I had the Cycle Cats installed on my 01 900SS (since sold). I had the same problem and the installation was difficult too. (I witnessed it) The directions were incomplete and not clear enough. Though they are good looking, they don't reach their full potential because of clearance issues. It was dissappointing. I think next time I might try the risers that encompass only the brackets and you keep the stock bars. I think Ferrachi makes them.m3nokes said:I'm installing a set of CycleCat risers on my '02 SS. They are a high-quality product. The problem I'm having, though, is clearances at both the fairing and tank when turning from stop to stop. In fact, depending on how I adjust them to get the most radius, the bars hit either the tank or fairing long before the steering stops make contact. From what I can determine after much study is that the bars are a bit too long (they are almost three inches longer than stock), and would work fine if I trimmed them by 3/4 to 1 inch. Has anyone out there had the same problem, and if so, how did you remedy it?
Thanks for the input, John. It is rather disappointing, but I'm going to try shortening the bars. Maybe then I'll be able to make use of their full-up position. I'll post the results here.John said:I had the Cycle Cats installed on my 01 900SS (since sold). I had the same problem and the installation was difficult too. (I witnessed it) The directions were incomplete and not clear enough. Though they are good looking, they don't reach their full potential because of clearance issues. It was dissappointing. I think next time I might try the risers that encompass only the brackets and you keep the stock bars. I think Ferrachi makes them.