EASY.

Got it one the first run, for both sets of wires for TBW, Heat Demons Heated grip wires.

AIR COMPRESSOR AND SMALL STRING.

Happy Holidays to all!

YB

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Dec 24, 2013 | 07:35 AM

#19

biil9

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From: n providence ri

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gruamach

Patience.

High-strength fishing line to use a pullers

Patience.

KY/vasiline....coat the harness with some of it to help it slide down the tube & around corners.

More patience.........

Oh, needle-nose pliers to pull apart the plug ends.
And make sure you label the wires so you put them back together in the right order.

Oh, and lots of patience.

beautiful bike sir

Dec 24, 2013 | 08:05 AM

#20

FenderGuy53

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From: New Jersey

Quote:

Originally Posted by SBates08

I cut out the green plug as well but there are some on here who don't condone it.

Cutting out the green plug is not recommended because: 1) there is built-in resistance in the wiring, AND 2) doing so makes it much easier to lose track of what wire goes where! You may get away with it if you cut the wires as close to the switch as possible, and you pay very close attention to the wiring, but it's not recommended.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SBates08

You could also buy the SE TBW for $100 and it has no green plug. Vaseline works wonders on wire pulling.

This is the preferred method, and the method that I used. I picked up a SE throttle sensor kit on Ebay for $50!