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Posted by greenbarn
 - March 24, 2013, 22:49:49 PM

Betcha there's a bolt head hiding under the handlebar going through the riser "extenstion".  Looks to me like taking out that 4" extension, or spacer would put it back to stock.

I can see what you mean - those appear a little awkward-looking, maybe - hard to tell without seeing the whole handlebar picture.  Mine (I don't know what brand they are) were made on an angle, sweeping them back a bit.  I think they put the bars in a nice position, comfort-wise.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - March 24, 2013, 22:49:17 PM

  ok a 1999 riser looks like these, not the best because it is hard to see them

Posted by Petemoss
 - March 24, 2013, 22:44:20 PM

Greenbarn, that's what I'm thinking...

Posted by greenbarn
 - March 24, 2013, 22:41:06 PM

I'm getting a mental image...   Maybe yours use the original clamp and just use a longer bolt to attach the riser part - I have never had mine off, and they came on the bike, so I don't exactly know what "stock" looks like.

I looked up the OEM parts on kawasakipartshouse, and if yours look like the attachment, then maybe that's exactly how your risers are.  Looks like taking them out and/or shortening them would only entail getting shorter bolts, maybe. 

Posted by Petemoss
 - March 24, 2013, 22:30:29 PM

My risers look like a 4" pipe is seperate from the part that holds to the bars. It's hard to explain without pics, but, they do look detachable.

Okay, I'm uploading a pic soon.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - March 24, 2013, 22:20:55 PM

 don't think those are stock......are they?

Posted by greenbarn
 - March 24, 2013, 22:10:27 PM

This is a pic of my risers.  The actual "riser" part is half of the handlebar clamp, so it can't be removed and left out of hte pictures, without replacing with something else to clamp the bars.  Yours could be different, though.

Posted by Petemoss
 - March 24, 2013, 21:38:21 PM

I don't think so. I'll have to get back to you on that. I'll take a picture of them tomorrow.

Posted by greenbarn
 - March 24, 2013, 21:33:51 PM

If they're like mine, the lower half of the riser would have to be replaced with something else (lower in your case) to hold the bar.  They look like these?

Posted by Petemoss
 - March 24, 2013, 21:27:19 PM

Swap out, but not remove?

Posted by pcarrell
 - March 24, 2013, 21:03:14 PM

Absolutely you can swap out risers for different size risers.  The thing you've got to take into consideration is cable and hose lengths.  Scootworks sells a ton of risers for our bikes.

Posted by Petemoss
 - March 24, 2013, 20:54:11 PM

I have 4" risers on my handlebars. I was thinking a lower profile look would look better. Can the risers be removed without compromising the safety of the bike?

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