Idea of raising handlebars...

Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

I had an idea of raising the handlebars on my sv, to make the riding style a little more upright, and therefore put paid to the numb problems I've started experiencing on long rides as late.

I have asked on the sv650 forum, but noone is interested in helping, funnily enough?!? I have heard of Helibars, but for some £200 it seems a heck of a lot of money...anyone here suggest anything else, something that won't cost the earth and can be bought locally and/or easily.

Ta muchly in advance.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Charlie · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2007 Karma :

Do you mean something like this:

https://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=MAP528423&kw=risers
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Dappa D · Nova Slayer Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Karma :

clanger....whats ya name on sv650.org ???

theres a few things on there today about raising bars....

although yes its a ref to helibars....
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

LSL make risers too.
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petemell · Trackday Trickster Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Karma :

Hi Clanger, have you thought about getting a pair of SW Motech handlebar risers from M&P.
I have some 20mm ones on one of my bikes.
I put some flat bars on but couldn't get master cylinder on because top yoke was in the way. These solved the problem.
They do 25mm and 30mm also.
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

It should be easy enough to find some slightly higher bars. Plenty of aftermarket ones, and also plenty of other bikes with slightly different shape bars. You might find, for example, that 600 Bandits (or the new 650) has higher bars.

Only issue you might have is the length of cables, hoses and wires. Longer cables (clutch, throttle, choke) should be easy to source from someone like Venhill. Same for a longer brakehose. Wiring is trickier. However I would suspect that you could lift the bars an inch or so without having to change anything.

All the best

Keith
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Hmmmm...had the wiring all changed to braided hoses a few years back, not sure how much play I have with them...need to do a little research.

Marjay...I have heard of Helibars but I'm not forking out that sort of money this late in the stage of owning the sv... realistically I should be wondering what bike next, problem is the one's I like the look of I'll probably get @rse-ache about because they haven't the torque of the v-twin...

Ideal situation would be to get myself to a bike supermarket where I could test ride a whole range of different bikes, to see which would suit my needs perfectly.

I don't think such a place exists, so I'm thinking the cheapest way to improve my ride is the raising of handlebars.

Cheers for the advice guys, it's handy being affiliated to these different bike forums, you get different things from each.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

Something which helps without changing bars, is leaning your upper body much farther forward than you normally do, and finding a position that feels comfy.

Try to keep your forearms paralellel to the ground and your shoulders forward way in front of your hips.

Feels a bit wierd at first, but when you get it, its much better than the natural upright position which results in pain on a bike with low bars.
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

I bought some bar risers for my bike.

Just unbolt the current clamps, put the risers in and screw back together.

10 minute job at the most and a 1 out of 10 on the difficulty scale.

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Sorry to be OT but how do you go about swapping clip ons for Renthals? I see mounts and stuff on the internet, but where do they go?
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