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[wideglidejoe]

OK, I've got a CUSE6, I've got to change bars.  As so many others have posted, I've got the pain at the base of my neck, between my shoulder blades, when I'm on the SE6.  I don't have the pain when I'm on my '05 WideGlide w/factory bars.  I'm 6 ft with a 34"-35" reach, and I feel I need more up and back on my CUSE6 bars.  I'm not trying to decide which bars as so many other posts have done, just whether to tackle it myself or not.
 
I've done the search, read all the posts, looked at all the pics, but I'm trying to get a feel for how many have tackled it yourself.  Some of the pics with everything disassembled looks challenging.

I want to do it myself, as I'm that kind of guy, but I don't want to get in over my head and mess something up.  I feel I have above average abilities.  I've done my own installation on Fullsac X pipe, baffles, and remap.  I've built performance V-8's from a bare block, and I've built/assembled a Factory Five replica of an AC Cobra from a bare frame.  Building the Cobra, I wired it using a Painless wiring harness designed for a street rod, which was a good start on wiring it, but still involves lots of cutting, terminations, etc.  Bottom line, I have a lot more experience on cars than bikes.

I would really appreciate your honest opinions!

Thanks in advance,
Joe

[ultrafxr]

I know several folks have done their's and my hat is off to them.     But I don't feel comfortable tackling such a big job and I am having my dealer install Wild 1 575s on my CUSE7 next week.  With all the control wires being internal, throttle by wire, heated grips, possibility of having to extend clutch and/or brake lines and bleed them, etc., I just don't want to mess with it.  I don't do internal engine work but have done most everything else and invariably it seems that what should be straightforward and simple becomes complicated very, very quickly.  It ain't cheap to have it done but if I screw something up it gets expensive what with the price of parts these days.  If they screw it up it's on their dime.

[SG Racer]

I did mine. I have done a few for other folks too. It is a time consuming job. If you built cars and have done wiring, you should be ok. Make sure you have a manual handy.
 If you do it yourself, please feel free to ask me anything about it. Pulling the wires inside the bars is the worst part. Paul Yaffe Monkey bagger bars are the worst for pulling wires through.
 Good luck.