i am planning on getting some burly narrow apes and they have the option for internal wiring. what are the pros or cons to internal wiring?

 

Pros- Cleans up the wire look, not a ton of zip ties etc

Cons- If you have a wiring issue or a short you have to remove bars run wires out etc etc. Just a pain

I just installed my apes with internal wiring. I ran the housing wires internally. Everything else had to be ran externally. Kept turn signals external because I plan on relocating them later

 

no cons

 

I added some heat shrink for pertection where they enter and exit the bars.

 

Here are some tips I picked up working on mine.

It's easier to do with the bars OFF the bike and on a table or bench. Make a diagram and mark each wire and color for each hole in the connector. Double check that the holes in the bars are smooth and free of burrs or sharp edges. This will reduce the risk of cutting through the insulation from vibration and grounding a wire out. Use a shopvac to pull multiple strands of string or fishing line through the bars which you will use to pull the wires through. Coat the wires with baby powder and then dump a bit more into the bars. This will reduce friction and ease the pulling. Pull the wires through one at a time. If you have a two piece handlbar clamp, consider going to a single piece.

I'm sure others have tips that worked for them.

Good luck.

Mark

 

I added some heat shrink where they enter and exit the bars for pertection.

OOPS> guess I'm just trieng to get my post count up.

 

Pros: It looks awesome
Cons: None

 

just take your time and wire your bars yourself you have all winter to complete it...

 

No Cons...no issues if you're careful. Done it to all my HD's since '86, never had any issues.

 

I covered the wires with heat shrink like others said but doubled the heat shrink where the wires passed through the holes in the bars. Not difficult at all just be sure to match the wires properly.