Installed riser extensions on my Fat Bob
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Road Warrior
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For me raising the bars was a necessity, The only things I did not like about the bike we're the ricer exhaust, the ergonomics (raising bars took care of that) and the cheap cheesy license plate holder. Those were the first things I took care of. Raising the bars was a necessity, got to be comfy to ride.
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Road Warrior
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Just an update in case anyone happens to read this thread while searching for riser extensions.
I put some miles on the bike today between rain showers, maybe 10 miles in town, 15 interstate and 50 on back roads. The view in the mirrors is 100% better, I do not see the need for new mirrors now. The bars feel just as sturdy as before the riser extensions were installed. I just reused the stock bushings as they were still new (600 miles on bike).
These were expensive but they offered a quick easy install using the stock bars, wires, cables. The extensions are slightly over 3", I do not feel you could go any higher without a longer upper brake cable, longer clutch cable and wire extensions.
The aftermarket may offer more affordable options in the future for our Fat Bobs, but for now I am riding comfortable.
Hopefully those of you who are interested in raising your bars can find an option that suites you or maybe talk Rich into a group buy at a reduced rate.
I put some miles on the bike today between rain showers, maybe 10 miles in town, 15 interstate and 50 on back roads. The view in the mirrors is 100% better, I do not see the need for new mirrors now. The bars feel just as sturdy as before the riser extensions were installed. I just reused the stock bushings as they were still new (600 miles on bike).
These were expensive but they offered a quick easy install using the stock bars, wires, cables. The extensions are slightly over 3", I do not feel you could go any higher without a longer upper brake cable, longer clutch cable and wire extensions.
The aftermarket may offer more affordable options in the future for our Fat Bobs, but for now I am riding comfortable.
Hopefully those of you who are interested in raising your bars can find an option that suites you or maybe talk Rich into a group buy at a reduced rate.
Last edited by FLS103; May 4, 2019 at 04:42 PM.
Road Warrior
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So the shop I inquired with about making these said they can do it but feel the initial cost to make them would be too much to make it worth it so no dice there. They do look great and I totally like the simplicity of adding them but as other have said 600 is just too steep for spacers. Swapping the risers along with new bars, brake and clutch uppers and wire extensions will still be about 200 bucks cheaper for me so that's the route I'll go.
Thank you for the report after riding with them. And I totally get the necessity of raising the bars for comfort and I'm pretty short. Even though it is still a must and has been the next mod on my list before I do anything else. Thanks again and enjoy.
No you can still do T-bars and regular risers on the Fat Bob. The fat square risers just look good and flow better in my opinion but the regular round risers I've seen don't look bad either. Will probably do the same as Decker72 did here.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...fb-thread.html
Thank you for the report after riding with them. And I totally get the necessity of raising the bars for comfort and I'm pretty short. Even though it is still a must and has been the next mod on my list before I do anything else. Thanks again and enjoy.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...fb-thread.html
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Road Warrior
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So the shop I inquired with about making these said they can do it but feel the initial cost to make them would be too much to make it worth it so no dice there. They do look great and I totally like the simplicity of adding them but as other have said 600 is just too steep for spacers. Swapping the risers along with new bars, brake and clutch uppers and wire extensions will still be about 200 bucks cheaper for me so that's the route I'll go.
Thank you for the report after riding with them. And I totally get the necessity of raising the bars for comfort and I'm pretty short. Even though it is still a must and has been the next mod on my list before I do anything else. Thanks again and enjoy.
No you can still do T-bars and regular risers on the Fat Bob. The fat square risers just look good and flow better in my opinion but the regular round risers I've seen don't look bad either. Will probably do the same as Decker72 did here.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...fb-thread.html
Thank you for the report after riding with them. And I totally get the necessity of raising the bars for comfort and I'm pretty short. Even though it is still a must and has been the next mod on my list before I do anything else. Thanks again and enjoy.
No you can still do T-bars and regular risers on the Fat Bob. The fat square risers just look good and flow better in my opinion but the regular round risers I've seen don't look bad either. Will probably do the same as Decker72 did here.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...fb-thread.html
So many ways to make these bikes our own. Gonna be watching your mods in future post. Your the reason I went with the Super Street exhaust.
Road Warrior
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I saw Decker's thread while doing my research and almost went that route using a different bar / riser combo. The bars and riser I wanted made the total investment basically the same cost as just the spacers with much more time involved.
So many ways to make these bikes our own. Gonna be watching your mods in future post. Your the reason I went with the Super Street exhaust.
So many ways to make these bikes our own. Gonna be watching your mods in future post. Your the reason I went with the Super Street exhaust.
I guess it's just a matter of deciding if I want to go a bit higher with the 9" risers and have to do more work, which isn't a big deal, or save some time and effort and get the extensions and go a couple of inches lower. I guess I have some contemplating to do.
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$200 price point and you'll sell loads....
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2 up 1 back is what guys on the fat bob group are suggesting to me also. Sounds good to me, I will try that out and see how I like it. Since I am usually backed up at work its possible I will only make 1 batch but who knows maybe it becomes a thing. But I am thinking that if I do 1" back that I might prefer to make a whole new riser rather than an extension block. I am afraid of how a 1 back extension would look with the stock riser, like a stair case. We will see.. when the stock riser set gets here I will put it all into CAD and see how it looks.
Road Warrior
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Either way let us know how it goes and post some pics when you get them done. Like adm stated, if you make these and are able to sell them cheap you will probably make a killing. I would buy them for sure if they look anything like the ones FLS103 installed. Good luck.
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Don't know why anyone would want the extension 1" back on top of the pullback already in the riser either. If you think about it, the + 3" extensions will bring the bars back closer because they follow the angle of the riser, they do not go straight up.
Look at the bottom of the stock riser, you will notice two small holes for the rubber bumpers. When you mill the extensions make sure to include the holes on bottom. The bumpers can be removed from the risers and installed on to the extensions, they need to be there to prevent vibration. Also, if you put the holes on top of the extensions as well they can be used for dowel pins. By pinning the extensions to the risers it will give more rigidity as opposed to being held together by only the riser bolts. It would also help align the spacers to the risers and keep them aligned.
I share this info because it is exactly how the pair I purchased are made.
Hope this works out for you guys, I had a hard time stomaching the price when I purchased these...good thing Bitcoin is up LMAO
Look at the bottom of the stock riser, you will notice two small holes for the rubber bumpers. When you mill the extensions make sure to include the holes on bottom. The bumpers can be removed from the risers and installed on to the extensions, they need to be there to prevent vibration. Also, if you put the holes on top of the extensions as well they can be used for dowel pins. By pinning the extensions to the risers it will give more rigidity as opposed to being held together by only the riser bolts. It would also help align the spacers to the risers and keep them aligned.
I share this info because it is exactly how the pair I purchased are made.
Hope this works out for you guys, I had a hard time stomaching the price when I purchased these...good thing Bitcoin is up LMAO
Last edited by FLS103; May 9, 2019 at 05:08 PM.
Road Warrior
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From: Santa Fe NM
Don't know why anyone would want the extension 1" back on top of the pullback already in the riser either. If you think about it, the + 3" extensions will bring the bars back closer because they follow the angle of the riser, they do not go straight up.
Look at the bottom of the stock riser, you will notice two small holes for the rubber bumpers. When you mill the extensions make sure to include the holes on bottom. The bumpers can be removed from the risers and I stalled on to the extensions, they need to be there to prevent vibration. Also, if you put the holes on top of the extensions as well they can be used for dowel pins. By pinning the extensions to the risers it will give more rigidity as opposed to being held together by only the riser bolts. It would also help align the spacers to the risers and keep them aligned.
I share this info because it is exactly how the pair I purchased are made.
Hope this works out for you guys, I had a hard time stomaching the price when I purchased these...good thing Bitcoin is up LMAO
Look at the bottom of the stock riser, you will notice two small holes for the rubber bumpers. When you mill the extensions make sure to include the holes on bottom. The bumpers can be removed from the risers and I stalled on to the extensions, they need to be there to prevent vibration. Also, if you put the holes on top of the extensions as well they can be used for dowel pins. By pinning the extensions to the risers it will give more rigidity as opposed to being held together by only the riser bolts. It would also help align the spacers to the risers and keep them aligned.
I share this info because it is exactly how the pair I purchased are made.
Hope this works out for you guys, I had a hard time stomaching the price when I purchased these...good thing Bitcoin is up LMAO
