Cross Country handlebar upgrade - how to

How I swapped out the handlebars on my 2010 Victory Cross Country. Bars are from Santa Rosa Vee Twin.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• victory
• cross
• country
• 2010
• handlebar
• pull
• back
• swap
• instructions
• how
• to
• remove
• fairing
• bars
• modification
• change

[rogerpence]

Thanks for all the great info, Drino. Your videos really rock. When I first saw your handlebar video I thought you were out of your mind. But, having watched it about 25 times, I'm nearly ready to tackle the job. Thanks, again. Ever get to San Antonio, holler and we'll ride the Three Sisters together. I'm good for lunch!

[Drino1969]

@rogerpence - LOL so you're the reason for all the views on the video! :-) Don't be scared of it, it's a relatively easy project. Hint - use an old egg carton for all the little nuts and bolts and MARK each cell with where they're from so reassembly is easier. And get some replacement zip-tie plugs for the bottom of the bars to hold the cables. They can't be saved. :-) You won't believe how much the bars improve comfort and handling! Corners like a dream now! Good luck!

[rogerpence]

Drino--Great job! How did you remove your hand grips? Did you just cut them off and replace them? Also, do the speaker grills just pop off? Thank you!

[Drino1969]

@rogerpence - I used a wrench to remove the tips of the grips, then used it to losen the left grip. It's just glued on. Came off with a couple of twists. Right grip of course comes off when you losen the throttle assembly and cables. The speaker grills do just pop off. I used a thin piece of sturdy plastic (an old plastic gift/store/credit card) would work, and gently prised it off using the little channel around the grille face as a guide. The plastic didn't damage the grill. Good luck!!

[Drino1969]

@rogerpence - I used a wrench to remove the tips of the grips, then used it to losen the left grip. It's just glued on. Came off with a couple of twists. Right grip of course comes off when you losen the throttle assembly and cables. The speaker grills do just pop off. I used a thin piece of sturdy plastic (an old plastic gift/store/credit card) would work, and gently prised it off using the little channel around the grille face as a guide. The plastic didn't damage the grill. Good luck!!

[p0kerp1aya]

Wholly crap! That was a MAJOR project just to get to the bars! Well done. I'm not sure I could do that one. I'd get lost in the middle somewhere....and then forget how everything went back together. Wow. Well done indeed.

[Drino1969]

@p0kerp1aya - LOL, yeah, I got a little worried when everything was in pieces around me, but she went back together so easy, didn't even have to mess with re-routing cables or adjusting them. I've done grips before - this was just like a grip swap-out on steroids. :-)

[ZZedmonds]

Great video Jane! I followed a similar procedure except I cheated. I did not did not disconnect the wiring and remove the whole fairing assy. I just took the four bolts holding the main fairing assy. and used 2 tie downs hooked to the rafters in my garage to suspend the fairing a bout 3 inches above the clamps making the install very easy. As a matter of fact the the removal of all of the crap on the bars was harder than the fairing stuff. Well worth the effort for the increased comfort!

[TheRedSledReplay]

Very nice job! I've really enjoyed your videos....keep'em coming!!!

[Drino1969]

@glennofsb - G'day! These bars came from Santa Rosa Vee Twin, in California. They're the same dimension as the stock bars, just 2" pullback. The Victory bars I think are the 'chubby' bars - they're the same length, just fatter. If you need the reach, SRVT are the way to go. :-) So far I'm really happy with them - much more comfortable than stock, and the corners are sweet now!