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Old 08-18-2008, 05:51 PM
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I just bought a new set of handlebars, the keystone bars from biltwell inc. (www.biltwellinc.com) Anyway, I forgot the fact that they were werent drilled or dimpled for controls, like an idiot, and when I took them to my local HD dealership, they said they cant install them because of this. Does anybody have any ideas or experience in fitting stock controls to bars without dimples or drilled? Obviously I know the bars have to be "adjusted" but just how is beyond me, and evidently beyond the "qualified" mechanics at my dealer.
 
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you or they can drill them...no big deal. OR you can shave a little off yoru housing to fit the wires through since there are no dimples.
 
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:17 PM
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I would send them back, and get a set that fits your bike.
Or Ebay them off, and start over again.
Or, do like I do, and throw them in the pile of crap that I collect.
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Old 08-18-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by spaniardguy102
Obviously I know the bars have to be "adjusted" but just how is beyond me, and evidently beyond the "qualified" mechanics at my dealer.
By the time you jerry rig em to where they work you will have spent more time and money than you would by returning the bars and getting the correct bars for your bike. Maybe you should just return the bars for a refund. Since your gonna have em installed for you anyways, just tell the dealer what you want, let them get the right parts for you.
 
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