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I got some handlebar risers for a Suzuki many years ago that I ended up not using from Twistedthrottle.com ; they are sw-motech brand and are 1" risers. It took a few seconds to install them and no changes to cables were needed. I found that I had more weight on my wrists than I liked.
Here is a link to the risers. I don't recall paying as much as they are getting now.
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/handlebar...-sw-motech
I also put on an OLD Memphis Shades shield. It bolts to bars and upper fork tubes. The shield would not fit with the upper mount arms I had so I asked a member to fab me some stainless mount arms and they work perfect. The Memphis Shades mount hardware allows their shield to be mounted to a huge variety of bikes. I put some rubber under the lower mount brackets so I wouldn't scratch the fork tubes. Only drawback is that mount hardware is SAE and not metric.
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Glad they worked out! Thanks for posting pictures.
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(07-01-2015, 05:43 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Good job... Both of you!
I thought about my wrists then thought about the miserable OEM grips and they are gone. I buy Grab On foam grips usually about 6 sets at a time (I build bikes and like to use them). They are cheap and comfy and last a season. Here is the install how to:
1. unscrew bar end weights and remove
2. take a razor knife and slit old grips and toss them. Why anybody replaces grips and tries to save the grips they don't like is beyond me.
3. take pump off hair spray bottle and fill grip and then let hairspray drain back into bottle. Take some hairspray and coat handlebar or throttle sleeve (depends which side you are doing).
4. quickly slide grip onto handlebar or throttle sleeve. Takes more grunt to get it on throttle sleeve.
5. Replace bar ends
Hairspray is about as good an adhesive as any and doesn't make a mess when you change grips next time around. I like the foam grips as they eat vibration and are comfy if you have a touch of arthritis and are normal diameter.
