bar rise question

ace · 04-Oct-2005, 17:45

quick question to you all , my last bike was an mv f4 . and after some months my old (broken a few times ) wrists started to voice there complaint ! now if youve ever riden an mv youll know that they trap your thumbs on full lock any way so a bar rise was needed . as with dukes companies sell these (at a price ) . however i found a bloke in the states who told me how to rise em for free !!! take em off turn em round and swap em over , the clipons that is ! this was easy on the mv cos everythings hinged ,no need to remove forks etc . to the point has any one done this on a 999 . it was spot on ont mv , and no i dont want a monster !!

KeefyB · 05-Oct-2005, 06:58

I seem to remember it is possible on 748/996/998 bikes,not sure about 749/999.
Most folks seem to be going for higher bars like CycleCat.

ace · 05-Oct-2005, 16:35

cheers mate , ill prob give it a whirl an see if owt catches , can always put em back !!

iang · 05-Oct-2005, 17:25

After removing my bars to fit my Cycle Cat risers I noticed that there are pinned dowels inseted in the respective bars, these would have to be removed to enable the switches/levers to fit.
Interesting to find out if this would work.

ace · 05-Oct-2005, 17:52

[quote]Originally posted by iang
yeah the mv was the same , pulled dowels out ! it was straight forward enough and made a big differance , i,ll put a new post up when ive done it !

iang · 05-Oct-2005, 20:34

Just looked at the original bars that I removed and if you turn them upside down and swap sides they do point upwards but at a silly angle whereas the bar riser kit lifts the bars but they are still sloping downwards.

ace · 05-Oct-2005, 22:56

[quote]Originally posted by iang
cheers mate youve prob saved me some time !! but no money !!!

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05-Oct-2005, 06:58	#2
KeefyB Registered Forum User WSB Hero Posts: 7,600 Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Fens. Mood: Lurkin'..... I seem to remember it is possible on 748/996/998 bikes,not sure about 749/999. Most folks seem to be going for higher bars like CycleCat. Reply

05-Oct-2005, 16:35	#3
ace Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 264 Join Date: Oct 2005 cheers mate , ill prob give it a whirl an see if owt catches , can always put em back !! Reply

05-Oct-2005, 17:25	#4
iang Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,170 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland After removing my bars to fit my Cycle Cat risers I noticed that there are pinned dowels inseted in the respective bars, these would have to be removed to enable the switches/levers to fit. Interesting to find out if this would work. Reply

05-Oct-2005, 17:52	#5
ace Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 264 Join Date: Oct 2005 [quote]Originally posted by iang yeah the mv was the same , pulled dowels out ! it was straight forward enough and made a big differance , i,ll put a new post up when ive done it ! Reply

05-Oct-2005, 20:34	#6
iang Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,170 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Just looked at the original bars that I removed and if you turn them upside down and swap sides they do point upwards but at a silly angle whereas the bar riser kit lifts the bars but they are still sloping downwards. Reply

05-Oct-2005, 22:56	#7
ace Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 264 Join Date: Oct 2005 [quote]Originally posted by iang cheers mate youve prob saved me some time !! but no money !!! Reply