I just ordered some Biltwell Frisco's for my 2012 Nightster. I've read that the stock brake cable might fit, but it's not a sure bet. So I have a couple questions:

1. If I use the stock cable, some people talked about bending the stock hard tubing to make it work - anyone have pics of what this looks like after? I'm trying to figure out from looking at it now, where I would route it.

2. If I get a new cable, does anyone know what length I should order to go with these bars? I'd like to order it now so it shows up about when the bar does so I can put them suckers on.

A little info on the bars: 29" wide, 4" backsweep, 7" rise.

No mods to bike that would change stock wiring or cables.

 

Been there, done that... Here's the story:

I went with a custom brake line from a company on Ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-s...item3cc3290d2a

I went with Banjo fitting #1 for the top and #3 for the bottom with a 90* rotation.

Black line color with 2 single 10x1.25 black banjo bolts.

With an overall 44" in length, I wasn't sure on this because I ordered before I had the bars, so I was a little generous on the length. I'd rather a little too long than not long enough.

You can see in the picture that the line "loops out" a bit at the top and the bottom. But it doesn't stick out any further than the throttle cables so its fine by me. If I were to do it again I'd probably go with a 42" length.

I chopped 1.25" off each side as well, thats as narrow you can go running factory controls.

Everything else is stock length, clutch and throttle cables are plenty long. I also internally wired them using the factory wiring.

 

http://img651.imageshack.us/i/imagemzae.jpg/
My frisco

 

That actually looks better than I anticipated... any other pictures?

 

I'll take some when I get to work all others are at different stages of build