While I've only driven my 2013 RT for about 170 miles, I feel like I need the bars raised 1-2 inches. I see the new adjustable bars in the BRP catalog, but I was hoping for a more "cost effective" solution involving a simple riser block. Does the aftermarket have a solution?
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Handlebar Riser?
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Bob Denman
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Nope; it's BRP's "Adjust-a-Bars", or nothing... :shocked:
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What Bob said.
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The RT has been around since 2010--but--the seating position is so much different from the RS/GS that in most cases I am guessing that a riser was not needed.
I had a GS and a RS and installed 3" risers on both. These were a dealer made option at the time. There are now aftermarket versions available for the RS/GS.
Recently, BRP came out with the adjust-a-bars this year in order to offer some additional adjustment on the RT. The catalog states for 2013 and previous RT's. Cost is $800. I do not feel the need for this option on either of my RT's. I am guessing that this particular item may not even hit the aftermarket.
I was thinking the same thing (one of the reasons I don't ride ski-doo)... $1000 for foot boards? $800 for handlebars? I did pay $500 for the comfort seat, but thought that was quite a lot.:barf:
I'm thinking anyone with a CNC machine could make a nice 2" riser. I'm guessing they haven't done this because the hand position might interfere with mirror visibility. I feel like i'm slouched over when riding. Maybe I'll get used to it.
They can keep 'em.... along with the driver foot boards... The margin on those things has got to be 10x the cost.
ARCTIC
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You can get a handlebar riser for sled for $40 all day long. Ole's Machine shop would have a hay day charging $250!!!! I'd like to get the helibar risers for my spyder but they're $370 and I want footboards but I'm patiently waiting for something used to show up $350 is about the best that you can do on those for my machine. :gaah: BUT... The used stuff doesn't show up very often. Seems the demographics of most owners is that they pay a dealer to install everything and then they sell the spyder loaded down with the goodies and lose most of that cash that they spent. My spyder came with a Corbin seat with backrests, highway pegs and a Hindle slip-on exhaust or I'd probably never buy any of them because of the CRAZY prices.... The dealer never got any extra cash for all the stuff on the bike when I bought it because I paid less for this than any other spyder I could find!
Bob Denman
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How about lowering your seating position? There's got to be a more cost-effective way to do that!
I had the dealer install the comfort seat before it left the building... I would think the opposite... much easer (with all my other toys) to raise the bars than lower the seat. My experience is that they build most toys for men 5'8"-5'10". So guys like me typically have to modify to be comfortable. On my snowmobile I raised the seat and the bars 3" and now it's perfect. The seat was less than $300 and the riser was $60.
Bob Denman
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:agree: Conventional thinking doesn't always track straight with these beauties... 
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