Inexpensive handlebar risers

[Yellow Jacket]

While looking on eBay for some inexpensive (cheap?) handlebar risers I came across a store called BILLET PLUS CYCLES. I noticed where they said that they would make spacers, etc. to your specifications out of billet aluminum.

I asked for a quote for a pair of 3" high risers with an outside diameter of 1.01" and with a half inch bolt hole.

They gave me a price of $36.00 plus $7.00 shipping. I ordered them and they arrived yesterday.

I put them on today. Since it's raining I couldn't try them out on the road but from just sitting on the bike it feels good to me.

I had to get a couple of 6" bolts from the hardware store to mount them.

I'm including some shots I took. The first one has the mounting bracket off the bike in the shot for comparison.

http://stores.ebay.com/BILLET-PLUS-CYCLES

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http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff109/retsiem/My%20bike/HPIM0226.jpg

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[oldbiker]

Bob,
They look good, Did you have to re-route any cables?

They look good. Any problem with console clearance when you turn the bars ?

[Yellow Jacket]

Bob,
They look good, Did you have to re-route any cables?

No, but I did have to take them out of the cable ties closest to the center of the handlebar.

[Yellow Jacket]

They look good. Any problem with console clearance when you turn the bars ?

No clearance issues at all.

[jussmatt]

They look good Bob. Certainly peaked my interest with the price!!!

[tomk]

THAT is a good price. Makes you think twice about the others that move your bars back a bit. But these must move them back because they're at an angle.

How much do they go back Bob?

[ds06nomad]

Dang it! Just bought a set from Lightning Performance (the manufactuier for Drag Specialties)
for $55 that won't even be here for 2 weeks. Doh! Where's the luck???

Good find!
DS

[shnyroq]

I picked up some similar to those on ebay also, but for $40 and they came with the bolts and they were polished like chrome. They're only 2 inches high, and I think I may need more pullback though...

SHNYROQ

[stambukj]

I just bought a set of 4" chrome "Highway Hawks" for 35.00 with shipping? This was also on ebay.

[Yellow Jacket]

THAT is a good price. Makes you think twice about the others that move your bars back a bit. But these must move them back because they're at an angle.

How much do they go back Bob?

According to the specs on the 1600 Nomad the rake angle is 32 degrees. As near as I can figure it the 3 inch high riser will give an additional setback from vertical of 1 1/8 inches and a lift of 2 9/16 inches above horizontal. My trigonomety skills are pretty rusty so a math guru may have a more exact answer.

[stambukj]

Now your getting way to technical for us guy's!

[dogdoc]

sounds pretty technical to me Bob, but sure works good. :-)

[nightmare]

They look good, good price 2. Always nice to save a little, just means you can get one more thing for her

[socwkbiker]

Look good Bob. Wish I would have seen them before I bought mine. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[shnyroq]

Dang it! Just bought a set from Lightning Performance (the manufactuier for Drag Specialties)
for $55 that won't even be here for 2 weeks. Doh! Where's the luck???

Good find!
DS



Daryl, where'd you get yours? I've seen where they don't come with the bolts, but there are adapter kits - how are you handling this? Thanks...

[Bdog]

Nice look Bob and a good deal too.