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To me it looks about the same as mine, but sometimes hard to tell from pics. I mean the only other thing that might make a difference is my seat is probably lower and not as far back.
Mine were about an inch forward of straight up and down.
Before you go spending money on risers, I'd try loosening the top clamp and rotating the bars back a bit until you find a slightly better position, adjust the switches and levers to match, then ride it like that for a bit and see if your hands go numb.
If that doesn't work, I'd start checking ebay for risers that would fit.
Yeah I would like to stay away from risers if all possible because that brings up the speedometer more too and I don't want that. I thought about ordering the Zed Handlebars, but I really like the way the keystones look. I mean it feels like a normal position for me too which is what I don't get to why my hands would be going numb. I will check to see how far mine are off from straight up and go from there. Thanks!
Another thing to try is relaxing your grip a little and maybe even putting some bar end weights in to fight any barely noticeable bar vibrations you're getting.
Yeah that is a good call. I really didn't notice it till recently too. I did change the grips from the Harley ones to some Avon ones that are definitely harder, so maybe I am just gripping too hard.
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