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kdf baja · 12-25-2005, 07:18 PM

how big of risers can i get without any extentions, and minimal mods, such as re-routing the brake hose, im thinking 3-4 inches. got some xmas money to get them, and definitley need them, my back is killing me

kdf baja · 12-25-2005, 07:20 PM

also, i would like to mount a temp guage, one for each side of the head. what brand should i go with, and what will one of these cost? whats better mechanical or electrical?

thanks

JEFFH · 12-25-2005, 07:55 PM

Most sled will go 3" with no mods to the cables.

94zr580 · 12-25-2005, 09:45 PM

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Originally posted by JEFFH
Most sled will go 3" with no mods to the cables.

yup 3, i got 3.5 tho.

mx and sled 41 · 12-26-2005, 01:17 PM

how did you get the extra half inch? btw, nice zr!

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 03:13 PM

4.5" no ext. req.
1997 MXZ
could have gone another inch
cut all the cable ties under the hood, pull, retie

kdf baja · 12-26-2005, 03:49 PM

cool, thanks guys. i think ill go with a 3 inch, thats just about what i was looking for.

what about a temp guage?

thanks again

94zr580 · 12-26-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by mx and sled 41
how did you get the extra half inch? btw, nice zr!

what i meant was most people can only go 3"s. mine was able to go 3.5. thanks for the compliment

mx and sled 41 · 12-26-2005, 05:48 PM

n/p, im thinking about doing them on my indy 500, how hard are they to install? are they just bolt on? and can i use the stock bars on them too?

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 07:04 PM

it's diff. for manufactures and sometimes models.

Ski-doo's have flat plates for 4 holes or another bar welded on at the top of the column to form a tee.

mx and sled 41 · 12-26-2005, 07:39 PM

so basically they just bolt on to where the bars usually go? and do i have to buy aftermarket bars for them or can i use the stock ones? also, how much did yours cost?

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 08:14 PM

don't look at mine for an example, it's kind of home made.

You have to basic types, the articulated and the block.

The block

Extends your steering column, the bars rise but they stay on the same angle as the steering column so they get close to you. There is ususally a plate at the top of the steering column which acts as the bottom 1/2 of the clamp, then the bars, then the top of the clamps. The riser block goes between the bottom plate/clamp and the bar. Longer bolts are used to sandwich the thing togther.

The articulating riser.

For this the top of the steering column need to be a bar like your handle bars, I bolted in a piece of 7/8" stainless rod or you could bolt on one of these

Your riser can then pivot front to back on the lower tube so the riser goes up instead of towards you.

hope that wasn't to confusing

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 08:17 PM

You keep your stock bars.

I used a riser of a rev i got for $20. I then cut it to fit over the stock clamps so i didn't have to buy one of those adapters shown above. I used the stock clamps to hold the 7/8" rod.

94zr580 · 12-26-2005, 08:22 PM

thats a good idea dobbs. u got a pivot riser for your plate style bars by sticking a 7/8" piece of rod in the bar holder then attached the riser to that piece of rod, right? heres my risers that i made from scratch (i just made the riser block then bolted it inbetween my column plate and my bar mount, and those are renthal bars, and my cover for the pad flew off

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SSnthe10s · 12-26-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally posted by kdf baja
also, i would like to mount a temp guage, one for each side of the head. what brand should i go with, and what will one of these cost? whats better mechanical or electrical?

thanks

just do a single coolant temp gauge.

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 08:40 PM

Yeah, that's all i did. Normally that won't work unless you get the risers that look like two dogbones (no middle to hit the clamps).

riser

mx and sled 41 · 12-26-2005, 08:58 PM

do you think i could take a piece of rectangular metal and just weld it on to the bottom of my clamps with some modifications? or would that not work?

SSnthe10s · 12-26-2005, 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by mx and sled 41
do you think i could take a piece of rectangular metal and just weld it on to the bottom of my clamps with some modifications? or would that not work?

i think it would just be easier to spend the 20bux and buy the 2" riser block.

mx and sled 41 · 12-26-2005, 09:37 PM

i didnt realize that was all they were... thanks though ill probably end up doing that then.

dobbs · 12-26-2005, 10:07 PM

Non-Pivot

Pivot

pivot requires one of these