Keeping tall risers aligned
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Road Warrior
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Keeping tall risers aligned
Is there some trick to keeping taller risers aligned properly during installation?
I'm trying to get a set of 6" risers to stay straight and once I start to tighten them down they go crooked.
ideas...?
I'm trying to get a set of 6" risers to stay straight and once I start to tighten them down they go crooked.
ideas...?
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Im gettin some night train bars with all cables and 6 inch risers on the 14th...not sure if im gonna put em on or hold on to em til my buddy gets his dyna....
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Once you've cinched up the bars to keep the risers true, stand in front of the bike straddling the front tire. Lock your knees against the tire. With the wrench in one hand, and your other hand on the handgrip, crank the riser bolt tight. Then do the other bolt and hold the other grip. You need to counter the torque of the bolt by holding the opposite handgrip.
Once its tight, and the riser clamp is tight, sit on the seat, push and pul the bars back and forth. If the bushings flex, replace them cause thats where your problem is. Factory bushings are notorious for going mushy after you've stressed them a couple of times by fiddling with the risers.
Once its tight, and the riser clamp is tight, sit on the seat, push and pul the bars back and forth. If the bushings flex, replace them cause thats where your problem is. Factory bushings are notorious for going mushy after you've stressed them a couple of times by fiddling with the risers.
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I have poly bushings, I tried having the bars on the risers and then tightening the triple tree bolt. and I've tried snugging down the risers with out the bars installed and then installing the bar. No luck.
I'm starting to wonder if my poly bushings are shot...
I'm starting to wonder if my poly bushings are shot...
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I had the same problem when I installed my risers and bars. Couldn't get them straight for the life of me. I finally just snugged them down and then pushed into them and they mysteriously straightened out.