Looking for risers for 1 1/4 handlebars
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Looking for risers for 1 1/4 handlebars
Hey All,
Long time reader, I want to install some apes on my FXDF in the near future, already have the bars, they are 1 1/4 inch thick wich I love, gives em the same beefy look the bike needs.
Anyway, I'm having trouble finding 1 1/4 inch bar risers. that sit real low. like 1.5inch low I did find LA Choppers (LA-7406-01)
But I'm not a huge fan of the cat eye. I would rather have a round model.
Anybody have an idea of a manufacturer?
Thx!
Long time reader, I want to install some apes on my FXDF in the near future, already have the bars, they are 1 1/4 inch thick wich I love, gives em the same beefy look the bike needs.
Anyway, I'm having trouble finding 1 1/4 inch bar risers. that sit real low. like 1.5inch low I did find LA Choppers (LA-7406-01)
But I'm not a huge fan of the cat eye. I would rather have a round model.
Anybody have an idea of a manufacturer?
Thx!
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I went with LA choppers pullback risers for mine cause I found the same problem. The few other companies that list risers for 1.25 dia bars are almost always incorrect listings which are listing the size of the tube they used for the risers and will only fit 1" bars.
One thing you could do is have your stock risers (or some used stock ones if you don't want to deal with down time on yours) to a shop and have them cut down to the size you want then drilled and tapped to fit the stock bolts. For strength and fitment they may not be able to get them down to 1" but could probably drop them a few inches at least. The stock ones are 5" and the bolts only thread in maybe half that distance.
If you can't find a shop over there you can always try talking to one of the forum vendors on here and see if they can offer some solution for a set of custom risers. Try PM'ing JRK5892 on here cause he seems to do lots of custom fixes for people with issues like that.
One thing you could do is have your stock risers (or some used stock ones if you don't want to deal with down time on yours) to a shop and have them cut down to the size you want then drilled and tapped to fit the stock bolts. For strength and fitment they may not be able to get them down to 1" but could probably drop them a few inches at least. The stock ones are 5" and the bolts only thread in maybe half that distance.
If you can't find a shop over there you can always try talking to one of the forum vendors on here and see if they can offer some solution for a set of custom risers. Try PM'ing JRK5892 on here cause he seems to do lots of custom fixes for people with issues like that.
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Carlini has 1 1/4 and 1.5" tall "Diamond Risers". I have them but the Allen bolts are underneath rather than on top so it's a clean look but a PIA to make any adjustments. I have called "Todd's Cycle" and trying to get them to build me a set of 1 1/4. Todd's makes a cool riser and they do offer custom parts
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i have the carlini diamond risers also. they look kick a$$ but they are smooth and have a set screw making adjustments a bit of a task also. but i love them.
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FYI
Just spoke with Todds Cycle again and they cannot do the "bone risers" or any other risers in the 1 1/4" because the screws will hit the bars if they mill it out any more.
The diamond risers do look great but the limited adjust-ability sucks. You have to loosen the risers in order to do any adjustments. I am probably going to ditch my evil apes and get a stepped set so that I can have some better options for risers.
Just spoke with Todds Cycle again and they cannot do the "bone risers" or any other risers in the 1 1/4" because the screws will hit the bars if they mill it out any more.
The diamond risers do look great but the limited adjust-ability sucks. You have to loosen the risers in order to do any adjustments. I am probably going to ditch my evil apes and get a stepped set so that I can have some better options for risers.
