'14 Street Glide Monkey Bar install
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12-01-2013 | 12:32 PM
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'14 Street Glide Monkey Bar install
This is the day I picked the bike up.
Here is a pic of the stock bars and my new 12" Paul Yaffe Monkey Bars
This is where you wish you would have never attempted to do this yourself! I found the easiest method to pull the wires through was using weedwacker string and lots of Windex. Remember to push more than pull!! I also used Namz 8" plug-n-play switch extensions Part# NHCX-J08. You can also see that the stock wiring is just long enough to reach through the bars.
Here is where you need to figure out where you want your bars positioned at. You will need to secure your bars and temporarily fasten the fairing back in place. I left the bars just loose enough to be able the move them. I ended up pushing mine as far forward without contacting the fairing itself.
The rest of the pics are after the completed install!
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I was able to go for a spin this morning and I must say that these are what my bike was missing! Although I have not went for a long ride yet, I feel as if they make me sit straight up and not slouched over. I was hesitant about going with the 12" bars, but I am completely satisfied that I did. I am only 5'6" with a 29" inseam and these feel perfect for me! By the way the only thing needed for the install was the bars themselves and the Namz wiring extensions. The stock clutch and brake hoses are long enough for a set of 12" Monkey Bars!
Here is a pic of the stock bars and my new 12" Paul Yaffe Monkey Bars
This is where you wish you would have never attempted to do this yourself! I found the easiest method to pull the wires through was using weedwacker string and lots of Windex. Remember to push more than pull!! I also used Namz 8" plug-n-play switch extensions Part# NHCX-J08. You can also see that the stock wiring is just long enough to reach through the bars.
Here is where you need to figure out where you want your bars positioned at. You will need to secure your bars and temporarily fasten the fairing back in place. I left the bars just loose enough to be able the move them. I ended up pushing mine as far forward without contacting the fairing itself.
The rest of the pics are after the completed install!
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I was able to go for a spin this morning and I must say that these are what my bike was missing! Although I have not went for a long ride yet, I feel as if they make me sit straight up and not slouched over. I was hesitant about going with the 12" bars, but I am completely satisfied that I did. I am only 5'6" with a 29" inseam and these feel perfect for me! By the way the only thing needed for the install was the bars themselves and the Namz wiring extensions. The stock clutch and brake hoses are long enough for a set of 12" Monkey Bars!
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12-01-2013 | 01:39 PM
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Hope this helps. My hands are slightly below my shoulders. I also can see in my fairing mounted mirrors with no obstructions.
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12-01-2013 | 02:22 PM
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Maybe it the clothing but your arms look like their locked straight out without any bend at all. If so, may be OK on short distance but on a long ride not so much. Any problems turning the bars full left or right?