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[chanman]

Does anyone know if I purchase these handlebars if I have to purchase new cables?

[Twolanerider]

Does anyone know if I purchase these handlebars if I have to purchase new cables?

2" longer brake line has been nearly universally required.  Clutch line has been nearly universally ok.  Idle and throttle cables have been very much a coin toss.

Personally I installed the bars while changing only the brake line.  Have put the 575 bars on three other dressers with exactly the same experience (brake line and nothing else).  I know specifically of three others from this community that changed throttle and idle cables during their install though.

Don't know whether there's some production variation in the OE cable manufacture to account for that.  Or if routing during assembly is just remarkably different and guys don't recognize a shorter rerouting path during their handlebar installations.  But the throttle and idle cables have not had anything close to an absolute answer.

[hd-dude]

On SE models with the hydro clutch I have never had to change it. cable clutch +2
Brake lines always +2",
Throttle and Idle I have always (and i personally have done dozens) changed to +2 or +3 cables and retained the factory routing.

[Twolanerider]

On SE models with the hydro clutch I have never had to change it. cable clutch +2
Brake lines always +2",
Throttle and Idle I have always (and i personally have done dozens) changed to +2 or +3 cables and retained the factory routing.

The throttle/idle cables do seem to the odd man out.  Some do and some don't.  Brake line is always changed.  Clutch line is always fine.

The red bike maintained the factory routing with the stock throttle and idle cables.  Later changed the throttle body as part of the top end work and new throttle body had bellcrank slightly more outboard.  Throttle/idle cables no longer reached using OE routing.  That subtle of a difference was all it took.

I've only changed those bars on a small number of buddies bikes.  That I can remember now two lived with OE routing and one had to move the cables to the same hole as the handlebars to reach.  With that they reached fine and he was unwilling to buy a set of cables just to keep them through the original hole in the fairing.

They're great bars though.  Well worth a pair of cables if that's what needed to get them installed.

[hd-dude]

The throttle/idle cables do seem to the odd man out.  Some do and some don't.  Brake line is always changed.  Clutch line is always fine.

The red bike maintained the factory routing with the stock throttle and idle cables.  Later changed the throttle body as part of the top end work and new throttle body had bellcrank slightly more outboard.  Throttle/idle cables no longer reached using OE routing.  That subtle of a difference was all it took.

I've only changed those bars on a small number of buddies bikes.  That I can remember now two lived with OE routing and one had to move the cables to the same hole as the handlebars to reach.  With that they reached fine and he was unwilling to buy a set of cables just to keep them through the original hole in the fairing.

They're great bars though.  Well worth a pair of cables if that's what needed to get them installed.

Absolutely!

[Rooster]

One of the best mods to my bike. Helped my short arms and better control. Thanks to Jim.

[Eqcons]

2" longer brake line has been nearly universally required.  Clutch line has been nearly universally ok.  Idle and throttle cables have been very much a coin toss.

I needed the longer brake line, and longer throttle and idle cables.  No choice with either. Clutch pipe was tight, but OK.

Jim