 Feed wire through handlebars???
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Anyone ever feed the wires through the handle bars? Did you drill into your upper yokes...easiest way to do this...help. Thanks!
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It's an easy mod and looks good in my opinion. A hint is to remove the bars from the bike to do it. Makes it easy and actually saves time from what I have heard from those who didn't. I sat in my livingroom and watched Tv while I did it to both of our bikes.
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Should be Riding
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By the 4th time you do it you'll be an expert  I helped with the write up, it's really good thanks to all the pics everyone took. Take a look.
Benny
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come here to mass and do mine, i wll take pics for everyone Frank
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It's an easy job I would do it for people that brought me their bike.
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quick suggestion, though: if you plan on ever adding an aftermarket tach (or clock, etc) be careful about where you drill the hole in the middle of your bars. I ended up having to mount my drag specialities tach in the dash (would have preferred somewhere a little more visible) because of the fact that i drilled the hole right in the middle of the risers. and, it is pretty easy, although i don't think i'd volunteer to do it for free as Ian is doing.
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I ran a piece of heavy monofilament fishing line through the holes I drilled on each side. Left plenty on either end. Taped each wire to the mono to pull it through. Definitely only use 18 gauge wire. I found out color really doesn't matter, you can use all black. I pulled one wire at a time, soldered and heat-shrink tapped it. Whole thread of tips here: In bar wire tips thread
Al
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I helped Capn do his at Tech Day II
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Yeah it was a 20 minute job...  Ok maybe a little more than that. It was definately worth it though. I like the cleaner look. If you do it you will get good at soddering... Benny still owe you a 
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So Benny, how does this sound...
I come to LI to bring you your shirt, you help me with running my wires through my bars, sound like a good trade?
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Should be Riding
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Sure. Just gotta find a good weekend to do it
Benny
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Tim and Frank...we could have done it here...mine are in and I did Dill's also...
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A hint is to remove the bars from the bike to do it.
Take the handle bars off and unplug the wires from inside the headlight bucket, and all (or most) of the soldering can be done on a bench or table. Sure beats the mid-air soldering method I did. I'm still half asleep, but I believe Phil's write up shows this method as well.
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did not know, plus did no have much time  maybe that can be a weekeend ride/wrench soemtime Frank
(Former)05 BA tbike pipes, ai removed, Freak, mikuni hsr 42's, 904, ported/polished head, 1mm oversized valves
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I did it guys...i'll get some pics once my other project is done...bobbing the rear...you'll all see
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Well there's no super fun ferry ride to Rob's house, but a day wrench trip would certainly do it. Most of my "shop" us not very accessable right now, but the bench vice is!
Benny
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