Tusk bars and Tusk bar risers. Now with pics

I got some new parts yesterday so I headed out to the garage today to put them on. I bought the Tusk CR Hi bend bars and the Tusk bar risers. I had the Tusk bars on my 05 XR650l and liked them so I bought another pair. Man what a difference it feel's like a new bike. My ride in Socal the (? bend Renthal bars) felt way way to low and it was hard to ride standing up. Now the bars are the right height and I feel good standing. I used all the spacers in the Tusk kit and the cables are just long enough, the bars look good to but seam to scratch easy. I couldn't get the MSR crash bars to fit on the new bars so I added some knock off Acerbis hand guards. I bought them two years ago for $20 bucks each shipped so I bought two pairs, the other pair I put on my CR85 Supermoto. If your looking for some height for your bars you can't go wrong for $19.95 with the Tusk bar risers they look a litttle funky all stacked up but perform great.


I will try to get pics tomorrow

I use the tusk risers as well & have no complaints. Agree they look a little funky when you use the whole stack, but that's also one of the cool things about them is they come with a varity of thickness in the pkg, so you can mix-n-match spacers to get that "perfect" height.

+1 on the Tusk risers. I put the entire stack on top of the BRP submount. It took longer throttle cables, but now I have the rise I like.

The stack



cables are just long enough



the $20 hand guards

Or, why the stack?

Gonna have to look at those... Being 6'5" my bike is fine sitting but standing is another story

Bump wrote:Or, why the stack?

I'm 6'3...... long legs short arms

When I stood up with the original setup it felt like the bars were at my knees, now when I stand I have good control of the bike and it feels comfortable. Also when sitting it helps me keep my elbows up and out.

Cool tip, Clipity.

I'm learning a lot here, including how to spend a boatload of dinero.

Dave

I'm 6'3" as well (was 6'4" but getting old ...) and standing in the attack position just really feels vulnerable. Ride with a friend who is 5'5" and he loos like Easy Rider standing...

Clipity wrote:

Bump wrote:Or, why the stack?

I'm 6'3...... long legs short arms

When I stood up with the original setup it felt like the bars were at my knees, now when I stand I have good control of the bike and it feels comfortable. Also when sitting it helps me keep my elbows up and out.

Functionality is all that matters isn't it?

hmmm, last time I looked RockyMountain did no longer offer the 7/8-risers
made me a little unhappy

the 'stack' because the Tusk risers cover anything from 1/2" to not sure 2"???
they come with several sets of bolts
and you can stack them to the hight you desire

at 5'6 1/2" with long legs I have CR low bars
as they were flopping around in the garage
and full hight Tusk risers