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Reply #15 - 07/18/16 at 22:46:07
 
Zip you can't grow smaller  bars but you can cut down longer ones,get 30"s and if you think there to wide bob 'em.
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Reply #16 - 07/19/16 at 03:59:15
 
I'm thinking with 'z' bars I can craft a sheet metal dashboard with tach, speedo and lights, bolt it to the 'z' uprights, put the key in the tank cavity. Cool, no? Cool
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Reply #17 - 07/19/16 at 11:52:04
 
It sounds good. Be aware of the hazard it poses.
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Reply #18 - 07/19/16 at 12:54:22
 
JOG: forgot about cable. GPS maybe, or maybe not so cool Embarrassed
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Reply #19 - 07/20/16 at 12:19:45
 
KennyG,
Did you have any tank clearance issues or control cable problems when you put the 2" risers on?

I'm thinking along those lines.

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Reply #20 - 07/20/16 at 14:05:49
 
Norm,

You cannot go under 2"with the risers.

I would try to stay about 2 1/8" just to be safe.

The cables and brake line worked out without a problem.

I did leave the key in the gas cap and bent it over when I moved the bars.

I cut off the existing factory risers and it would have been easy enough to cut then at 2 1/8".

Kenny
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Reply #21 - 07/20/16 at 14:09:45
 
Be aware that the throttle cable comes out the bottom or the front depending on year.
So you may need more room if yours comes out the bottom.
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Reply #22 - 07/20/16 at 14:15:14
 
Kenny G wrote on 07/20/16 at 14:05:49:
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I cut off the existing factory risers and it would have been easy enough to cut then at 2 1/8".

Kenny



How did you cut down the risers?  And did you need to buy some new hardware (shorter bolts)?
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Reply #23 - 07/20/16 at 17:10:12
 
Tocsik,

As Verslagen pointed out some model years will require taller risers. My S40 is a 2013 and 2" is just tall enough.

I cut my risers off with a hacksaw, which is very hard way to get precision workmanship. I made a clamp out of a piece of 2x4 and bored a hole in it to match the diameter of the riser and then cut a saw kerf across the edge of the 2x4 so I could clamp it. I then bored and tapped the riser to match the existing metric fastener.

If this is your first metal project, and you don't have a n Atlas Lathe or a Bridgeport you might want to consider buying risers.

I did make risers from socket wrenches and didn't care for them.

If you have a drill press and decide to cut your risers down I can walk you through the process.

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