5 minutes in this video i realized its better i let a professional do this.... a bit difficult, and i dont want to screw it up... ill invest the money, then messing around with my sportster 48..... great video though
elvibaby Lol I'm thinking the same thing, I'm sure I'm capable but it's not worth the mess up, I could just imagine something going wrong on the road and that's the end of that.
There was very little professional about this video. Joins should never be soldered, and it is always better to not cut the wiring - it is much better to make an extension that plugs into the existing connectors.
if you run all black wires through the bars, how do you know which color wires connect to the factory plug? just curious. I used white wire and marked each lead with a thin pen on the end of each wire. Might be worth noting what method you used for that
+luke short Sure it will. If the black wires are all the same length. Remember, he cut the colored wires at different lengths, so the black wires will now be at different lengths and can match to the plug side, which is at different lengths as well.
I noticed after you ran the wires through the bars, you just left that sleeve on there. What's next? Do you cut the clear sleeve in order to get to the wires to re-solder them back to the connections?
Similar to my Road Star except, 1. I have the 1 piece riser & covers the wire hole on my apes. Would it affect n e thing if i drill a hole in the middle ? 2.stock grips, my guess is, have to buy aftermarket grips, since the one's off of my road star has the screw-on end caps ? Thanks for your help, Very helpful!!
2 Questions, please: 1) with internal wiring you don't need dimpled handlebars anymore, correct? You could do with a non-dimpled? 2) Would the same procedure work just as effectively when using shorter handlebars that connect directly to triple trees without using a handlebar riser?
+craik 1)Yes you could do the same with non-dimpled bars but you have no room for error when you drill the holes. The dimples just allow a bit of wiggle room for comfort adjustments. 2) You could run them through any hollow bar. The main concern if you are not using a riser is clearance to get the wire out of the bar at the bottom and routing it out of site.
So watching this video seeing using the same color wire for the extensions and then covered in covering but wasnt soldered to the connector side, so how do you know what wire goes to what for the connector side after its covered, wouldnt it make more sense to remove the pins from the connector and solder to the extensions and then cover and run through the bars then put the pins back in their stock locations
Using crimp connectors are a terrible choice either twist and solder then add skrink tubing or even better. Now they have those heat shrink tubes with solder in them 1. Slide tube on wire 2. connect wires and slide shrink tube over wire connection with the solder part over the connected bare wires 3. heat with lighter or heat gun and move on to next wire
Extending the brake cable, clutch cable and wires is pretty easy. I also took pics of the original plugs to make sure how to put them back. The kit extensions were not exactly the same colour as stock, so I documented eg blue is now blue with white stripe. Put everything back together, I had lights, signals, everything on the left side worked fine but the right side where the RUN and Ignition are, does not work. I tried other combinations of holes in the stock harness which was not touched but cannot get RUN or IGNITION to work, so I pulled the wires back out, tested continuity, got the meter to move when I tested them across each switch, so it's not the wires, the connections or the switches but I cannot get RUN or IGNITION.. battery is pretty new and charged, terminals are clean and tight, fuses are good, even sprayed them all with contact cleaner, there are only 9 wires on the right side (2010 Roadking) frustrating. In theory, the harness from the bars should match colours (save and except for that the extensions might be slightly different) but basically the handlebar harness should be the same as the female stock harness which was not altered. I don't get it.
Isaias Solis blowing on your solder can cause cold joints. At the very least it introduces moisture into the connection. Just bad practice when soldering.
The wires shouldn't even be soldered - it creates a section of rigidity that becomes a weak point for the wire to break at. If you have any doubts as to whether soldering on a vehicle is safe, consider the fact that wiring on aeroplanes is never soldered... If they actually wanted to do the job properly, they would have created an extension with plugs on both ends so it can simply be plugged in to the existing harness - this way everything is reversible if required (and you haven't butchered your wiring harness...)
Myths. If blowing on a joint caused a bad solder joint, fume extractors would do the same thing yet they're used by professionals. Also tell me how water that's already vapor is going to penetrate molten metal that's well above the boiling point of water vapor. LOL.
I'm sorry but that looks complicated. I clicked the video just to see Kelly. something about her eyes and smile just beautiful. ..wait...i forgot.....what was I saying..?
Never thought about cutting a bunch of wires at different lengths to stop the bulging from the connections. Thanks for the tip.
Yeah. I’m going to have to watch this one again. Didn’t get any of it the first time...
She needs to do a video on removal and installation of grips
Never spray lubricant inside of your grip. The correct way to remove a grip is with compressed air.
@@spoon69x pretty sure that’s not what he means bud
Hahaha
Thanks Kelly.
5 minutes in this video i realized its better i let a professional do this.... a bit difficult, and i dont want to screw it up... ill invest the money, then messing around with my sportster 48..... great video though
elvibaby Lol I'm thinking the same thing, I'm sure I'm capable but it's not worth the mess up, I could just imagine something going wrong on the road and that's the end of that.
There was very little professional about this video. Joins should never be soldered, and it is always better to not cut the wiring - it is much better to make an extension that plugs into the existing connectors.
That isn't even possible to do with the custom length! @@spoon69x
Great video ! What size wire loom did you guys use ? Thanks.
if you run all black wires through the bars, how do you know which color wires connect to the factory plug? just curious. I used white wire and marked each lead with a thin pen on the end of each wire. Might be worth noting what method you used for that
+luke short Sure it will. If the black wires are all the same length. Remember, he cut the colored wires at different lengths, so the black wires will now be at different lengths and can match to the plug side, which is at different lengths as well.
+Mastah_Blastah um.. didn't he then clip them all off at the same length? thus no way to tell which wire is which.
No he clipped the harness wires at different places and then the black wires all the same length - this will naturally line up, makes perfect sense.
I noticed after you ran the wires through the bars, you just left that sleeve on there. What's next?
Do you cut the clear sleeve in order to get to the wires to re-solder them back to the connections?
Similar to my Road Star except,
1. I have the 1 piece riser & covers the wire hole on my apes. Would it affect n e thing if i drill a hole in the middle ? 2.stock grips, my guess is, have to buy aftermarket grips, since the one's off of my road star has the screw-on end caps ? Thanks for your help, Very helpful!!
2 Questions, please:
1) with internal wiring you don't need dimpled handlebars anymore, correct? You could do with a non-dimpled?
2) Would the same procedure work just as effectively when using shorter handlebars that connect directly to triple trees without using a handlebar riser?
+craik 1)Yes you could do the same with non-dimpled bars but you have no room for error when you drill the holes. The dimples just allow a bit of wiggle room for comfort adjustments.
2) You could run them through any hollow bar. The main concern if you are not using a riser is clearance to get the wire out of the bar at the bottom and routing it out of site.
I just got new switches and wires like 50 bucks and brand new and over stock length
How do you make sure the wire for the controls don't pinch when putting back on the handlebars???
great but would be nicer if lines ran through the bars as well
how do you keep the bars from sliding around in the risers i am having an issue with that on my new handlebars
So watching this video seeing using the same color wire for the extensions and then covered in covering but wasnt soldered to the connector side, so how do you know what wire goes to what for the connector side after its covered, wouldnt it make more sense to remove the pins from the connector and solder to the extensions and then cover and run through the bars then put the pins back in their stock locations
Using crimp connectors are a terrible choice either twist and solder then add skrink tubing or even better. Now they have those heat shrink tubes with solder in them 1. Slide tube on wire 2. connect wires and slide shrink tube over wire connection with the solder part over the connected bare wires 3. heat with lighter or heat gun and move on to next wire
could i put handle barz on my 250 vstar 2012
Extending the brake cable, clutch cable and wires is pretty easy. I also took pics of the original plugs to make sure how to put them back. The kit extensions were not exactly the same colour as stock, so I documented eg blue is now blue with white stripe. Put everything back together, I had lights, signals, everything on the left side worked fine but the right side where the RUN and Ignition are, does not work. I tried other combinations of holes in the stock harness which was not touched but cannot get RUN or IGNITION to work, so I pulled the wires back out, tested continuity, got the meter to move when I tested them across each switch, so it's not the wires, the connections or the switches but I cannot get RUN or IGNITION.. battery is pretty new and charged, terminals are clean and tight, fuses are good, even sprayed them all with contact cleaner, there are only 9 wires on the right side (2010 Roadking) frustrating. In theory, the harness from the bars should match colours (save and except for that the extensions might be slightly different) but basically the handlebar harness should be the same as the female stock harness which was not altered. I don't get it.
After hooking up my 14 inch handle bars on my Harley the cruise control don't work, is there any ideas what I did wrong
didnt connect something right
What gage wire was used?
Shouldn't your take note of what color when to where in the harness and also mark out what color each black wire is spliced to???
They should be on Mr Rodgers neighborhood
Don't know if it was said before, but don't blow on your solder.
godlyke3 what do you mean by that?
Isaias Solis blowing on your solder can cause cold joints. At the very least it introduces moisture into the connection. Just bad practice when soldering.
+godlyk3 got it. thanks for the heads up
The wires shouldn't even be soldered - it creates a section of rigidity that becomes a weak point for the wire to break at. If you have any doubts as to whether soldering on a vehicle is safe, consider the fact that wiring on aeroplanes is never soldered...
If they actually wanted to do the job properly, they would have created an extension with plugs on both ends so it can simply be plugged in to the existing harness - this way everything is reversible if required (and you haven't butchered your wiring harness...)
Myths. If blowing on a joint caused a bad solder joint, fume extractors would do the same thing yet they're used by professionals. Also tell me how water that's already vapor is going to penetrate molten metal that's well above the boiling point of water vapor. LOL.
What size of wire used?
18 g
*Shouldn't you take note of what color WENT to where in.....
No ring?
Good but dont extend wires with all the same color. That could be a nightmare later on.
wow... a woman that helps you out, instead of sitting around complaining about how long it's taking you? wow... wow.
Twist that grip
She is a strikingly beautiful young lady. A respectful compliment, for Kelli.
I'm sorry but that looks complicated. I clicked the video just to see Kelly. something about her eyes and smile just beautiful. ..wait...i forgot.....what was I saying..?
Kelly you are cute