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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Does anybody know of a handle bar riser that would work for a for a 96 XL Sportster. I'm installing a larger fuel tank and I need to raise the handle bars high enough to clear the tank and keep my turning radious. The type of clamp on there now is a block type that overlays the handle bar and has four bolts. Any suggestions would be greatly apreciated.

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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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put a set of 4 1/2 pull back risers on the wifes 07 low rider 1200 had to reroute all the cables but it worked cept for the damn speedo is cockeyed
owell she'll get a tach as well now too
 
Old Mar 29, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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So Thrak, how much did you gain over the stock riser? On my bike it looks to be about 1 1/2 inches so I'm thinking subtract that off any riser I put on there. That would be nice if I could get 4 1/2 inches but I was thinking I didn't have enough cable and was going to try the 2 1/2 pull back riser. Guess the thing to do is fit my new tank on and loosen up the handle bars and measure everything out and determain what work so that will be my project for the day. Thanks for resonding, I came back the next day looking for this darn thread and couldn't find it so I need to get use the forum too!

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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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4" straight riser will work.
 
Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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Hey Thrak, I ordered the 4 inch pull back riser as I loosened the handle bars up and measured and thats the maximum distance I can go without messing with the cables. Now I need to decide a color for the tank and fenders and I should be back on the road in few weeks.

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