Risers installed last night. Went for a brief ride around the neighborhood last night to check everything, then rode into work this morning.
Installation: Went on fairly quickly. It helps to have a second person to hold the bars in place while you slip the risers in, and wiggle the bars around to seat them and angle them. It fits without running new cables. I kept the bars at the stock angle so I didn't have to adjust the mirrors or angles of the levers. The clutch cable is quite taut... It shifted ok today, but the clutch didn't seem to engage as smoothly when I released the lever so I figure I'll see if there's enough adjustment in the cable to ease it out a bit.
Looks: Seems obviously different to me... but probably not to someone else. Suddenly have room for a fork bag.
Riding Posture: The first thing I noticed was that my knees seemed closer to the tank...I prefer riding with my knees on the tank, but I wasn't quite in the right place before adding the risers. I think I'm sitting a bit more upright which is allowing my hip angle to close... dunno. My feet feel solidly under me. Need more miles to see if it helps the shoulder ache that I sometimes get on long rides.
Handling: Feels the same or slightly better for me, since my arms are positioned better to push and pull.
Wind at 70mph: Might have increased slightly, or might have had a crosswind today... still comfortable to tuck and put my feet on the passenger pegs.
I'll try to snap a pic later today.
Western Bars
Linear Mode
