Yup had them on a ZZR1400 5mins to fit and looking at the bike you can,t tell Mine were Genbar i think .Only had them on the bike for a week as i made a mistake buying the sucker so got shut but the risers seem to get a very good write up. (Are your wrist acheing or is your back)
I fitted then to my RR5 took the bike up the road then took them off. The cabbles were a little tight and the tickover needed adjusting which un-nerved me somewhat, I guess I didn't really give them a chance but it didn't seem right somehow? I fitted stomp Grips instead and to be fair they help taking the weight off of your wrists. They were easy to fit though!! this is a pic with them on
This is quite interesting to me as I am getting some problems with my wrists aching. On the MAG event I was beginning to lose feeling in my right hand by the time we split up. I was thinking it was a problem with my glove as the thumb length is a bit on the short side for me and spending that amount of time without any real movement to get more comfortable took it's toll. By the time I got home, riding with a more natural action on the bars the pins and needles had disappeared. Can risers make that much of a difference?
I didn't have them on long enough, I guess when we need them it time to change bike. I have wrist problems but it goes with the choice of bike. As you can see from the pic they looked ok, the throttle is 180 digrees different looks a bit odd at first? The Heli bars fitting instructions suggested that no new cables or hydraulics lines would need changing but they were very tight indeed, thats why I took them off and stuck them back on ebay. What I didn't like was that they are wider so mirror extentions would be needed if you like looking at what you've just past? If they mean you get to keep your Blade and enable you to ride in comfort then go for it, they can be changed back at any time.
Hi, When I ride the 2011 CBR I have no weight on my hands or wrists I just alter my seating postion so I could sit up or take my hands off the bars and feel balanced, but when ridding in slow traffic I can still get pins in my right hand, but this seems to go away at speed I also grip the tank with my knees. You should be able to flap your arms and do the crazy chicken thing, that is ride with no weight on your arms / hands you are then in better control of the bike as well. When I first got the bike I wanted to fit risers, (I even fitted a risers to my CB1300) but now the position feels natural (at least for about 80miles). It only took one month and 900 miles to feel at home. Regards, Rob I am 5' 7"
They will take the weight of your wrists Ken but every inch higher you go on the bars then naturally the more upright you will be sitting . I think to have enough of an affect you will be sat up high enough that you no longer need a sports bike but a sports tourer . Its worth the pain for the bike status IMO lol
I dont know if you have seen the position of john McGuinness TT wining fireblade but they are raised up and he is 17 times TT winner so i am thinking that feeling comfortable on the bike is more important than suffering the pain just for the bike status ie all bike racers adjust the positioning of foot pegs bars etc to feel right on the bike not just to pose
I get pins and needles/cramp in my right hand on every sports bike I ride and my 2006 blade is no differen (I even get it on a naked)t.In my case I do not think it is a matter of bar height but more a case of throttle use as my left hand is always fine. I tend to grip the bike with my thighs to avoid weight on the wrists and arms, riding fast obviously takes a lot of weight off ....well that's my excuse anyway. As far as I know, my bars are standard and I am quite surprised at how high I sit on the blade. I tried risers once on a previous bike and although it made me sit more upright I still got the cramp/pins and needles in the throttle hand. I will be interested to hear of any improvements to the blade by using risers.
Fireblades have high rise bars as standard mate . A good 2 inches higher than all the other brand bikes competing in the TT.. I totally agree with you about getting your positioning right as its you that knows where you are comfortable on the bike. Iv got rear sets on mine to alter the riding position .. Im just wondering if Heli bars give enough adjustment to actually make a difference ? Iv never tried them so can't really comment anyway
They are actually lower on his endurance version and that i would of thought would have the tweaks for comfort
As I mentioned, after the MAG run after about 10 miles at a constant throttle position and what was, in effect, a dead straight road, it was quite uncomfortable. Couple this with the fact that averaging 30 mph, my torso wasn't being lifted by the airstream. On the return run to Exeter, through the twisties and constantly on and off the throttle the discomfort went away relatively quickly.
Any way the reason i was thinking of changing them is because i am only 5 foot 5 inches and i find it a bit of a stretch and i find sport tourers more uncomfortable as most are a lot taller than the blade and are hard to touch the floor I only asked the question to find out wether any one had tried them and what they think of the product not to get in to a slanging match with any one
No slanging match intended mate . Just trying to share what iv heard about them . 9/10 peole iv spoke to that have either raised or lowered the bars have changed back to OEM after a few months . Honda Have purposely put high rise bars on compared to other sports bikes to give what they think is the best compromise between race bike and comfort on the road Personal opinion from me is that the OEM bars are good. I used to get a bit of ache and arm pump in traffic but as suggested above gripping the bike with your knees and letting your arms relax help loads . Do ou have Stomp Grip on your tank ? Makes gripping the bike come naturally and takes a lot of weight of your wrists . Gotta be worth a go and looks super cool to lol.. Sorry if i offended you in my last post . didn't mean to mate
The bars i spoke about recentley Rose up about 20mm and set back about 18mm so you could not tell by looking at the bike but every time they came on ebay they were snapped up i paid £100.00 new and got £85.00 when i relisted them I think the seller was called sumething like Jonny Rocket .If you need them get them .Ps i had a blade but also have a bit of tennis elbow so i sort of driffed towards the ZZR1400 mainly for comfort and of course speed ,however i got the speed and maybe because i am tall the sucker wrecked my back and wrist hence the risers anyhow i got shut fast and back on the blade which i think is perhaps the most comfotable of all sports bikes and i have only had pins and needles once and thats with going out with a couple of old duffers living the dream,
