I just fitted a set of Kewlmetal’s adjustable bars and I have to say they are fantastic. There is so much adjustment I think anyone from about 4ft tall to 7ft tall could find a position that they find comfortable. I am 5’ 6” and I can now sit completely upright in a very relaxed position and easily rest my hands on the bars without any stretch at all.
I already had the 3 in risers from NMN which are an excellent product and were a big improvement over stock but even with those I still had to lean forward a little, which was no problem round town but on longer runs I started to get the familiar burning stiffness at the base of my neck between the shoulder blades. But now, that is gone thanks to these adjustable bars.
Fitting was incredibly simple, the Kewlmetal bars fit in exactly the same way as the NMN risers, i.e. you have to cut off most of the original bar and then bolt the riser to what is left over. All I had to do was remove the left handlebar grip, loosen off all the controls, undo the NMN clamps round the original bars and slide out the NMN bar and riser in one piece. Fitting the Kewlmetal risers was simply a reversal of the same procedure. I assembled the clamp, riser and bar then slid the bar through the controls and then slid the clamp onto the original bar end. Next I tightened everything just enough to hold position but still loose enough that I could still move the bars around. Finally I sat on my Spyder and moved the bars until I got the perfect position, tightened them down and did a full lock to lock check. Amazingly everything was fine, I was half expecting to need the extended cables and admittedly the cables are real tight on full lock but they do reach and there is no binding of the throttle.
I had already done the hard work, cutting the bars and freeing off the cables when I fitted the NMN risers so swapping them for the Kewlmetal risers really was a very simple procedure that was worth every penny. My Spyder is sooooo much more comfortable to ride now.
I already had the 3 in risers from NMN which are an excellent product and were a big improvement over stock but even with those I still had to lean forward a little, which was no problem round town but on longer runs I started to get the familiar burning stiffness at the base of my neck between the shoulder blades. But now, that is gone thanks to these adjustable bars.
Fitting was incredibly simple, the Kewlmetal bars fit in exactly the same way as the NMN risers, i.e. you have to cut off most of the original bar and then bolt the riser to what is left over. All I had to do was remove the left handlebar grip, loosen off all the controls, undo the NMN clamps round the original bars and slide out the NMN bar and riser in one piece. Fitting the Kewlmetal risers was simply a reversal of the same procedure. I assembled the clamp, riser and bar then slid the bar through the controls and then slid the clamp onto the original bar end. Next I tightened everything just enough to hold position but still loose enough that I could still move the bars around. Finally I sat on my Spyder and moved the bars until I got the perfect position, tightened them down and did a full lock to lock check. Amazingly everything was fine, I was half expecting to need the extended cables and admittedly the cables are real tight on full lock but they do reach and there is no binding of the throttle.
I had already done the hard work, cutting the bars and freeing off the cables when I fitted the NMN risers so swapping them for the Kewlmetal risers really was a very simple procedure that was worth every penny. My Spyder is sooooo much more comfortable to ride now.
