2010 Nomad 1700 - Risers?

**bogatyrs** · 05-29-2012, 02:42 PM

I have short arms and am having to reach too far but it looks like if I add risers they will hit the instrument mount. Has anyone had success adding risers? I was thinking a 2 inch pull back with a 3 or 4 inch riser.

Thanks for the help as always...

kovo1787 · 05-29-2012, 06:31 PM

Bogie,

I have a 2010 Nomad too and am also cursesd with short arms. The problem I have is a shoulder cramp after a couple of hours riding. I've tried 2" risers and they not only didn't help, I think they actually made me more uncomfortable. I'm convinced my problem isn't the position of the grips, it's the width of the bars. I've been looking at switching to a set of bars from a Nomad 1500 (33" width versus the 35" width I have now) then adding the 2" risers to get the grips back to where they are now. If anybody has changed the bars on their 1700 Nomad I would really appreciate knowing what you did and how it worked out for you.

As for your question, I think I remember reading on here that several guys have put various risers on and the only difficulty I remember reading was with one of the suppliers and not the risers themselves. Try doing a search, I'm pretty sure the results will answer your questions.

Kovo

05-29-2012, 02:42 PM	#1
bogatyrs Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 706	2010 Nomad 1700 - Risers? I have short arms and am having to reach too far but it looks like if I add risers they will hit the instrument mount. Has anyone had success adding risers? I was thinking a 2 inch pull back with a 3 or 4 inch riser. Thanks for the help as always... __________________ Bogie (aka Mike) KawaNOW #01650 Bell City Riders #21 SCRC 329 2010 Nomad (The Beast) Previous Bikes 2008 - 900 Vulcan Classic 1958 HD HydraGlide Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-29-2012, 06:31 PM	#2
kovo1787 Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hunterdon County New Jersey Posts: 38	Bogie, I have a 2010 Nomad too and am also cursesd with short arms. The problem I have is a shoulder cramp after a couple of hours riding. I've tried 2" risers and they not only didn't help, I think they actually made me more uncomfortable. I'm convinced my problem isn't the position of the grips, it's the width of the bars. I've been looking at switching to a set of bars from a Nomad 1500 (33" width versus the 35" width I have now) then adding the 2" risers to get the grips back to where they are now. If anybody has changed the bars on their 1700 Nomad I would really appreciate knowing what you did and how it worked out for you. As for your question, I think I remember reading on here that several guys have put various risers on and the only difficulty I remember reading was with one of the suppliers and not the risers themselves. Try doing a search, I'm pretty sure the results will answer your questions. Kovo
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