risers vs. taller apes?

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Oct 16, 2011 | 07:17 AM

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8541hog

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Originally Posted by Shredding rubber

I put a 4" angled riser on my stock bars. The comfort level is great and the angled riser let's me keep the bars looking like they are straight up. And the riser isn't visible due to my little tool bag on. Very comfortable. Function over fashion. I can ride in my dyna for 1000 miles and no added fatigue and did I mention comfort. Jmo

It's not simply fashion over function to use short risers with tall apes, it's called leverage. The shorter the riser the more solid the mount. Keep the pivot point as low as possible.
But yes tall risers on tall apes also looks very amateurish.

Oct 22, 2011 | 08:27 PM

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little squirt

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Originally Posted by Shredding rubber

do you have a pic of the stock bars with 4" rise?

Oct 22, 2011 | 08:31 PM

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gartec81

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From: san diego

tall risers with sportster handle bars

Oct 22, 2011 | 08:49 PM

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Robtarra39

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Tall bars and tall risers, don't look right in my book, go taller bars and internal wiring and you won't regret it

Oct 22, 2011 | 08:51 PM

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Shredding rubber

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Originally Posted by little squirt

do you have a pic of the stock bars with 4" rise?

I can snap one for you in the morning. It's been pointed out about risers moving the pivot point of the bars up and I could see that being a problem however the riser I have is angled at the bottom then the bars are straight in relation to the riser so it's basically the same as having longer bars with pivot on top of the triple tree. And I surf the forums on my phone so if anyone wants pics I need an email address to send it to