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Handlebar Risers

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by fender512, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. fender512

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    Looking for a set of offset handlebar risers....can't find much at bike shops and online. Anyone have these on their bikes or any suggestions where i can get some.
     
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    I'm looking as well so pls chime up if you can
     
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    How long of risers are you looking for? There are some for sale on Ebay.
    When I needed risers for my bars, I just made them out of old 7/8" risers i had here. I cut the bar clamps off and welded them to 4" tube stock with bolts welded into the ends of the tubes to bolt them to the top tree. They're good and solid and work great!

    This is an old picture but you can kinda see the homemade risers.

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    Rusty,
    Those look perfect. I almost like those better than the Goldwing bars I have on mine now!
     
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    I made my own risers from scratch out of mild steel. Gives 2 1/2 inches of rise and bolt on like conventional risers. Bolted on a set of medium apes- 14 inch rise 7/8 inch diameter. Sorry about no pics, haven't figured out photobucket yet LOL.
     
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    thanks! they were just a hair out of being squared then i got them (prob from shipping) but a vise and beer mussles fixed them right up!

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    Thanks for the input...looks like I will try to fab some myself. If successful I will post pics.
     
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    Good idea if you need to adjust the bars. For the price, I'd just make a set with all the old riser parts I have here.
     
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    Rather than paying out for the Rox Risers, why don't you have a look at some of the dog bone risers available... there are some on Ebay that are really cheap and give you plenty of adjustment... I use a set on my xj700 based trike

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-Handlebar-Riser ... 19c45fa3b2
     
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