Triumphrat

BillyRaff · 05-20-2006

Has anyone here tried them? I'm thinking about buying a set.

Rivco Handlebar Risers for your Triumph America or Speedmaster

dcpyatt · 05-20-2006

I have setback tubes/risers on my Bonnie and they definitely help give the bike a more relaxed ride. On my Suzuki I feel like I'm holding on for dear life even at a stoplight, the ergonomics of the setbacks on the Bonnie helped sell me on the bike over the Shadows I was looking at thinking I needed a cruiser to be comfortable.

kballowe · 05-20-2006

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On 2006-05-20 17:18, BillyRaff wrote:
Has anyone here tried them? I'm thinking about buying a set.

Rivco Handlebar Risers for your Triumph America or Speedmaster

Not tried them, but been looking at them. There's another thread in the past page or two discussing pull-back risers.

I send an email inquiring about them to Brent, and it appears that you need not change any cables, that they're a direct replacement. Brent says that they're about the same height as the original and about two inchs back. My question was in regard to a 2005 Speedmaster. Are they the same as the Americas?

357Bob · 05-20-2006

Had this sharp hot pain in the back of my neck. Got some bar risers. I had to reroute the throttle cables. I had to take the top frame strap off of the clutch cable. I was afraid it would get into the left header pipe but it didn't. I also bent the clutch cable bracket up & in a little. Got a chrome one coming. (Brent?) I had to pull the brake hose up through its' bracket. Still have the pain in the neck. Changed hemets. Pain gone. Bars feel better up & back.

black-bonnie · 05-20-2006

I have the Gen-Mar risers on my Bonnie. Before I got them, I rotated the bars to a low position because I felt more in control on turns.

Then I got rear-ended and now my neck can't take that position so I had to get risers. To my surprise, sitting upright with the risers and handle bars rotated back up (as long as you have a fairing) is quit nice.

kballowe · 05-20-2006

Brent is the guy at Newbonneville, Newamerica, Newspeedmaster.com.

I see a lot of good stuff available for the Bonnevilles but a little scarce sometimes for the America and Speedmaster.

ohiorider · 05-20-2006

When we take off on our Bonneville excursion out West, I'm riding my bike with MotoTwin's Sport Touring bar. Since the resulting riding position has me putting more weight on my wrists and elbows, my buddy is going to bring along a set of Jenks Bolts risers. If I find leaning into the bike too painful after a couple of days, on will go the risers. Hopefully, I won't need them. I've ridden with the low bars at speed for several hours, and they're fine. It's only when riding slowly that I lose the lift from the wind. I'm thinking installation of the new Progressive springs and 440 shocks may also eliminate a lot of the pounding my wrists are experiencing with the stock suspension.

Bob