Riser Question
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Riser Question
I am getting ready to install 13 inch Todds Cyle Fat Bob Strip bars on the Fat Bob. I am deciding between 1.5 and 3 inch risers. I have read a lot about apes slipping and was wondering how important the top clamp really is. I like a set of RSD risers that dont have a top clamp. Even worse is the fact that the Strip bars arent knurled in the center. Should I be concerned about the bars slipping without a top clamp? Some guys claim that a sand paper strip mounted against the handlebars secures them. Any suggestions are appreciated!
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doesnt need to be sandpaper. anything thin and grippy works. like a thin rubber strip ( or spray some plastidip on after masking off everything but the mount location. . basically it inflates the bar diameter slightly making the mount tighter thus less chance of slipping.
doesnt need to be sandpaper. anything thin and grippy works. like a thin rubber strip ( or spray some plastidip on after masking off everything but the mount location. . basically it inflates the bar diameter slightly making the mount tighter thus less chance of slipping.
The Plasti-dip is a good idea.
As an engineer, I would use peel-shim and rubberized epoxy sealant, but I'm a bit **** about loaded joints (No, not PCP dipped blunts, the structural kind.)
Another alternative, and a good one, is to dimple the bars and use a set screw to prevent rotation.
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Maybe I don't quite understand. But wouldn't not having a top clamp complete void the point of risers? What holds the bars in the risers if there is no top clamp? I had to pop my bars out of the bottom part of the risers but hitting a large bump would do that if there was no top clamp. I wouldn't trust that riding down the road. But like I said maybe I don't understand and am just being ignorant...
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I have no problem with slippage on my 1.5" single risers using only their individual clamps, but my bars do have a light knurl in them so can't comment on yours would behave. Plasti Dip shim sounds like a plan, no need to go overboard. Only one way to find out...
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Thanks Hero, that answers my question. I have decided on the RSD risers with individual top claps instead of a one piece. And I will do something to the handlebars in the clamping position. Still trying to figure out which route to take.
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