Risers - Ducati.ms

bampot · Jun 4th, 2006, 3:09 pm

Ok, as much as i love my sport1000, i would love to make it a bit more comfortable and was thinking of getting some handlebar risers. My question is will this affect the handling?

kingcapt · Jun 6th, 2006, 10:02 pm

No sir! It may actually give the feel of it being slightly lighter due to repositioning of your weight and the change in angle shoulders to grips.
-Capt

SScowboy · Jun 7th, 2006, 7:36 am

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Originally Posted by bampot

My question is will this affect the handling?

It will certainly affect the handling.

It may have an effect that you like, dislike, or do not even notice.

More weight on the bars equals more weight on the front tire, slightly steeper rake, less rear contact, less weight transfer while braking, etc etc. The amount in which you raise or lower the bars should be planned around the obvious. EVERYTHING is a compromise.

I can't think of a logical reason why one would want clip ons if it didn't affect the handling!

drewogatory · Jun 7th, 2006, 2:12 pm

True,but being miserably uncomfortable will affect your handling far more adversely than redisributing your weight a little bit. My stock Sport bars were at the exact wrong angle for me,causing my right hand to go completely numb on prolonged downhills or at a fast street pace. Since I couldn't grow a couple inches,or unpack all those thousands of tandem rigs that blew up my hands, I HAD to raise the bars. I put less than 500 miles on my bike in like 4 months,until the bar swap. Heck,all bikes handle exactly the same when they're parked.

drewogatory · Jun 7th, 2006, 7:56 pm

By the way, i used Cycle Cats' DBR2 kit,which I believe will have close to the same specs as the upcoming Sport specific kit. I did have to mock up,then drill the stops on the switches etc. Also,the bar i.d. is too small for the stock mirrors,but as I am running CRGs' this is a non issue for me. My biggest clearance issue was the clutch safety switch,which I had to separate from the harness a bit. The custom fitment was cool for me,as i didn't want to wait. The kit should be out anytime now,so others might just want to be patient.

MrBeans · Jun 7th, 2006, 8:29 pm

Why did you go with the DBR2s? I had thought that the DBR4s would work best, since the Sport 1000 and the MH900e use the same forks and have a similar setup.

drewogatory · Jun 7th, 2006, 8:38 pm

The DBR4 risers are spec'd f (for forward) 50mm by 15 (mm?). The DBR2 is f 50 by 25. So I believe it's a smidge higher. Which is good, as any lower wouldn't be enough. I think you could go 35 no prob. but no higher. And the ST3 (45)risers looked WAY too high to me. I'll post pictures as soon as I get the girlfriend to clean up her vacation pics.

MrBeans · Jun 7th, 2006, 8:47 pm

drewogatory: thanks for the info. I agree that the ST3 risers and DBR7s look much too high. I understand that some riders need this, but I'm fairly comfortable with the stock kit--one of the two benefits of having long arms. Anyway, I was thinking that, if I changed them (a BIG if), I would go with the DBR4s and rely more on the concentric bar-angle adjusters than height difference.

I will wait to check out your install after you post the picks.

Thanks for being the Guinea Pig.

Greg

YellowDuck · Jun 8th, 2006, 7:31 am

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Originally Posted by MrBeans

--one of the two benefits of having long arms.

Okay, I'll bite.....

What's the second? Taking some weight off your feet on long hikes?

drewogatory · Jun 8th, 2006, 9:20 pm

Ok, bit of misinformation to clear up. Being as the CRG mirrors were on backorder,I decided to acuallly check that the stock mirrors didn't fit inside the cycle cat bars. Well, long and short of it. They do. The flange nut doesn't however,so you hafta swap it. scuffing the insert helps as well,the bars are very smooth inside. wish I'd figured that out last week. Felt weird riding with no mirrors at all.