Need Riser

[doc1141963@aol]

Hey I need advice for my 2011 RT Limited...

Just finished my second long trip on it (760 miles round trip) and need some handlebar risers to make it a tad more comfortable for me. I am 5'4"...

Advice??

P.S. The RT Limited stock seat is awesome...no sore butt for me after 6 hours in the saddle!

 

[fencepost]

I don't think anybody is making handlebar risers for the RT.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: I think that Chris56 was tinkering with some ideas though...
Oh! If you just wanted the bars higher...

 

[Dragonrider]

You would convert a lot more Hardley riders with those!!!

 

[Bob Denman]

Getting one of these puppies raked-out enough up front for the proper "Easy Rider" stance would be a challenge... :roflblack:

 

[doc1141963@aol]

So...so far risers for the RT doesn't exist at all? and how 'bout the RS???

Thanks!

 

[Bob Denman]

Tons of them are out there! Check with the sponsors on the homepage for starters... :thumbup:

 

[SnoWhite]

You would convert a lot more Hardley riders with those!!!

Ape handle bars on a :spyder2:..... Now that's just wrong!

 

[Bob Denman]

It was accomplished by one of our very own here...

 

[SpydherLuv]

Hey Doc, what was the issue you encountered that makes you want risers on the RT? I'm 5'3" and find the bars at a good height, but could use them pulled back a bit as I feel that if I try to sit all the way back in the seat (with the backrest against my lower back) that I am almost at a full stretch (short arms, I guess :dontknow. I am thinking about installing a Utopia backrest http://www.utpr.com/spyderrt.html because not only does it look like a factory part, but it's fully adjustable and folds down to allow passengers to mount/dismount.

 

[Schnauzer]

Closer together

I would like to see the grips closer in. I rode yesturday about 165 mi. It was rather windy, and fighting the drift was irritating. A couple gusts actually caught my arms and had me darting. Wanting some relief from tightly hanging on, I set the cruise and moved my hand position to the inside of the grips. For me it seemed easier to maintain a straight line in the wind. It took a tad-bit-more effort to hold in a long sweeping curve. After looking at the tread about the Ape-hangers, I'm thinking Buckhorn pull-backs are on my mind. Since the :spyder2:belongs to her, she needs a long vacation without it..

 

[Bob Denman]

I would like to see the grips closer in. QUOTE]
:agree: Maybe just a wee bit more pullback...
Kewlmetal sells some fully adjustable risers for the RS/GS midels. If you can't make them fit you... there must be other issues at play! :shocked: