3" seems to be about as high as you can go without extending your cables..

 

how tall are you ? i'm 6'3", i use a 6" riser and bars with a 2" rise

 

Gonna poke some new life into this thread. I am 6'4, have a 94 xlt and would like to find a riser. Im leaning towards 3" as to not have the extend the wiring/cables and I mostly sit when I ride so it is more for not hitting my knees while leaning/turning.

I guess I dont know what the difference between a riser and bar riser?

What are the thoughts about changing the handlebars too?

 

im 6 foot

 

im 6'11" and am going 9in this summer!!

that sounds weird!!! haha.

 

dude... you are a TOWER lol

 

I'm 6 ft and i have 6" risers on mine and its decent for sitting and decent standing, its hard to get one thats great for both sitting and standing.

 

its hard to get one thats great for both sitting and standing.

agreed^^
u cant see your guages as well either.

 

If you go 9", consider doing something to beef up the steering column. With that much leverage, it's very likely that you will bend/break something if you don't.

 

how would i do that??
never done it, please educate me.

 

On some of the Polaris sleds, there were aftermarket brackets that gave additional bracing above the hoop. There are also after-market steering columns made of stouter material. Some steering columns are hollow at the top. I have read about putting additional bracing inside the column to strengthen it. Some guys have even cut the top of the column off, added bracing, then rewelded the top.

When I had an Edge RMK, I did the first; added a bracket with an additional bearing above the hoop. It worked awesome, but the company that sold those no longer sells 'em. I have a Rox 5" on my 700 and am sometimes nervous because I have not done anything extra to strengthen the column.

I'm definitely not a Ski-doo guy, and only ride with one guy that rides one (a Summit 1000), so I don't see a lot of broken ones. But with 9" of rise, that's a ton of leverage to be adding, so it would be a good idea to ask around and see how well the steering column handles the additional torque. Just my humble opinion

 

i see, thanks alot.
good info!!

 

should i get straight bars if i would go 6 inches?

 

For your xlt, you can unbolt the bars from the steering column and put a piece of wood in there to mock up the height of a riser so you can see how it is going to fit. You will be able to see how far you can go before the cables need to be replaced. As mentioned, 2-3" is almost always ok without modifications, if you go higher, you will have to extend the brake line and throttle cable/oil line, and extend the wires to all the controls. I soldered the ends and used shrink tubing to seal them. there are a bunch of wires for the ignition kill switch, grip warmers, brake switch, and headlight switch to lengthen if you go too far.

It will depend on how you want to ride, if you do a lot of standing up, you may want to go at least 5". I hate bending over! It's harder on the back, especially for us old farts

 

yeah i do a lot standing up and it kills my back!!!!!!

 

Just yesterday I broke my steering columb right on the very top plate(not a problem since I am a welder). I also thought about putting a piece of roundstock down my columb till the bend in it just to for a little more strength. My sled only has a 2" riser I find it pretty good for myself, I am only 5'9".

 

im 6' 3" right now but im only 16 so i might still get taller and i have the stock four inch risers on my firecat and i want to ge bigger ones. im looking for some suggestions should i go with 6 or 8 inch risers. i like to sit down because i trail ride but i stand up about 25 to 40 percent of the time. being as tall as i am when i stand it is not a good feeling on my back to slotch over like that. any imput would be nice. i do understand i will need to extend cables

 

I'm 5'10" and I find that a 3.5" pivot riser is ok for standing, and I didn't have to buy any cable extensions.

The main thing is that you get a pivot style, so they go straight up, instead of angling back some.

 

I would like to put a pivot riser on my sled ,but I don't want to have to cut the steering column. Plus it would make the steering column weak and would probably make it easier to break. If I were going to put a pivot riser on my sled how tall of a riser do I get with out buying extensions and having to modify anything.

 

you can buy pivot adapters. The best way to find out how high you can go, is to unbolt your handlebars, pull them straight up and have someone measure the clearance. Then subtract 1/2" from that to be safe, and you have a good idea of what you can go.

 

Where do u measure from since the handlebar mount is at a 20 degree angle.

 

I guess I haven't seen one like that before.

 

if you have some extra bars laying around stand on the sled and hold the bars comfortably, then have a buddy measure the height. im 6' and on my 86 indy 600 i am doing 8 inches from stock with some protaper se henry/reed bend mx bars (about a 2 inch rise from just the bars, so 10" from stock)

it all depends on the riding youre doing but i am mostly doing pow and all mountain stuff

anything over 3" will need cable extensions. look on ebay for the powermadd extension, its like $30. powermadd also make riser blocks and the 8" one i wanted was $50. if you get new bars be looking to spend about $60 min. for some new ones.

all said and done youre looking at a $150-200 project, but it will be SO worth it

 

A side note on the 94 XLT, if the bars move up and down at all due to slop, then your mounts may be weakened.

On mine, the rivets that hold the mount to the tunnel are worn. To get to them I'll have to either pull the motor or pull the track, or both. Uhg.