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bar risers! NON GENMAR cable/ hoses?
Written by mikeyb_houtex on 3/18/2012 at 10:53 pm

I totally grok what you're sayin' J. I am also not long armed, and those 1.5"
risers make *all* the difference for me and Ride.

And the 'carry a ton' thing is very sweet, yeah? :)

As long as you can maybe put things back, then it don't matter what you do to
the motorcycle. Or, maybe, even if you don't can put things back, it's still
YOUR motorcycle, and you should do what makes you happiest on it. If you're
fiddlin'/hurtin', you're not ridin' right anyway.

Roll on, sir!

Mike
'95 PC800, "Ride"

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Slash S" <rocker8585@...> wrote:
>
>
> update ! I am fabbing up a mount for the non pc riser that i ordered from
scoot works and the owner who i must say was super nice and helpful said the
riser i am going with with be able to use stock everything just by re routing
all cables behind the bars. so i am diving into it. oh and to the people
questioning this move, I have short arms and a back rest i want to really
utilize. and I am not a cruiser guy any more i am a PC rider! so i am going to
customize it to do everything i want. haha and how many cruisers can you put as
much sheeeeeeet as you can put in our bikes? I can't think of any, and i love
owning a bike no one has ever heard of in the general public :) haha if that
doesn't answer your question i am not sure what will :)
>
> J
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "mikeyb_houtex" <houtex@> wrote:
> >
> > My opinion is pretty straight forward: Ditch the covers past the
grip/reservoir area, i.e., cut 'em off to the inside. That tall/back, they'll
not be very useful anyway, especially regards the key.
> >
> > Then, just ensure the cables and hoses will work, as there won't be any
covers to worry about, so they can just dangle wherever makes sense. Fashion up
some sprung/bungy retainers or such to let them 'shift' a little if needed, but
stay 'not caught' on any thing.
> >
> > You may also wanna ditch the triple tree covers (little triangle panels) to
help this project along too.
> >
> > This may be the easiest to do. You might get a secondary set of handlebar
covers to use, and keep the originals for if you decide to go back stock.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > HOWEVER, if you are going to keep all those covers, then you'll likely need
to make your own cables. I doubt there's anything available for this kind of
modification that you can just buy. You might can extend the cables/hoses
somehow, but I wouldn't be the one knowin' how to do it :)
> >
> > I'll be interested to see if anyone else has good information for you,
but... this is highly different, yeah? :)
> >
> > Mike
> > '95 PC800, "Ride"
> >
> >
> > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Slash S" <rocker8585@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok i am looking to have a serious set of bar riser's / pull backs.
> > >
> > > I fabricated my own genmar like set up they were 1.5" and they aren't
enough i want more. I had a 650 vstar before and i got the scoot works risers
they had and it was a 3" pull back and i really liked them. But i think what i
am trying to accomplish is getting the sport touring bike to feel like a
cruiser. so i am thinking of fabbing up a mounting plate so i can take a
standard set of risers that have the single mounting stud and use them for the
pc.
> > >
> > > any way my big question is how to determine what size over length hoses
and cables i will need.
> > >
> > > I have the brake and clutch hoses
> > >
> > > throttle cable and choke cable to think about. any help would be really
appreciated or even a website that sells them/ a member that does this kind of
work would be appreciated :) and or can i make my own hoses?
> > >
> > > Jeremy21@
> > >
> >
>

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