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Installed my Paul Yaffe 12" Monkey Bars

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So after reading many threads, on many forums, watching several video's, and the price given to me by the dealer (7 hours labor at 105.00 per hour) I decided to give it a try. I have worked on bikes for over 30 years so obviously I am no stranger to it, but I have never had to run wiring thru the handlebars before. Well, I have to say I was very lucky to have my amazing fiance help me.

She agreed to model for me. The bars are very nicely made and the chrome is deep and very nicely done.

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The hardest part was running the lines thru them. This is where I lost my patience but she kept at it and got them done. My man card is missing from my wallet now so I will have to do stuff to recover ;)

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Of course it snowed today so the test ride is on hold. I also need new grips.


But I cannot wait!! The stock bars do suck. My wrist were turned on every ride.

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The stock ones:
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Anyway, anyone on the fence should look into new bars. The 12" Yaffe was good with the stock lines and wires. I had to do some rerouting, but all was good.
 
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Oh trust me, I am really on the losing end of that one :) When I saw the bill, I told her that I could buy another motorcycle for the kind of money.. I lost *sigh* but really in the end it is a win. She caulked the bath room at the same time!!

Anyway, I cannot wait to get the bike out and give it a try.
 
#17 ·
The ones I had didn't fit right and the throttle side would slip...bought a set from Kuryakyn and they work perfect.
 
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Lol, I do have that shot too, but I may get a Lorena Bobbitt attack if I post ;)

And these bars a pain in the rear to wire. The throttle wire with the green connection was where I was having problems. They would hang up at the first turn. Fortunately these bars have holes at the bottom so I pulled the Westinghouse chain thru there and she finally got them thru

Now if I can get the damn ice in front of my house cleared I'm taking it for a spin
 
#18 ·
^ what he said. Careful with the Avon grips. Read lots of reviews complaining about that. The slots for the TBW are a little larger than should be and may not grab the throttle.
 
#20 ·
Nice looking bars. I sat on one with 10" Yaffee just to get a feel fir what I want at a local dealership. I was floored when he said its an 8 hour labor. Yeah, installing them myself. Probably going with JSR bars though.

8 hours!
 
#21 ·

I liked the JSR bars a lot. I wanted chrome and that did not seem to be an option. I looked into chroming options and time and pricing is where I decided to go elsewhere. They are priced very nicely thou. The mounting of handlebars by the dealer is a shocker. But it took me about 6 hours all together, though I did work on it for 3 days. Other than the wiring of the bars, it was not an overly difficult job.
 
#22 ·
Installed ten inch Yaffe bars today on a 16 Road Glide - I thought it was going to be a bear, but not bad at all. Took less than four hours. You don't have to cut or undo any wires (videos showed you do) - they fish through.

You also don't need the shrink wrap they offer to sell you - the wires are already wrapped, and come through reasonably easy with a push and pull. Surprisingly easy.

It was much easier than I thought. A couple of things held me up (taking off the odometer switch plate - simple, but had to find out how to do it) - and thought I could take off the plate under the ignition switch (like video showed) - but it was much easier to just take off the switch.

Now that I know what I am doing, could probably do it again in about two hours. It is a really is a simple project.

I love it when something you plan on taking ten hours, and plan on the frustration, finishes up in less than half that!
 
#24 ·
I did use the stock cables. In the videos I watched it stated to remove the shelf in the gauge housing where the cables connect. But I did not have to do this. The TBW cable is very long so no worries there. The other 3 can be moved a bit more with taking out the shelf. Now, my clutch and brake lines are at their max. I clipped the zip ties and did a little reroute. I am not sure how much more rerouting is possible.
 
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