Posted by MWM on Adv Rider (bit shiny 
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Received the WWW.ADVENTURERSWORKSHOP.COM 35mm and 65mm R1150GS stock bar risers in this week and here are my initial test results:
I was very impressed with the quality of the risers right out of the box. You can imagine all the designing it must have taken to make them! The first thing I notice is the bottoms are hollowed out to go over the rise of the fork's top plate. This makes a nice clean look, which isn't very common for bar risers!
I first installed the 35mm set. They felt great! The rise and set back was a great improvement over stock risers. Then I installed the 65mm set. Oh my! These were the ticket for me! I immediately had natural arm placement. And, the best thing was that I wasn't hunching by back over anymore! I put a couple of miles on them just to confirm the handling ability. I was really skeptical about the handling since the handlebar was so much higher, but a few miles of turns, twists and U-turns laid my fears to rest. It actually felt like the bike responded better! Must be some kind of Geometry thing with the bars higher from the ground.... Not sure how it works, because I almost failed Geometry, but it works!
I'll make a future post after testing them on a longer trip. But, I give them "two thumbs up". In fact, I was so impressed by the risers that I'd say it would be tied with the first thing I'd change on a GS. This is just my personal opinion, but I'd say it's tied with the importance of a windscreen. If you're not happy with your windscreen, then I'd replace it first, then the add these bar risers second. If you're happy enough with your windscreen then I'd add these bar risers first before anything else on the bike! Next would be the seat, extra storage, etc. etc. (the never ending list).
I know it took a long time to design and manufacture these risers, but they were worth the wait! A friend and I are designing a rear rack for my GS and his machine shop is building it. So, I'm getting first hand experience on how long it actually takes to design and build something. It's amazing how long it takes to actually finish a design! A change here, a change there and before you know it a three week project is already at three months, and it's still not finished!
Here's the link to the risers:
http://www.adventurersworkshop.com/risers.htm
Here are some pictures:
Check out that top plate! I'm already dreaming up things to attach to it!
)Received the WWW.ADVENTURERSWORKSHOP.COM 35mm and 65mm R1150GS stock bar risers in this week and here are my initial test results:
I was very impressed with the quality of the risers right out of the box. You can imagine all the designing it must have taken to make them! The first thing I notice is the bottoms are hollowed out to go over the rise of the fork's top plate. This makes a nice clean look, which isn't very common for bar risers!
I first installed the 35mm set. They felt great! The rise and set back was a great improvement over stock risers. Then I installed the 65mm set. Oh my! These were the ticket for me! I immediately had natural arm placement. And, the best thing was that I wasn't hunching by back over anymore! I put a couple of miles on them just to confirm the handling ability. I was really skeptical about the handling since the handlebar was so much higher, but a few miles of turns, twists and U-turns laid my fears to rest. It actually felt like the bike responded better! Must be some kind of Geometry thing with the bars higher from the ground.... Not sure how it works, because I almost failed Geometry, but it works!
I'll make a future post after testing them on a longer trip. But, I give them "two thumbs up". In fact, I was so impressed by the risers that I'd say it would be tied with the first thing I'd change on a GS. This is just my personal opinion, but I'd say it's tied with the importance of a windscreen. If you're not happy with your windscreen, then I'd replace it first, then the add these bar risers second. If you're happy enough with your windscreen then I'd add these bar risers first before anything else on the bike! Next would be the seat, extra storage, etc. etc. (the never ending list).
I know it took a long time to design and manufacture these risers, but they were worth the wait! A friend and I are designing a rear rack for my GS and his machine shop is building it. So, I'm getting first hand experience on how long it actually takes to design and build something. It's amazing how long it takes to actually finish a design! A change here, a change there and before you know it a three week project is already at three months, and it's still not finished!
Here's the link to the risers:
http://www.adventurersworkshop.com/risers.htm
Here are some pictures:
Check out that top plate! I'm already dreaming up things to attach to it!
