diff --git a/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts b/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
index 3ab68fb26b..d0010a6024 100644
--- a/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends Ion {
   }
 
   inputChanged(event) {
+  console.log('input changed');
     this.writeValue(event.target.value);
     this.onChange(event.target.value);
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/index.ts
index dae68cf5fa..f45fc52ed5 100644
--- a/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ function randomTitle() {
 class IonicApp {
   constructor() {
     var fb = new FormBuilder();
-    this.form = fb.group({
-      searchQuery: ['', Validators.required]
-    });
+    this.searchQuery = '';
 
     this.items = []
     for(let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
@@ -29,8 +27,13 @@ class IonicApp {
     }
   }
 
+  doThis() {
+    console.log('Doing this');
+  }
+
   getItems() {
-    var q = this.form.controls.searchQuery.value;
+    var q = this.searchQuery;
+    console.log('Its changing');
     if(q.trim() == '') {
       return this.items;
     }
diff --git a/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/main.html
index cc77460287..c159ef0791 100644
--- a/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/search-bar/test/basic/main.html
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 <!-- <ion-view nav-title="Search Bar"> -->
 
   <ion-content>
-    <form [ng-form-model]="form">
+    <!-- <form [ng-form-model]="form">  -->
 
-      <ion-search-bar ng-control="searchQuery"></ion-search-bar>
+      <ion-search-bar [(ng-model)]="searchQuery"></ion-search-bar>
       <ion-list inset #list>
-        <ion-item *ng-for="#item of getItems()">
+        <ion-item-sliding *ng-for="#item of getItems()" (click)="doThis">
           {{item.title}}
         </ion-item>
       </ion-list>
-    </form>
+    <!-- </form> -->
   </ion-content>
 
 <!-- </ion-view> -->