Change your bikes stance or seating position

[Mike McNaney]

I looked for awhile till I found this place that is making good quality (handlebar risers)for bikes other than Harleys. We used to call them bar-backs. Anyway these are good for changing riding position or for lowering the frame on the forks without the bars in the way. I put a shorter but wider tire on my 1100E which made the bike stance rake upward a bit. With the barbacks (risers) on, I lowered the frame on the forks 1" and brought back the original stance. Now the whole bike is about 3/4" lower overall. Check em out.

www.zianet.com/genmar/

 

[ramjet]

hi

sounds cool do you have a photo you can show what it looks like lowered

am thinking of doing this to my bike

cheers

 

[Mike McNaney]

I tried but found my camera needs new batteries. Ive got to work away for a few days but I'll bring back batteries and post a pic of them on my bike. There are pics on the site where they sell them. I used the 1" up black anodized models but they also have them in 1" up- 1 3/8" back and in Alum. finish.

 

[Mike McNaney]

Heres a pic of the risers installed on my bike 83' GS1100E. If you have air fittings on your forks like I do, you have to make sure you take care of this in a proper fashion.

 

[James Branagan]

Thats a good ID, but for that small of a rise, heres another ID; Take your bars off, take the top clamp, flip it upside down and put it over the bottom clamp, put the bars on them, then take the top clamp from a donor bike and clamp the bars down! All you would need is longer bolts, and a set of top clamps from a donor bike! That would be for just a rise, wouldnt do any good for pulling them back an inch!


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[speedy400]

I made my own handle bars via 7/8' od tubing, sawzall, measuring tape, scrap I had from an old luggage rack from a scooter, welder and some bondo and paint, I lowered my forks 3 inches. Total cost... $5.50 and it looks factory thanks to an hour working with bondo-darren

 

[lhanscom]

I made my own handle bars via 7/8' od tubing, sawzall, measuring tape, scrap I had from an old luggage rack from a scooter, welder and some bondo and paint, I lowered my forks 3 inches. Total cost... $5.50 and it looks factory thanks to an hour working with bondo-darren

Yeah, I did the same sort of thing to my 1100 bar, using an old handle bar, and some steel, for about 1 inch up, and back. I did it for control clearance, with the flat drag bars on it, the brake lever would hit the top of the fork leg before I could get it where I wanted. No bondo on mine, just paint, though it would look better with a little grinding and bondo. I may have to do that. I haven't taken a pic of it yet.