Got some new bars for my bike, but I'm having difficulty finding a new wiring harness for it. Would it be easier to just buy some wire and run it manually? I think I found a place to make custom throttle and clutch cables, anything else I'm missing?
Also thinking of cutting off my mufflers and wrapping my pipes. What so I need to worry about here? Back pressure?
I wasn't necessarily looking for a pre-fabed kit for my bars, just one with the connectors. My plan was to cut the top off my current wires and use the new kit to extend them.
>Got some new bars for my bike, but I'm having difficulty finding a new wiring harness for it. Would it be easier to just buy some wire and run it manually?
Yes, easier and less expensive. Don't rely on any kind of mechanical connectors, solder each joint. Insulate with heat shrink wrap, and the connections will last as long as the bike.
> I think I found a place to make custom throttle and clutch cables, anything else I'm missing?
If you need a clutch cable, you're in the wrong forum, 1800's have hydraulic clutches. 1800's also have PLENTY of extra length on both brake and clutch (hydraulic) hoses. Unless you're going for ridiculous apes, try installing before spending a fortune. If you're in a decent size city, there's probably a hydraulic hose shop that can make extended hoses, or sell extensions that screw right on.
>Also thinking of cutting off my mufflers and wrapping my pipes. What so I need to worry about here? Back pressure?
P-ssing off your neighbors from the noise, and maybe getting ticketed by the cops, depending on how loud your new pipes are. Intake air volume can be indreased with a K&N or other high flow air filter, and exhaust volume can be increased with less retrictive pipe, or larger (in volume) pipes, and the changes that causes in air/fuel mixture can be compensated for with a fuel tuner, making the bike run smoother, cooler, and faster with more power throughout the band.
Or you can just cut the ends off the pipes to make noise.
I prefer the first choice..........................