Johnny57 wrote on 01/05/13 at 08:06:38:Drag bars will come closer to you as you increase the height of your risers. Cut off a broom to 29", sit on the bike and place the bars where you would like them to be comfortable. Then look to your risers and see how much longer they would have to be to use the broomsticks. Riser length will also dictate whether controls hit the tank when turning. It is not an exact science but bars alone on the stock risers is not going to give you many options.
This is what Johnny57 is talking about. These are I think 27" drag bars (they look a litter wider cause of the bar end mirrors/lights combo). Those are 6" risers.
These I would call "broomstick" bars, the stock drag bars have some pull back to them -V1 
I experimented by parking my bike in the garage so the handlebar area was lined up with a rafter running across the garage. I then took a 3 ft section of 1" PVC pipe, wrapped a piece of rope around each end then the other ends of the rope went over the rafters and tied so the PVC pipe was floating above the bike. I sat on the bike and adjusted my arms, body lean, grip, etc., until I found the perfect position. I inched my bike forward or backwards under the pipe as needed. I marked where the outside of my hands were on the bar and also measured height and any pullback in reference to the fork angle. I found no pullback was needed for me with 6" of rise. Took the rope off the PVC pipe, measured and added an inch on both sides of my grip placement outer marks to accommodate the space the grip ends/where hands are on grips. Measured the new distance on the bar and got my width. Viola! Height, width and pullback dimensions perfected to my particular tastes. Went on Go on ebay and the risers were I think $30 and the bar $25. The bar was 29" but I trimmed it. I like narrower bars. When I go wider I get the parachute effect. However, wider bars are better when doing a lot of really slow riding and maneuvering, like riding in a parade.
If you do likewise, cover your tank with a towel and use a PVD pipe. No metal pipe. If it slips while wiring it up the PVC won't hurt anything. You can also heat and bend the PVC pipe to add handlebar pullback. Then just measure that element when done.
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