Handlebar risers are great

[crag antler]

Well I looked and finally found a well priced and well made handlebar risers for my 83GS1100ED.
Only $36 on eBay.Polished aluminum.
I am 6'4" and have always had to lean a bit into the bars to get comfortable. Well now it feels like a brand new bike
Put these bad boys on from www.dirtly.com and raised my bars an inch. What a difference.

And here on my bike

Gotta love it. Tried them around town and it is perfect. Just the thing for The Moosehead Weekend

 

[syafi]

Why not get a higher handlebar instead? like the one on virago etc

or maybe from the GS - L edition like mine here,

 

[LW_Icarus]

as someone with bicycle sales/ service experience, I know the difference between a good bike and a great bike is fit. its often overlooked on motorcycles but it was commonplace for a bicyclist to come in and buy a new bike, and swap the bars for a different size, shape or height.

we actually used a "fit machine"to determine the optimum positions for pedals, cleats, bars, controls etc. once it was all done, and tweaked a little bit for individual tastes, it made all the difference in the world on long or strenuous rides.

motorcycles are a little harder to do, the bars are easiest, and of course having the levers in an easy to reach location is easy, but pegs are a little harder to move. mine seem like they need relocated about 1 inch rearward, but its hardly worth the time and money to do it. my bars are mm's from hitting the tank when fully turned, I think Id go lower if I had my druthers. (Im 6' tall)