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#284203 08/04/2008 2:56 PM
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does anyone have these on, and how do you like them. I have a bad lower back and was wondering if these would help.--thanks

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rjfran #284204 08/04/2008 4:58 PM
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I have them, and like them. I have lower back problems occasionally as well, and these seem to help on short rides. For longer rides though I don't think they make much difference. I'm planning on putting on a backrest when I can afford it.

One thing I did find on my bike... when I turn the bars all the way to the left the riser juuuuust barely touches the speedo console, BUT that's because I have a tank bib on. It raises the console slightly.


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rjfran #284205 08/04/2008 5:16 PM
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I have installed them, I'm 5'11" and found that moving the bars back and up felt much more comfortable. The biggest thing I found was that the front end felt more secure.

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MadPhil #284206 08/04/2008 5:16 PM
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I had them on my america and loved them, I have now transferred them on to the speedy, but will be using them with the america bars, you deffinately need a back rest of some sort to make them comfy. I will be putting the corbin on the speedy


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rjfran #284207 08/04/2008 7:56 PM
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I have the same problem. Jim's Spacers at 1/5th the cost gave me about an inch of pull back.....enough so I can lean back against the Corbin backrest.

http://www.spacerjim.com/TSpacers.html


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Shutterbug #284208 08/04/2008 8:42 PM
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Jim's rock.

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birchr #284209 08/04/2008 9:18 PM
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I find the speedie risers with America bars are a nice comfortable position to have with a Corbin seat with backrest, but I do like the look of the Rivco risers.

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Stacka #284210 08/05/2008 12:25 AM
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I have a friend wth a lathe that made me a set of spacers like the "Jims" only 1-1/4" tall. I may move my throttle cables and brake lines and have him make me another 1/2" taller yet.

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They rock, hands down.




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MackDaddy #284212 08/06/2008 7:54 PM
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mackdaddy are those rivcos on your bike they look different then the ones on the site.


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69bonney #284213 08/06/2008 8:14 PM
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I put the rivco risers on my 02 america and found them to be very comfortable had to move the throtle cables to the right handside of the tank looks great

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Quote:

mackdaddy are those rivcos on your bike they look different then the ones on the site.




Yup. They're the newly redesigned units. Cool, eh?!


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