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Old Jan 1, 2020 | 09:32 PM
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Does the stock bar work with the 4“ risers and can i use the stock bar clamp?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2020 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jnaugle
Does the stock bar work with the 4“ risers and can i use the stock bar clamp?
the fat risers work with the stock bar, but from what I understand the stock top clamp doesn’t - you have to use the new one supplied with the new risers
 
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Old Jan 2, 2020 | 10:42 AM
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I just put on the 5" risers. Brought it up and back a bit. But I'm still not finding it as comfortable as I had hoped. No change with any lines. I'm wanting something higher and will let me sit even more upright. I'm 5'11''. Anyone have any suggestions?



 
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Old Jan 2, 2020 | 10:55 AM
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I'm 5'8" and got the 4" up and 2" back risers with the stock bars and I'm pretty happy with it.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 04:48 PM
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I'm running the 2" Rox Risers on my bike. I'm 6' tall and they put me in the perfect riding position. Good points: you can rock them forward or backward if you need to slightly change the angle; you don't have to replace cables; you can keep the stock HD riser clamp. Bad points: they're not as streamlined as some other solutions.
 
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Originally Posted by BuddyB
I just put on the 5" risers. Brought it up and back a bit. But I'm still not finding it as comfortable as I had hoped. No change with any lines. I'm wanting something higher and will let me sit even more upright. I'm 5'11''. Anyone have any suggestions?


You didn't have to change the stock bar did you? It didn't say on H-D's website what diameter bars the 5" risers were for. I'm getting my 4" pullback risers put on next week. Hopefully they'll be tall enough so I don't have to slouch anymore.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 10:58 AM
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Im looking to pull mine back with little or (ideally) no added rise. Is there anything that anyone has found that is less than the 4" riser? I'm 5'4" and while the height pretty good, I'd like a little less reach.
 
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Originally Posted by Moose328
You didn't have to change the stock bar did you? It didn't say on H-D's website what diameter bars the 5" risers were for. I'm getting my 4" pullback risers put on next week. Hopefully they'll be tall enough so I don't have to slouch anymore.
Where did you get the 4" pull back risers
 
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Originally Posted by felix27
5’5 here. I could use another inch or so but it’s fine for now. Reduced reach seat would probable do it.
Hi. Fellow vertically challenged rider here, at 5'1...did you find a solution? I'm still looking around.

From what I've researched, will likely need at least an inch of rise to prevent the bars from hitting the tank when turning.
 

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