Paxton Gomez wrote:EUREKA!!! Found the best solution to this challenge...
... an 11-minute EASY JOB while watching USAMA BIN LADEN's baby pictures!...
The bike mechanic that will be doing work on my Valkyrie made a suggestion about removal of the harnesses
from inside the handlebars.
As instructed by him, I used a Plumber's Butane Torch and carefully heated the handlebar one side at a time for about 3-5 minutes.
Each harness pulled out as if sliding on butter. The entire job, including burning my pinky took less than 11 minutes.
While the harnesses were still warm, I stretched them by pulling on each end. They look new. No kinks whatsoever.
Am a freakin' happy camper!
Removing wiring harness from inside handlebars
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Removing wiring harness from inside handlebars
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"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
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Re: Removing wiring harness from inside handlebars
Sounds like a great idea, I'll give that a try next time...
I've used Dawn dish detergent and water, dribbled into the handlebars from both openings, then wiggle the harnesses back and forth firmly, but gently till they pull through. Unfortunately, the last one I did had several wires spliced into the original harness and there was no way all that extra wire/solder would fit through, so they had to be cut ;-(
I've used Dawn dish detergent and water, dribbled into the handlebars from both openings, then wiggle the harnesses back and forth firmly, but gently till they pull through. Unfortunately, the last one I did had several wires spliced into the original harness and there was no way all that extra wire/solder would fit through, so they had to be cut ;-(