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Alternative riser kit for Sprint's
- Subject: Alternative riser kit for Sprint's
- From: "Rick Damiani" <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 07:40:49 -0800
The company I work for sells CNC software so, consequently, I have
access to CNC mills and lathes as well as the software required to
generate billet parts. I uploaded a rendering of riser block I created
for my Sprint. My design goals were:
1) Retain the clamping effect of the stock handlebars.
2) Retain stock brake lines for easy installation.
3) Somewhat lower rise as compared to the GenMar kit.
The design I have results in a total rise of ~1" (.9, to be exact),
reproduces the clamping effect of the stock handlebars, and allows
retaining the stock brake lines (although the master cylinder assembly
does need to be rotated forward a few degrees). The kit is made out of
billet aircraft-quality aluminum and I may be able to arrange for
powder coating in white or black. I can also produce the kits in
different heights and even fiddle with the location some (i.e. move
the bars forward or back a bit) although for technical reasons .9
inches is about the minimum that is safe. Anything higher than about
1" will require a new brake line, though, and I cannot offer those.
They are, however, easily obtainable from many different sources.
I have had a prototype of these risers attached to my bike for about
five weeks and several thousand miles and the difference is like night
and day. I would like to make them available to the list members, but
am still trying to work out pricing. That's where you listmembers come in. I
think that these risers are better than the GenMar risers mainly because
they don't comprimise the clamping force on the forks like the GenMar kit
does *and* they do not require replacement brake lines when fitting. Take a
look at the rendering and let me know how much you all think would be fair
for them.
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