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Old 21-May-2006, 22:56
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Bar risers

The 749S gives my neck some serious grief, saying that I have done 10,000 miles in 11 months.
Do the bar risers significantly improve the riding position or not?
If so which ones have you got?
any other tips or tricks are welcome

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Old 22-May-2006, 03:15
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User review on Fast by Ferracci bars here:

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthread.php?t=2994
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Old 22-May-2006, 18:42
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I put some varon bars on my 999s, to get the most lift I replaced the brake and clutch resevoires.
I like it more in town now and it's not that bad on the moterway. is it worth it probably not theres not that much in it and where you gain in town you lose out of it, and it's a lot of work to reroute all the cables ect and in my case the resevoires but if you don't mind all the work it's ok and does help. If you are down to devon any time you can see mine,
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Myself and a couple of others have the cycle cat riser kit fitted, the quality is great and once set up they are eventually much more comfortable.

The downside is that they are a pig to fit and get right and they were an inch too long for me and others so they were cut and are now much better.
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Old 22-May-2006, 21:42
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Someone on here has swapped the left and right bars and turned them upside down to achieve the same affect for zero cost,quite effective i believe.I'll try and find the post.
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Old 23-May-2006, 08:59
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yes i was looking at that as well
Had a measure yesterday of the angles ect and it looks as though it would work ok.
The bars would nearly be parallel with the ground

I may well give it a go!!


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Old 23-May-2006, 10:57
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When I tried turning the bars upside down and swapping sides I thought that they looked as though they were pointing upwards and did not feel right to me, never left them on to try mind.
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Try this link it shows Ace's bike with before and after 'swap' photos



http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/xm...626#pid247844d

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Old 23-May-2006, 17:17
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Change the bars! Or keep the bad neck! Or get a S4RS! But I dont know about one of those Buell things, I had a look before I went on Saturday and I have to say the looks are not for me but then again I am not buying so dont listen to me. If its what floats your boat when you ride one and the styling is for you then who am I to say other wise. I would still try the S4RS to compare if you go down that road. Otherwise looking at modifying your bars is sensible. I could see the look of thought on your face Saturday. Chopping in bikes is expensive and the bars mod will be cheaper.:b iaggi:
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Old 23-May-2006, 17:40
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Nice one Rich

I am considering all options.
I moved the footrest position from the furthest back to the furthest forward, that seemed to help slightly.

I would like to see some of the cyclecat bar risers in real life on a 749/999

I am very tempted to do the bar swop trial - I can always put it back.

The trouble with getting rid of the bike is I LOVE IT and have looked after it well as well as this option costing me big dollar


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