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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.

Bar Risers, 25mm, KTM 890 / 790 / 390 Adventure / R, 390 Adventure, Husqvarna Norden 901

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.

@Hawkerjet thanks for the detailed write up. I've been playing around with ergo's a lot lately most recently moving the bars back to the "stock" position in an effort to help me sit back further in the seat and maintain a gap between the 'wedding tackle' and the tank. I noticed in an earlier post of yours that you turned the stock risers around to move the bars slightly closer and now that you've added the Touratech risers it looks like you've returned them to the original position? From the photo's in both posts it seems like the bars were in the rearward position and with the stock risers flipped they would be 1/2" closer again. If I've intrepreted the latest Touratech mod correctly the bars would now be higher and further away? I'm about 6"1' as well keen to understand how all that comes together once you have tested it out. Thanks.

 

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@Hawkerjet thanks for the detailed write up. I've been playing around with ergo's a lot lately most recently moving the bars back to the "stock" position in an effort to help me sit back further in the seat and maintain a gap between the 'wedding tackle' and the tank. I noticed in an earlier post of yours that you turned the stock risers around to move the bars slightly closer and now that you've added the Touratech risers it looks like you've returned them to the original position? From the photo's in both posts it seems like the bars were in the rearward position and with the stock risers flipped they would be 1/2" closer again. If I've intrepreted the latest Touratech mod correctly the bars would now be higher and further away? I'm about 6"1' as well keen to understand how all that comes together once you have tested it out. Thanks.

 

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Yes before installing the Touratech risers I did turn the stock risers around moving the bars aprox 1/2 inch closer to the rider. This was interesting but not really the effect that I was looking for. As a result of the angle of the triple clamp the bars also move downward a bit.

When I installed the Touratech risers I positioned the stock risers forward in the factory position. The one inch added height of the touratech risers also increases the amount of rearward movement of the bars. For me this combo produces the comfortable position I was looking for.

Regarding my old carcass I am just a measly 5 foot 9 and a buck 85 on the mass. Been out with this new setup a couple of times and really like the more relaxed position. What is interesting is how much it changes the character of the bike. The 790 has always felt pretty compact and small to me. With the taller bar height my 790 now feels like a much larger bike.

I really like the change and will not be going back.

@Hawkerjet great info thanks.