Just installed a set of Touratech 1 inch bar risers. The quality of these are excellent. I first tried a cheap Communist Chinese set of 3/4 inch risers and definitely liked the feel but was not impressed with the style and quality of the Chicom units.
After a search I discovered these Touratech risers. They are milled from a solid piece of 6061 aircraft aluminum and fit and finish is excellent.
The install is very strait forward. Remove the bars and stock risers then insert the Touratech risers between the triple clamp and the stock riser. This is an excellent way to accomplish the rise and retain a factory look. The Chinese units had a cobbed together look (dodgy for my mates across the pond) and left me wondering about their structural integrity. Handle bar mounts are something you don't want to risk failing at 100 mph.
The following made the process easier. I zip tied the bars to the turn signals to get them out of the way. You will probably notice the bolts that attach the risers are pretty hard to turn as KTM used waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much thread locker. After removing the stock risers and bolts, I sprayed some brake parts cleaner on the threads in the triple clamp and ran the new bolt that come with the 1 inch risers down several times while spraying more brake parts cleaner. Then I cleaned the goop off of the new bolt.
Installation is very strait forward. For thread locker on the riser bolts I used (sparingly) blue loctite. For positioning I used the rear hole in the triple clamp and rotated the stock riser to the forward position. This position will allow the extra inch of rise to work without doing a reroute of the clutch cable and front brake line. Both cables end up fairly tight at full turn left and right. You will have to pull up on both of these cables thru the plastic holder behind the triple clamp to get the needed slack up top.
Centering and angle adjustment of the bars is easy thanks to KTM indexing with marks on the bars for centering and rotation factor.
Looking forward to the rain stopping and doing a test ride.
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After a search I discovered these Touratech risers. They are milled from a solid piece of 6061 aircraft aluminum and fit and finish is excellent.
The install is very strait forward. Remove the bars and stock risers then insert the Touratech risers between the triple clamp and the stock riser. This is an excellent way to accomplish the rise and retain a factory look. The Chinese units had a cobbed together look (dodgy for my mates across the pond) and left me wondering about their structural integrity. Handle bar mounts are something you don't want to risk failing at 100 mph.
The following made the process easier. I zip tied the bars to the turn signals to get them out of the way. You will probably notice the bolts that attach the risers are pretty hard to turn as KTM used waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much thread locker. After removing the stock risers and bolts, I sprayed some brake parts cleaner on the threads in the triple clamp and ran the new bolt that come with the 1 inch risers down several times while spraying more brake parts cleaner. Then I cleaned the goop off of the new bolt.
Installation is very strait forward. For thread locker on the riser bolts I used (sparingly) blue loctite. For positioning I used the rear hole in the triple clamp and rotated the stock riser to the forward position. This position will allow the extra inch of rise to work without doing a reroute of the clutch cable and front brake line. Both cables end up fairly tight at full turn left and right. You will have to pull up on both of these cables thru the plastic holder behind the triple clamp to get the needed slack up top.
Centering and angle adjustment of the bars is easy thanks to KTM indexing with marks on the bars for centering and rotation factor.
Looking forward to the rain stopping and doing a test ride.
