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Been trying to get bars on my bike for over a year just couldn't seem to get what I wanted as they were always back ordered. Gave up on the Yaffees I wanted after waiting almost 9 months. While at Arizona bike week I looked at Torch Industries bars and they are custom made and high quality. You have a choice now if you don't want to wait as they get these done by order of what you want. Choices of 1 1/4, 1 1/2 inch pipe in a couple different styles of bars. Being tall in the saddle I have to have 16 inch bars and yes I tried shorter ones on a couple different friends bikes without success. I got the 16 inch 1 1/2 bars and they are massive but fit me really good.
Brother Spazz volunteered to help me with the install so a trip to Reno was planned. So last Sunday ( Fathers day) we did the install or should I say Spazz installed and I did the flunky work. Worst part about 16 inch bars you have to change all the hydraulic lines and then bleed them so for the clutch we had to remove the exhaust to bleed the clutch. A special note is we were given 12inch wire extensions but you will need the 15 inch to do this job right so we had to wait for the Reno dealership to open to get the longer wires. We had issue with one wiring harness on the right bars with the plugs being to close to each other and getting them through the bars with the throttle by wiring harness. Not sure Spazz will ever volunteer to help with 16 or bigger bars again.(Love ya Brother) I got the 1 1/2 inch bars thinking it would be a lot easier but it's where they choke back 1 at the bar clamp that got us fitting those connectors Through.
After getting all the lines bleed and everything back together we had to do some clearance work for the 1 1/2 bars around the lower part of the fairing so make sure you have a dremel tool handy with cut off wheel and a sanding drum. I replaced the stock hydraulic with stainless braided because I like the chrome look (lol). Everyone we talked to at the dealerships had advised we would have to take it in to bleed the ABS but after bleeding the lines I'm thinking you don't have to do that because everything works good.
Very happy how these turned out now to get some miles with them. And yes I can use the stock mirrors was wondering if I would be able to but it worked out.
Thanks again to Spazz for taking time to help me get this done while fighting a nasty head cold.
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Been trying to get bars on my bike for over a year just couldn't seem to get what I wanted as they were always back ordered. Gave up on the Yaffees I wanted after waiting almost 9 months. While at Arizona bike week I looked at Torch Industries bars and they are custom made and high quality. You have a choice now if you don't want to wait as they get these done by order of what you want. Choices of 1 1/4, 1 1/2 inch pipe in a couple different styles of bars. Being tall in the saddle I have to have 16 inch bars and yes I tried shorter ones on a couple different friends bikes without success. I got the 16 inch 1 1/2 bars and they are massive but fit me really good.
Brother Spazz volunteered to help me with the install so a trip to Reno was planned. So last Sunday ( Fathers day) we did the install or should I say Spazz installed and I did the flunky work. Worst part about 16 inch bars you have to change all the hydraulic lines and then bleed them so for the clutch we had to remove the exhaust to bleed the clutch. A special note is we were given 12inch wire extensions but you will need the 15 inch to do this job right so we had to wait for the Reno dealership to open to get the longer wires. We had issue with one wiring harness on the right bars with the plugs being to close to each other and getting them through the bars with the throttle by wiring harness. Not sure Spazz will ever volunteer to help with 16 or bigger bars again.(Love ya Brother) I got the 1 1/2 inch bars thinking it would be a lot easier but it's where they choke back 1 at the bar clamp that got us fitting those connectors Through.
After getting all the lines bleed and everything back together we had to do some clearance work for the 1 1/2 bars around the lower part of the fairing so make sure you have a dremel tool handy with cut off wheel and a sanding drum. I replaced the stock hydraulic with stainless braided because I like the chrome look (lol). Everyone we talked to at the dealerships had advised we would have to take it in to bleed the ABS but after bleeding the lines I'm thinking you don't have to do that because everything works good.
Very happy how these turned out now to get some miles with them. And yes I can use the stock mirrors was wondering if I would be able to but it worked out.
Thanks again to Spazz for taking time to help me get this done while fighting a nasty head cold.
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