Burly's Complete Handlebar Kits | Apes, Cables, And Wires...Oh My!

04. On the clutch side, Harley removed the mid-mount peg, the clutch inspection cover, the clutch adjustment spring, locking plate and nut, and the ramp assembly in order to get the factory clutch cable out. He also removed the other end of the clutch cable from the handlebar clutch lever.

05. Harley installed Burly's clutch cable and re-installed the ramp assembly, nut, locking plate, and clutch adjustment spring. He would need to make adjustments later, so the inspection cover was left off.

06. Next, Harley bled the brake fluid from the master cylinder/front brake caliper and removed the stock brake line. He then removed the master cylinder and the switch housings from the bars.

07. With all components off the stock bars, Harley unbolted the riser hardware from the top clamp and removed the bars.

08. Harley removed the plastic caddies from underneath the tank. The left caddy houses the left and right handlebar control connectors. He didn't want to run front turn signals so he bypassed extending those wires. He unplugged both connectors...

09. ...And pulled the pins from each connector. The Narrow Apes allow you to run your wiring internally. Burly provides a wiring worksheet so that you can note which wire goes where when plugging them back into the connectors. Don't forget this step!

10. With the pins disconnected, Harley fished the wires through the bars starting at the top (switch housing location). When he had both sets of control wires fished through the bottom, he connected Burly's color-coded wires to the stock wires, covered each with heat shrink, and finally covered each set with a big piece of heat shrink for both sides.

11. Harley checked his wiring schematic notes and placed the longer connection pins into the control connectors so that he could fish them to their female receptacles underneath the tank. He then mounted the bars between the risers.

12. Harley attached the male/female control connectors for both sides (left control connector shown).

13. With both connectors attached, Harley tightened the switch housings on the bars after hooking up the new Nostalgia grip (throttle side) to the extended throttle/idle cables. He fished the cables down to the throttle wheel housed on the side of the induction module and hooked them up. Throttle cables done!

14. Harley re-installed the master cylinder and ran the new brake line from it to the front caliper. He filled the master cylinder with brake fluid and bled the brakes to get the air out of the line. Brakes done!

15. Lastly he tightened the switch housing and new grip on the left side, and re-installed the clutch lever with the new clutch cable. Since it was already connected at the primary, he made the proper adjustments (see service manual) and re-installed the inspection cover. After some fine-tuning of bar/hand control positioning and bolting everything back in place, the install was complete.

17. After. Harley loves the new setup and enjoys riding with the taller bars.