Mini Apes- Dealer quotes $788
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I ran 17" apes on my sporty with the stock clutch cable. Just route the cable over the forwards instead of below it in a big loop.
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05-09-2012, 02:33 PM
In the end I learned to do it myself...time consuming but glad I chose the route I did.
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My bike came with drag bars, and i now have a set of generic honda 12" apes on there. My clutch cable was long enough once i got it out of its native clamp. My electricals were way too short so i went out and got some speaker wire in the same gauge as the harley wires (i forget the number off-hand, but copper is copper). Hand spliced and extended all the electricals, heat-shrink wrapped them, done, wires & wrap cost $15. I ordered a new brake cable that was 10" longer than stock; that cost $62 shipped. The bars themselves i got for $25 because the local honda dealer went belly-up.
It took me all of about 2 hours to completely do the swap. Even if i charged $80 an hour in labor to myself, a know-nothing snot-nosed punk off the street with no mechanical training what so ever, why would it take a real harley dealer 10x longer to do it? Even an internal wiring job would only take an extra 45 minutes or so, been there done that.
Seeing the OP's quote makes me more weary of stealerships. :yikes:
It took me all of about 2 hours to completely do the swap. Even if i charged $80 an hour in labor to myself, a know-nothing snot-nosed punk off the street with no mechanical training what so ever, why would it take a real harley dealer 10x longer to do it? Even an internal wiring job would only take an extra 45 minutes or so, been there done that.
Seeing the OP's quote makes me more weary of stealerships. :yikes:
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The Sportster manual will give you the step by step on replacing the bars & the brakeline.
You will also need a longer brakeline and I think longer electrical wires. The wire kit can be had from NAMZ, the brakeline from J&P.
The throttle cables are long enough, and if you need to, you can route the clutch cable over your forward controls instead of below them.
It is pretty straightforward if you follow the steps in the manual and that come with the NAMZ wire extension kit.
Parts, including the mini apes should come in below $300 and then you save the other $400+ by doing it yourself.
You will also need a longer brakeline and I think longer electrical wires. The wire kit can be had from NAMZ, the brakeline from J&P.
The throttle cables are long enough, and if you need to, you can route the clutch cable over your forward controls instead of below them.
It is pretty straightforward if you follow the steps in the manual and that come with the NAMZ wire extension kit.
Parts, including the mini apes should come in below $300 and then you save the other $400+ by doing it yourself.