DIY Apes/Dealership ?

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Gears

Discussion Starter · Aug 10, 2014

So I'm looking at putting 12" Yaffes on my street glide. I know a lot people here have done them their self but I dunno if I am confident enough to take it on myself so I did some checking at my local stealership. The ? is should it really take a dealer 10+ hours to install? That just the sounds like a lot for me to believe. Trying to do bars on a budget sucks and they quoted me around $1500. Damn I thought I was good when I had and extra $800 set aside. Might have to wait a bit longer... Thanks for any feedback

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Pooh

· #2 · Aug 10, 2014

Do it yourself and save you some $$, that will come in handy for gas...

Just take your time and don't try to rush. Its not hard, maybe just a lil time consuming. If ya don't have a service manual ya might get one, could save you some time and frustration.

Good luck and post up some pics......

MVious1

· #3 · Aug 10, 2014

If you want to save some money do it yourself and ya it may take you longer but don't give em your beer money. Parts around $700 for bars brake line clutch cable and wires.Easy job just take your time

alfomnh

· #4 · Aug 11, 2014

when I got my used electra glide, the salesman told me that the apes that were on it would run be about 1,500 to 2,000. I thought he was talking about the price of the bars and figured he was BSing me. But now that you say what installing them would cost, I guess he was telling the truth.

AL

Miles Tequillya

· #5 · Aug 11, 2014

alfomnh said:
when I got my used electra glide, the salesman told me that the apes that were on it would run be about 1,500 to 2,000. I thought he was talking about the price of the bars and figured he was BSing me. But now that you say what installing them would cost, I guess he was telling the truth.

AL

Yes... I was quoted 1800 from the dealership... That's why mine are stock right now... But I do look to have them done in the future...

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Bob S

· #6 · Aug 11, 2014

They really aren't hard to do yourself except if you have abs. then you will need a little help from the dealer. It's an easy weekend job.

baggerboy

· #7 · Aug 11, 2014

Not hard to do at all. I even have abs on my bike. Just a little more aggravating having to take the tank off to run a brake line. I questioned having to take it to dealer to get the abs back right after installation like the manual said and local Indy guy who left harley to start his own shop said not that he had done many like mine with no problems. And to this day I've not had a single problem and it hasn't been to dealership either.

2stangs8689

· #8 · Aug 11, 2014

Nobody local here on the forum that can lend a hand??

chasarms

· #9 · Aug 11, 2014

There a lot of work to do, so I get why the dealerships charge out the wazzu to do it.

But, there is no one step that is particularly hard. I have done bar swap on a cabled bike and a TBW bike, and one is no harder than the other. As said, you just have to take your time and pay attention to what you are doing.

To Stangs point, if you have a buddy who has done it to hang out with you, it helps a lot.

Louisville Joe

· #10 · Aug 11, 2014

You definitely need to check with other dealers. About a year and a half ago I wanted Heritage style bars on my '13 Road Glide. Bought the bars from the dealer--$79 or $80. Asked service manager what they would charge for install. He quoted me one hour labor @ $75. He got the job! And my RG has ABS, TBW, Security system.

chasarms

· #11 · Aug 11, 2014

Louisville Joe said:
You definitely need to check with other dealers. About a year and a half ago I wanted Heritage style bars on my '13 Road Glide. Bought the bars from the dealer--$79 or $80. Asked service manager what they would charge for install. He quoted me one hour labor @ $75. He got the job! And my RG has ABS, TBW, Security system.

Your swap required very little effort compared to apes on a batwing.

DaBreeze

· #12 · Aug 11, 2014

Dealer charges are not only ridiculous but insulting...:fitz

Do it yourself...even if you screw up , the knowledge gained will come in handy down the road .

This isn't a transmission rebuild after all...:thumbsup

Gears

Discussion Starter · #13 · Aug 11, 2014

Not having an actual garage to work/tear down in doesn't help.

1shot

· #14 · Aug 11, 2014

I have a couple weeks of vacation coming up. I have gathered all of the parts. With any luck, and maybe some guidance from Chasarms, I will have Chubbys installed. I was a little nervous but after reading all this, I figure worst case it ends up at My Indy getting fixed.

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dub

· #15 · Aug 11, 2014

*Gears* said:
Not having an actual garage to work/tear down in doesn't help.

do it in the kitchen! (I always wanted to)

2stangs8689

· #16 · Aug 11, 2014

*Gears* said:
Not having an actual garage to work/tear down in doesn't help.

Was $1500 with parts, or just labor??

If only there was someone local, or within riding distance, that could do them.

baggerboy

· #17 · Aug 11, 2014

Hey Gears. Make a road trip to Ga and I'll put em on for ya!! You can ride back with your knuckles in the wind!!! Lol

MDGeorge

· #18 · Aug 11, 2014

Local Harley dealer has said they charge 1 hour per line... four lines four hours. $89 per hour.

El Diablo

· #19 · Aug 11, 2014

Bob S said:
They really aren't hard to do yourself except if you have abs. then you will need a little help from the dealer. It's an easy weekend job.

What's the difference for abs bikes? Taking the fuel tank off is a cakewalk and the brake's banjo fittings are simple as well.

I'm not all that local but I'd be willing to help a guy out.

baggerboy

· #20 · Aug 11, 2014

Service manual just says that you have to take it back from n so they can hook it up to the computer, but I didn't and haven't had a single problem.

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