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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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I bought a 05 1200c last June, I love everything about the bike except the riser, especially looking from the side. Any pictures of better looking riser/bar/spedo setups you guys have come up with would be greatly appreciated. JF
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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I don't think you have a lot of choices without spending some money and doing a bunch of mods. You can go with a different riser but you have to remember that the speedo is built into the riser. You can relocate your speedo but you have to find another housing for it.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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I like the riser like it is but i want to run apes so i ant gonna use a pullback riser and you have to buy a quite a bit of extra stuff so i know what you mean.so for me I'm just buying a peace hear and there tell i git it done.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by VirgeB
I don't think you have a lot of choices without spending some money and doing a bunch of mods. You can go with a different riser but you have to remember that the speedo is built into the riser. You can relocate your speedo but you have to find another housing for it.
Or buy the autometer clamp and relocate the speedo to the side of the tank.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Day I bought it:



Three weeks later I changed the bars to this setup:

 
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Hated the stock riser, used an autometer clamp and some direct mount 8' t bars.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:46 PM
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I've been seriously thinking about putting some Biltwell Chumps on mine, and sorta hiding the stock riser with a tool bag. If I ever get it done I'll post some pics for review/critique/insults.
 
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I really dig that, looks good.

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Three weeks later I changed the bars to this setup:

 
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Originally Posted by Sikk50
Day I bought it:

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Three weeks later I changed the bars to this setup:
I actually like the stock look better in this case.
 
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I think it would look ok if the speedo were somewhere else.
 
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