The clothes pin tool os a great idea. It is important to keep the wires from moving relative to each other as the solder cools or you can get a "cold joint" that has low conductance. You could also glue 2 small pieces of aluminum or copper to each clothes pin to act as a heat sink if the insulation is being discolored by the soldering iron.

If you put a small drop of silicone sealant on the joint after it cools and before sliding on the shrink tube, it will extrude out as the shrink tubing shrinks and form a prefect watertight joint. It can also add a little more abrasion resistance over the joint in a high vibration environment like an idling Harley.

 

Sorry about the double post. I thought the first one "went away" when I went back to the thread.

 

crash12888: Great Post. Perfect timing. I just took delivery of a set of Chubby Wild One 575's. They appear to be very similar in dimension to the HD pullbacks just a little pricier ($200) but for chrome vs stainless and the larger (1 1/4") cross section they appear to be in line. Looking forward to installing them.

Thanks again for the help.

 

I had to study it figure out just how to use the paper clip to unlock the tang.

Both ways will work. I just wanted to let others know the connectors come apart.

Those bars don't look like they would interfere with the SG mirrors at all. With the Khrome Werks +2 Sweepers Bars I installed, and with the amount of rotation on them, about 1/3 of the bottom of mirror is blocked by my hands. With such large mirrors I don't find it to be a problem. Here are some pics of the Sweeper bars installed.

 

Hello Crash

I enjoyed your post about installing the 56176-08 2" pullback bars. When I saw the product online, it doesn't say that they are incompatible with ABS equipped bikes. But when I went down to the local dealer, it said on the box and the '09 catalog that they are not compatible with ABS bikes. I am confused!!!

Is your bike equipped with ABS? Or has anyone tried fitting them to an ABS bike?

Thanks,
Quint