Q About Motech Bar Risers

Ant · Sep 8, 2007

Installed them on my 06, (1" up/1" back) no problem with cables took 10 minutes.

Anyhoo, I noticed that there is a gap between the clamps that hold the handlebar down after they are tightened and am wondering if this is normal?

hobbit · Sep 8, 2007

any pics? of the gap as most custom risers have a gap one side

mikebike · Sep 8, 2007

:needpics:

I do not think it is a big problem ... seeing a pic would help though

Ant · Sep 8, 2007

Here ye be:

Botch · Sep 9, 2007

That's perfectly normal. If there was no gap, that's something to worry about, as then you don't know if cinching down the bolts actually tightened the handlebar, or just the two faces of the clamp.

ant_mb · Sep 9, 2007

So give us some feedback on them.

Ant · Sep 9, 2007

ant_mb said:
So give us some feedback on them.

Ah, forgot about that

The 1" up and 1" back make a definate difference to me. My arms and hands hardly bothered me at all and my overall sitting comfort is so much better.

Granted I am a 2 week newbie and am still getting used to things but I can easily feel a difference for the better and it makes my riding that much more fun.

bcityroller · Sep 10, 2007

So I have bar risers on my bike - not sure what kind as they came with it from the previous owner and I just left them on (and they're just up not up and back).

Obviously there needs to be a little gap or you're not clamping the bar but mine is barely noticeable (think 1/16" or less). It looks to me like your risers came with new top clamp pieces but mine just reused the stock ones - wonder if you could do the same and eliminate some of that gap, assuming you'd rather not have it.

Incidentally, I like my ergos with the risers but have no basis for comparison - I've been debating about removing them and trying it out for comparison but it seems like why do the work if "it ain't broke"

gr8eyes · Sep 10, 2007

It looks to me like the risers were made for a 7/8 bar and the bar is 1 inch.

bcityroller · Sep 10, 2007

So here's a shot of my bars with the risers for comparison purposes as a follow-up to my earlier comment

Ant · Sep 10, 2007

bcityroller said:
So here's a shot of my bars with the risers for comparison purposes as a follow-up to my earlier comment

That looks pretty snug.

Found this pic at twistedthrottle.com of an FZ6 with the ones I have and it looks about the same.

Ant · Sep 10, 2007

Thanks all for the responses btw:rockon:

shaggystyle · Sep 12, 2007

How do the risers affect the bikes performance in the turns? I'm considering a set but I'm worried that it'll take some of the confidence out of the bike in hard turns.

mikebike · Sep 12, 2007

I like the grips in the above picture sweet

Ant · Sep 12, 2007

shaggystyle said:
How do the risers affect the bikes performance in the turns? I'm considering a set but I'm worried that it'll take some of the confidence out of the bike in hard turns.[/QUO

For me it's better and my confidence is raised because I'm way more comfortable with the risers. Can't say how it would be regarding 'knee dragging' type riding cuz I'm not in that catagory.

They're easy to install, takes 10 minutes so if you get a set and don't like it no bigee to go back to stock.

shaggystyle · Sep 12, 2007

Sorry to keep bumping this thread, but....

Ant, where did you get yours and how much?

Ant · Sep 12, 2007

shaggystyle said:
Sorry to keep bumping this thread, but....

Ant, where did you get yours and how much?

twistedthrottle.com and it was $109 shipped.

TwistedThrottle.com : SW-MOTECH handlebar riser barbacks & top clamps (BMW, Ducati, Gas-Gas, Honda, MZ, Yamaha) - pair, 1" rise & 1" pullback - LEH.00.039.132

ant_mb · Sep 13, 2007

Thanks for the link Ant, i just ordered a pair for my bike, but plan on using the stock top mount. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

shaggystyle · Sep 13, 2007

Yeah, I ordered mine this morning too. They have really great customer service by the way. Called this morning to order a pair but wanted to make sure they would get here in time (I leave next thursday on my first big trip). I told her I wanted to add 3 day shipping but she looked up my address and told me it would get here in 2 days with regular ground. Ended up saving me 15 bucks.

I was also thinking about keeping the yamaha branded topmount.....I'll race you to see who gets theirs done first

ant_mb · Sep 13, 2007

Well I paid $18 to have mine shipped 2 day, so im hoping they will be here Monday. If so, I'll have pics foy your losing *** on Monday night!:Flip:

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