Bar Risers...Success!

[nast70]

After a couple rides on the new Bully, Ive come to think I want risers. I'm leaning too far forward, feel sore in the shoulders after an hour or so.
Been looking at some and think instead of replacing the current stock risers, just adding Rox pivoting risers.
Any one have experience with them?

 

[brutematt750]

I had them on a quad. Worked good.

 

[Ballzdeep]

i would NOT put pivot risers on a bike. 2-4" Risers are cheap. and you could probably do it without extending cables and wires.

 

[meierjn]

What type of Bully do you got there?

 

[nast70]

She's a 2010 C109RT. Has 6400km, bought it from Argyll MS.

 

[nast70]

i would NOT put pivot risers on a bike. 2-4" Risers are cheap. and you could probably do it without extending cables and wires.

So, if I replace the current stock risers, which are already at least 2" (I haven't actually measured them, but you can see in the pic, they are pretty substantial already), I would need something in at least a 4", maybe a 6", measured from the top of the triple tree right?

Something like this will get me the height, and set the bars further back:

 

[brutematt750]

Something 2” taller and 2” back would probably work good and you probably wouldn’t need new cables

 

[Ballzdeep]

So, if I replace the current stock risers, which are already at least 2" (I haven't actually measured them, but you can see in the pic, they are pretty substantial already), I would need something in at least a 4", maybe a 6", measured from the top of the triple tree right?

Something like this will get me the height, and set the bars further back:
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Correct, pull backs are nice too if you are already leaning forward. You would have to change cables and wires tho if you go past 6" for sure. Good way to tell is lock your bars to each side and see if the tightest cable has a few inches of play. With a stock set up you would be surprised at how much length and room you can get out of cables by just re routing them.

 

[meierjn]

She's a 2010 C109RT. Has 6400km, bought it from Argyll MS.
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Very nice. Great bike. My BIL has a 2008 C109R. I have a 2016 M109R.

 

[nast70]

Very nice. Great bike. My BIL has a 2008 C109R. I have a 2016 M109R.

So couldn't sleep? Posting at 4:30am
I showed you mine, show me yours!

 

[meierjn]

So couldn't sleep? Posting at 4:30am
I showed you mine, show me yours!

I'm up early again. Unfortunately, 4:30 is a good sleep for me. My upload isn't working. I'll get ya a pic as soon as I can!

 

[meierjn]

There you go.

 

[nast70]

So the bar risers are a fail . Found a super cheap set on Kijiji to try and see how it works with the speedo and the control cable length. They fit me great! Exactly the right height and pull back, but all the stock cables are all too short, and the risers just touch the speedo on full lock.




Going to set it back to stock and decide if its a shorter set of risers, or maybe a new set of bars, mini or shorter apes with new control cables. Doing new cables is a bit out of my comfort zone. Time to enroll in Youtube University again!

 

[Ballzdeep]

damn, that close eh! Pull backs just a bit too tight.

 

[nast70]

Looks like I have a plan to make these units work. Found enough slack in the throttle and clutch cables to make them fit better. Going to adjust the handle bar a bit and move the brake up the bar a touch. That should get me just enough slack in the brake line. Then I'll adjust the full lock with a shim (final plan is still in the air, the final plan may end up being don't turn full lock, or just grind off the corners a hair) so it wont touch the speedo. Final adjustment will be a series of machine bushings for the new bolts and risers to fit the bushing in the rubber dampeners.
All this really needs to work, because both bolts for the stock risers broke when removing. One still has a broken extractor embedded in it, and the other was scorched, stained and scratched removing the busted bolt.

 

[nast70]

Adding a series of different sized machine bushings I was able to get the new risers solid. Better news, they don't touch the speedo under full lock. Moved the brake lever a bit further up the bar to get just a bit more slack. I think I'll do the same thing to the clutch side. So far, the position is much better. Need to put a 100km trip on her to find out the difference for sure. But it will have to wait until I get back from Hay River next weekend.

 

[meierjn]

Lookin good! Does the position feel better for you?

 

[nast70]

Lookin good! Does the position feel better for you?

I've only riden it to and from work so far. Not far enough to get a real feel in the shoulders, but the seating position is much better. This is a big bike and I'm only 5'6" (on a tall day!) so time will tell.
I found you yesterday on the 109Riders Forum too. That place has tons of info about these specific models. Seem like a good bunch of guys willing to help.

 

[meierjn]

Its a great forum as well! I became a member on that one when I had my M90. I really liked that bike. Then one afternoon a few years ago it was written off when a driver made a left turn in front of me.