bikewanker
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I took Rox Risers off my Tiger 1050 cause I think I’m sporty. The juries still out as I need a Rally to determine my true sportiness.
They have, but not always a positive difference. My FZ1 came with them, and I eventually removed them. I might not have minded them if they were aimed straight up along the steering axis, and didn't introduce a tiller effect. But I didn't need them so I removed them rather than play with angles.Have they made a difference for you?
I ride a BMW r1200rt so I’m not too bent over like a sport bike but I’m not in a straight upright position either. After an hour I start to get a pain at the base of my neck between the shoulder blades which could the the weight of the helmet. I just sort of put up with it but I’m wondering if handle bar risers might help. It’s a relatively cheap and easy fix. Who has ‘em? Have they made a difference for you?
I've ridden a Harley with ape-hangers - a springer softtail. My daughter's father-in-law owns that one and another Harley that you can barely turn without scraping stuff. If you're going to have forward controls, the high bars don't seem that strange. After riding that thing for a while, all I can say is that it really felt good to get back on my Ducati ST2.Harley riders are famous for this. They're called Ape-hangers.
I ride a BMW r1200rt so I’m not too bent over like a sport bike but I’m not in a straight upright position either. After an hour I start to get a pain at the base of my neck between the shoulder blades which could the the weight of the helmet. I just sort of put up with it but I’m wondering if handle bar risers might help. It’s a relatively cheap and easy fix. Who has ‘em? Have they made a difference for you?
Yeah, when riding on the freeway I'm thinking that I could use more wind protection on my 790R. But off road I don't want anything getting in my way, so I haven't pursued it.... it has occurred to me that a nice big fairing would be nice to have...
Yeah, when riding on the freeway I'm thinking that I could use more wind protection on my 790R. But off road I don't want anything getting in my way, so I haven't pursued it.
On the model specific forums on Adv Rider, there are always super long threads about adding wind protection for all of the KTM adventure models (I've owned one in each of the three categories) and they never seem to come to a conclusion. :laughing