General topics » Bar riser dilemma

Having owned the bike for a few weeks, I had my longest ride so far yesterday.... about 3 or 4 hours. The bike will be used for short blasts as well as long tours, with my wife and luggage on the back. I've moved the GPS to the fantastic Moto-mate and I really like the position there. With the original screen at the lowest position it just about protects the satnav assembly. I've found the screen at the most comfortable just there.

I'm starting to think that I do need to install the Wunderlich bar-risers that I already bought since the lowish bars agitated my osteoarthritis yesterday. I had remembered using riser on my Triumph Sprints and VFR which felt good.

So the dilemma - as you know, with the bar-risers, the clutch reservoir won't clear the GPS. The scree at this lowest position prevents moving the GPS far enough away. I was considering buying the MRA Vario screen which I've used on many bikes before. I'd probably use it at the lowest setting. This might create a bit more space to move the GPS back a bit. a dark screen will also help to hide all the scaffolding for the GPS.

Something I haven't investigated is how much I can rotate the reservoir down to avoid hitting the GPS.

Or the GPS goes back to the original position and the bar risers go on.

Any thoughts appreciated.

One bike I test rode back a few years has the tubular R bars on which gave a slightly less aggressive riding position.. no issues with fairing and reservoirs impacting.

The Heli risers may be your solution. They move the bar up and back.
https://www.helibars.com/bmw/bmw-r1200rs/

On my 1200RS, I have the MV-Motorrad bar risers, Motomate sat nav mount and MRA Vario screen combination with no clearance issues at all.

Roland, my advice would be to fit the risers as you already have them and see if the clutch housing does foul the GPS mount. Honestly with my Illium risers there is some fouling at full lock, but I don’t find it an issue, full lock will never be reached whilst riding only when manoeuvring the bike around the drive and garage and I can take care of that quite easily, no real issue.

Thanks all. I'm going to put the risers on as Boxerboy says. I'll fiddle a few things if necessary to make it all fit. I've also ordered an MRA Vario screen which will hopefully give the GPS a bit more wiggle room.

Roland,

If you are unhappy with the results I have the MV Motorrad Technik handlebar risers. There were zero problems installing those even though I have the moto-mate Nav cradle. From the Motorworks blurb:

"These sophisticated and elaborately milled adapters bring the handlebars 80mm closer and 20mm higher, and thus ensure a significant improvement in sitting position.
The modification takes only about 10 minutes. The original GPS mount screws from the BMW kit can be re-used. The original brake and clutch lines remain, only one cable tie must be removed at the bottom. The adapters have the same finish as the original yoke and handlebar."

Chris

I tried it out this morning and it's all turned out better than I expected, so I'm very happy. You know that feeling when you really ant to make an adjustment (like the bar risers) but you try to convince yourself you don't really need it? With my Osteoarthristis, I need it despite minimising the weight onto my wrists.

With the risers on, the clutch reservoir was hitting the GPS mount as I expected. I moved the mount up slightly and moved the controls down slightly. This seems to give a more comfortable lever position anyway. So now everything is clear or each other except the screen at the lowest position when the satnav rests on the screen slightly. With the Moto-Mate the screen adjustment feels a bit stiffer so I can raise the screen by about one cm to clear the GPS. I do have the MRA Vario on order which will probably give me a little more room.

The clutch cable was a little tighter than I'd like on right-lock so I loosened a few things up right down to the zip tie about the radiator. I think it's slack enough now but I don't really know what it needs to feel like. No U turns for a while till I forget

Thanks for all of the advice!

I've had a set of MV-Motorrad ones fitted for most of this year, but I've just taken them off because I suspect I may prefer it without them.

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I've had a set of MV-Motorrad ones fitted for most of this year, but I've just taken them off because I suspect I may prefer it without them.

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It's not a conclusion - I'm dithering. I'm not even sure if I'm going to ride it before the Spring and by then I could easily have changed my mind again

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It's not a conclusion - I'm dithering. I'm not even sure if I'm going to ride it before the Spring and by then I could easily have changed my mind again

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Zitat von RolandN im Beitrag #13

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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #12

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It's not a conclusion - I'm dithering. I'm not even sure if I'm going to ride it before the Spring and by then I could easily have changed my mind again

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I'm not that different. I make changes all the time, not always for any reason or for the better

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