Author Topic: ANyone do handle Bar risers like this???  (Read 1655 times)


winginman

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Re: ANyone do handle Bar risers like this???
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2012, 08:22:14 PM »
I notice the picture has the Dragon Custom brake reservoirs.  I used risers I got at my local Honda/Kimco dealer and the brake lines are "real" snug.  Longer lines would be better.  I removed the brake line bracket and they work ok.  I posted some pictures on this forum last fall.   He is right the riding position is much better if you have short arms.  I now can sit upright, it is more comfy.  I have not put the black cover back on.  The stock bars are painted black and not fancy. But since I used a riser kit for a Honda 600 the bars are a standard size. 

One the other side of the coin.  This is a really good value.  I talked to Dragon Custom and it would have cost me $125 just for the risers plus the bars, plus the skirt kit.  If they had an offer like this at that time I would have seriously thought about it.  Only question is will the stock brake lines work...
Jim
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Re: ANyone do handle Bar risers like this???
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 08:40:46 PM »
Too much chrome for me too.  I paid $18 for plain 7/8 bar risers (straight up 1 1/4 inch) and drilled dents in them for the alignment pins on the stock Xciting bars.  Pull the brake lines up a bit in their holders, trim the plastic cover plate a little for the throttle cable.  20 minutes total to install, and much happier.
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