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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Raymondo on January 19, 2013, 01:22:58 PM

Title: handlebar risers
Post by: Raymondo on January 19, 2013, 01:22:58 PM
 Some advice please on the selection of bar risers for my ST1300. I see Precision Engineering in the States seem to be the cheapest at 79.95. Does anyone have any experience with  them or anyone with a set for sale..   Cheers Ray Murray
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: Whizz on January 19, 2013, 01:38:50 PM
Wow, another southerner, welcome to the forum Raymondo. Need pics of your ride etc!!  :grin

You beat me to the punch with the question re bar risers, I was thinking about exactly that on the way back from our ride this morning and was intending asking exactly the same question. Since I had my seat modified by John Moorehouse, it puts my bum a little farther back on the seat and I find myself having to reach forward for the bars just that little bit too far for comfort. Obviously to be solved by raising the bars and moving them backwards an inch or two.

So, fellow OzSTOCer's, assembled experts and other ne'er-do-wells, who has any opinions on what is the best type of bar-risers???  :think1
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: StinkyPete on January 19, 2013, 03:09:38 PM
Hi Raymondo and welcome to OzSTOC from another South Aussie.
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: alans1100 on January 19, 2013, 04:14:31 PM
Hi Ray,

And another welcome from another local as well.

I might also remind you about the RTE next month..... http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=3086.msg31369#msg31369. (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=3086.msg31369#msg31369.)
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: tj189 on January 19, 2013, 04:27:40 PM
Shiney did a great write up on his installation of risers.   :thumb

have a look here:
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2334.0 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2334.0)


...and welcome Ray
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: Shiney on January 23, 2013, 04:18:58 PM
Quote from: tj189 on January 19, 2013, 04:27:40 PM
Shiney did a great write up on his installation of risers.   :thumb

have a look here:
[url]http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2334.0[/url] ([url]http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2334.0[/url])


...and welcome Ray


Thanks mate :-++

Whizz, Ray (Welcome by the way Ray) the HeliBars riser is still going bloody well and I highly recommend it :thumbsup :thumbs
If you have any questions about them at all just ask, I'm always happy to help :thumb

Cheers
Shiney
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: Biggles on January 23, 2013, 08:42:00 PM
Every upside has a downside.
The problem I encountered with bar risers is my set of keys would jam in the "well" and I couldn't turn the ignition.  Two solutions are obvious- just use the single ignition key or reduce the key bundle.
My solution is here:

http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2784.msg28093#msg28093 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2784.msg28093#msg28093)

Apart from that, I love the better riding position.  Less "hunchback" effect.
Title: Re: handlebar risers
Post by: Dick B "Yewie" on January 23, 2013, 10:05:20 PM
Hi Ray,
I got my handlebar risers from  http://www.motorcyclelarry.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_3 (http://www.motorcyclelarry.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_3) ($84.95) about 2 years ago. No problems getting them (arrived in a week) or fitting them (took about 1 hour but I needed to get an allen key attachement for my socket wrench which I purchased from Repco). I had the same key problem as Biggles so now use the ignition key on a separate key ring without problems. I wouldn't go back to the old riding position. The newer more upright position (25mm up and 19mm back) puts much less weight on my hands and wrists is ten times better.
Cheers
Dick B  :rd13