Longer Bar risers

[fireblake]

My bike has the R1 forks and top yoke and also Renthal bars but over the last year or so an old shoulder injury has made riding a lot harder. I'm thinking that some higher risers would help sort my problems. Does anyone know of a longer version than the standard risers and maybe put up a link please?


TIA  Mickey

[RogD]

Been looking myself, and found these on Ebay. Have not bought them yet myself but worth a look:


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CNC-30mm-BAR-...1457149320

[kebab19]

I think the risers off the replacement FZ1 are about 75mm high, tho not sure if the distancing apart is the same as the early bike.Also, I switched from Renthal 758s to 754s and they seem to be a little bit taller too.

[fireblake]

I think the risers off the replacement FZ1 are about 75mm high, tho not sure if the distancing apart is the same as the early bike.Also, I switched from Renthal 758s to 754s and they seem to be a little bit taller too.

Hey Kebab, I have Renthal bars on my bike but not sure what type. Do you know if there is any info on the bars as to what type they might be?
Thanks, Mickey

[kebab19]

Sorry, all the Renthals I've had have the numbers etched into them.  Do yours have a brace - they could be non-street bars

[fireblake]

Sorry, all the Renthals I've had have the numbers etched into them.  Do yours have a brace - they could be non-street bars

I found the inscription on the bars and mine are 758's. Maybe I'll try 754's


Mickey

[kebab19]

754s might help, but as they have slightly more sweep they may end up aggravating your forearms instead.
Ask yourself whether you are after more height the risers or some handlebar 'pullback'?From memory, the R1 front-end involves more weight over the front-end than standard, mostly because the forks are shorter. I think that would automatically place more pressure on your shoulder. You can buy riser inserts between 20 and 30mm, although the 30mm version might be too long for the standard brakelines.
Risers that point back towards the rider are easier to reach, so less weight on your shouldesr. The trade-off is that your body weight would be further back from the front-end. I used Virago 250(!) risers on mine.

Take a look on cycle-ergo.com and select the 2001-05 FZ1 (it's an American site). Then enter your height & leg length.  After that, experiment with the 'Vehicle Customisation' options, specifically handlebar rise and pullback.  You're aiming to reduce the forward lean angle 

[fireblake]

Thanks again Kebab. Some great information there.


Mickey