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I've now gone through the progression of stock for 6 months, MCL 1" riders for 18 months, and SW-Moto 1" up-1" back risers for another 12 months. And yes, I could always feel some high frequency vibration in the grips which I changed to Oury almost immediately. For about the past year or so I've been fascinated by the Rox 2" risers with vibration damping rubber inserts, made primarily for ADV bikes. Recently, when they told me they were now available in black, I jumped at the chance.
If you punch "Rox Risers" into websearch their site will come up and you can see the 2" riser with rubber dampers. Each side in made in two pieces with a rubber damper between them that is secured by a 10 mm bolt and locknut. This bolt makes the damping adjustable although I've yet to do anything with that capability.
The lower piece has a solid alum 7/8" stub about 1" long that clamps into the original handlebar bar clamps. The stub allows the riser to be moved into a near infinite choice of positions, fore and aft, so you can adjust the center of the bar to be closer or further from you, plus you still have adjustment of the bar itself. The upper piece has the handle bar clamps. With the piece on the bench, I measured 2-3/8" center-to-center distance rather than the 2" advertised.
Most (all?) of the other risers lack this fore and aft capability since they are locked in place so you're stick with just one position for the center of the handlebar but you can still move the bar, up or down, to suit your preferences. Of course, doing it that way also effects grip angle which is critical for comfort.
I already had 2" longer Motion Pro throttle cables so they worked fine and in fact they now look better now as they were really 1" too long for my SW Moto risers. I also already have a Trans-Alp clutch cable which still works but is bowstring tight around the steering head plus exits the clutch lever perch at an angle (not straight) so although I've ridden it this way without any problems, I've order a 4" longer clutch cable ($40) from Motion Pro. Amazingly the brake hose still reaches after some careful wiggling and moving but to be safe, I'm getting a 6" hose extension from Helibar ($27), which is part of their NT kit. I'm still not sure how it will work because of the excessive length for my application. I did stop at Spiegler and talk to them about a custom brake hose and it would have cost me around $140 (brake hose + steel line) which was way more than I wanted to spend.
At rest, I can push down on the grips and see movement of the bars but while riding none of this is evident nor do I feel anything that would make me believe something in the steering was loose. Vibration at the grips is nil and best of all, the ergos are finally comfy for me so I'm able to sit on the widest part of the seat without having to lean forward or have my elbows locked. I'm a towering 5'6" just for reference.
I did look seriously at the Helibar kit and it's actually a great bargain for $299 as everything is figured out for you plus all the necessary hoses and cables are included and also mounts for a RAM ball and Powerlet. My only complaint with the Helibar kit was the total upright seating position which I didn't want. A lot of you riders have the Helibar kit and love it so that's great!
If you punch "Rox Risers" into websearch their site will come up and you can see the 2" riser with rubber dampers. Each side in made in two pieces with a rubber damper between them that is secured by a 10 mm bolt and locknut. This bolt makes the damping adjustable although I've yet to do anything with that capability.
The lower piece has a solid alum 7/8" stub about 1" long that clamps into the original handlebar bar clamps. The stub allows the riser to be moved into a near infinite choice of positions, fore and aft, so you can adjust the center of the bar to be closer or further from you, plus you still have adjustment of the bar itself. The upper piece has the handle bar clamps. With the piece on the bench, I measured 2-3/8" center-to-center distance rather than the 2" advertised.
Most (all?) of the other risers lack this fore and aft capability since they are locked in place so you're stick with just one position for the center of the handlebar but you can still move the bar, up or down, to suit your preferences. Of course, doing it that way also effects grip angle which is critical for comfort.
I already had 2" longer Motion Pro throttle cables so they worked fine and in fact they now look better now as they were really 1" too long for my SW Moto risers. I also already have a Trans-Alp clutch cable which still works but is bowstring tight around the steering head plus exits the clutch lever perch at an angle (not straight) so although I've ridden it this way without any problems, I've order a 4" longer clutch cable ($40) from Motion Pro. Amazingly the brake hose still reaches after some careful wiggling and moving but to be safe, I'm getting a 6" hose extension from Helibar ($27), which is part of their NT kit. I'm still not sure how it will work because of the excessive length for my application. I did stop at Spiegler and talk to them about a custom brake hose and it would have cost me around $140 (brake hose + steel line) which was way more than I wanted to spend.
At rest, I can push down on the grips and see movement of the bars but while riding none of this is evident nor do I feel anything that would make me believe something in the steering was loose. Vibration at the grips is nil and best of all, the ergos are finally comfy for me so I'm able to sit on the widest part of the seat without having to lean forward or have my elbows locked. I'm a towering 5'6" just for reference.
I did look seriously at the Helibar kit and it's actually a great bargain for $299 as everything is figured out for you plus all the necessary hoses and cables are included and also mounts for a RAM ball and Powerlet. My only complaint with the Helibar kit was the total upright seating position which I didn't want. A lot of you riders have the Helibar kit and love it so that's great!
