Which is the best Dynas bar and riser combo?
Hits: Stock and rigid Sportsters (excluding Street Tracker and Café styles); vintage rigid Triumphs (preferably unit era—pre-unit models look better unmolested in our opinion); XS650 choppers Misses: Late-model Dynas; Shovel, pan or Evo choppers in stock chassis (backbone is generally too long)
How tall does a Murdock riser bar need to be?
Sportsters deserve love too, which is why we offer our Murdock riser in 4-, 6-, 8-inch heights. Coupled with a simple bar like our Zero Drag, the look screams “narrow, tough and fast.” Several guys on the Biltwell crew rock this exact setup, and each man (and one woman) swears by it.
How tall is the riser on a Maynard bar?
Tips: The taller the riser, the shorter the bar. The photo shows our Maynard bar (2” rise) with an 8-inch-tall Murdock riser. We assembled this combo for the first time on Otto’s GI Chopper, and it got rave reviews.
How tall should a bar riser be on a motorcycle?
Use thread prep or blue Loc-Tite and torque the mounting bolts to 25-30 ft. lb. (33.8–40.6 Nm) to ensure a safe, reliable finished assembly. Hits: FXR’s; Dynas; Evo big twin choppers Misses: As we mentioned with apes, bar/riser combos that are especially tall look awkward on short motorcycles.
What does rise of Riser drop bars do?
In short, they angle upwards just to the left and right of the stem clamp area, bringing the hand grip area higher. In other words, it’s effectively doing the same thing as a taller head tube, a higher rise stem, or adding headset spacers under your stem.
How are riser bars related to grip position?
Riser bars make no change to the grip position in the horizontal plane in relationship with the head tube, adding or removing spacers changes the bars horizontal position as well as the vertical plane. Finding the correct MTB bar height for you.
Tips: The taller the riser, the shorter the bar. The photo shows our Maynard bar (2” rise) with an 8-inch-tall Murdock riser. We assembled this combo for the first time on Otto’s GI Chopper, and it got rave reviews.
What happens when you change the riser bar on an enduro?
For example, if you change from a flat bar to a 40 mm riser bar (assuming the backsweep and width remain the same) the contact point with your hands moves vertically upwards 40 mm. When you add spacers under the stem, however, you change the position of the stem on the steerer tube which is at an angle.