My Impressions of the MV Motorrad Bar Riser

[Kneedragger55]

Let us know what you think after a few hundred miles.

Yep will do. I put about a thousand miles on since getting the bike and my 5'6" height and short arms lend me to some upper back and neck pain unless I'm riding aggressive (in which case it's still there I probably just forget). Decided to pull the trigger prior to taking a 2,000 mile trip 2-up in early June. Will definitely be a good test, so hoping to get some good around town results prior to making the full stretch.

 

[gixxerjasen]

Let us know what you think after a few hundred miles.

I freaking LOVE mine. You know it works when you don't even think about it.

 

[FXRS]

Just out of curiosity, I shot the people at MV Motorrad a quick email asking about the different torque values in the English language directions versus the German version.

I'll let you folks know what I hear back. Hope they don't tell me I'm a dumb sh*t. Wouldn't be the first time, just the first time in German

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[FXRS]

Well, I sent them the email on Tuesday and still haven't received any response. Oh well, not really all that concerned. If they do reply I'll post up.

Maybe they have the full engineering staff working overtime on this and will get back to us over the weekend....

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[Kneedragger55]

Crazy fast shipping. Shipping notification on last Wednesday, received on Friday!!! That's literally faster than most stuff I order from Amazon Prime.They also emailed english instructions as soon as I purchased. Hopefully installing tonight or sometime this week along with some T-Rex frame sliders purchased from a fellow member. Can't beat half price on forum classifieds!!

 

[14ES]

They ship all kinds of drawings of the plate - so if you're good with CAD, you can machine your own I guess...

There are 5 DS pages of TUV certification. A bunch of drawing pages for FJR & BMW 1200 RS (why?) and 2 single-sided installation sheets each for German, English and French. One of the pages has 3 pics showing the mods for the cables and special brackets for giving you enough slack.

There's enough there on paper to do a clean install...as far as I know. I haven't installed mine yet on the ES. I had my plate in 3 days from Germany to NJ.

 

[stose85]

Hey guys I have a quick question. I've installed the Touratech risers which required me to replace the wire loom and cut up the stock. I'd rather not buy a new loom and my idea was to cut back the wire guide's and re-install it. Has anyone gone from risers that require replacement of the old loom and re-installed a cut loom later? I'd assume my biggest concern is to smooth of the edges so the wires don't get chewed up. Luckily I saved all the hardware and didn't throw anything away. It appears that the MV option is better for the vertically challenged as we can keep the bars in the stock position or move them slightly outward if needed.

 

[gixxerjasen]

MV works very nicely for the vertically challenged. You know, so I hear.

 

[stose85]

Did I type that? I walked into that one Jason. Good one

 

[FXRS]

I've now taken two nice test rides and absolutely love them.

I was looking to bring the bars a little closer to me, not as concerned about raising them up but that was a nice benefit.

The part I really, really like is being able to adjust the sweep/angle of the bars. I prefer a more flat or wider bar versus a more V-shape and this plate allows me to do so. My wrists feel good and the turn-in seems quicker with less effort due to more natural leverage & comfort. But, that could just be in my giddy head too

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Because I wasn't looking to bring the bars a lot closer to me I was able to pivot the bars out, get my desired angle and still get my desired closer position due to the plate offset. Nice product!!

 

[gixxerjasen]

Did I type that? I walked into that one Jason. Good one

I was just saying that I heard from a...a friend, yea a friend, that they work very well for short people. Not that I'd know...time to go outside and dunk some basketballs, later!

 

[Kneedragger55]

Mine went on last night in a little over an hour and not much more efffort. The ride into work this morning was extremely pleasant. I noticed a big difference as soon as I pulled out of the driveway. I think the height increase is even beneficial for us shorties because it still reduces the reach by decreasing the vertical angle. I mean....you've got to have a big bar raise before you start reaching up. Right now I have mine all the way back and at the steepest angle, and I love it. May take a long route otw home just to test out a little more, but these things definitely look like winners.

 

[Uncle Hud]

gixxerjasen posted: MV works very nicely for the vertically challenged. You know, so I hear.

It also works well for the long-waisted, as I can attest personally. (Can't speak to the "long-wasted" community.)

 

[stose85]

I ordered a set on Monday and they will arrive Thursday. Not bad for a product coming from Germany! I'm going to try my hand at recording the uninstall process of my Touratech risers and installation of the MV's with the new GoPro for those that are interested. I'll be putting the TT's up for sale after all is said and done.

 

[14ES]

There are 2 brackets you need to add that come in the package with the risers......
andreus009 had a couple good pics at what your looking at in post 277 & 279....

1. The 2 hole spacer that goes on the left side..... Pretty easy, unbolt whats there add that in rebolt it down....

I didn't feel I needed more reach then what stock gave me so I didn't modify mine.

Just below this bracket ^^^ and forward is a factory zip tie that holds a bunch of wires to the forks that needs to be loosened up quite a bit, just press the tab of the zip tie and open it a bunch of clicks so the wires are loose.... you can follow them from the the wires that are all in front of the ignition key area.

Once those are loose, pull them to get some slack.... You will need it to be able to get the bars to travel back towards the seat...

2. The small machined aluminum block that goes on the right side.... that one is tricky, as there is tension on the metal brake / clutch lines.... I ended up using a long flat head to get some leverage to pry them forward, getting those screws in was a bit tedious but not impossible...

Hope Andrew doesn't mind the picture thievery.....

Once you get into it, it should be pretty self explanatory - I did it by myself and it went well, would have been nice to have an extra set of hands though...

Good luck

Just a 'Thank You!' for taking the time and effort to share your tips. I found them useful while doing mine today on my '14 ES.

After getting everything torqued down to spec, I took it for a spin around the block. I didn't want to come home!

First thing I noticed was it took me 3 attempts to get it off the center stand when sitting on the bike. Not a big deal, but I noticed this right away.

Second is that it seemed more top heavy when backing out of the garage and turning 90 deg to get down the lane. Nothing bad, just different.

I noticed that it took a lot longer for my right hand to go numb...there was a LOT less weight on my wrists - this is GOOD!

I also noticed that the center of gravity has changed. Full throttle mid-1st gear and quick shift into 2nd made the front wheel come off the ground an inch or two before settling right back down again. No biggie as my GSX1100F does this too on an all out 1-2 shift.

I'm not sure if anyone else has this 'issue' but I found my pinky fingers gravitating towards my ring fingers, giving rise to the dreaded 'claw'. The plate is all the way back but the angle is stock (with bar ends as close as I can get them to me). I think tomorrow I will push the bar ends forward to reduce the angle a little and get my wrists where they are closer to a 90 deg angle to the bars.

I'll chime back in after I've done this. I'm pretty happy with this plate so far.

 

[stose85]

Here's my video review and my first time editing with a GoPro. If you are looking for some tips and tricks on installation or just want more information here it is. I welcome any critiques or advice concerning my video. I absolutely love these risers! I have now noted that I said "brake line" several times in reference to the "clutch line".

 

[Mihalis fjr]

Nice,useful video!Thanks.

 

[14ES]

Just an update:

I made some adjustments to the plate and bars since the initial install. Unlike the stock mounting arrangement, it IS possible to have one bar closer to you than the other. This can be a result of the plate being slightly clocked one way or the other or from the bars not being tilted the same amount from one side to the other. My left bar was off about 3/16", which was completely perceivable when going down the road. I used a tape measure from the bar ends to a few common points to get them dead on exact.

I also, by eye, gauged the distances left & right where the plate sits behind the ignition key switch - then snugged the bolts a little to keep them from walking on the final torque down. They call for 43 LB-FT. I bumped this up to 50 on my bike just because it 'felt' better when I checked it with a standard ratchet.

 

[Uncle Hud]

Ummmm, somebody told me that if you torque to their spec, then try to make a supertight U-turn in a parking lot solely to impress a pretty woman parked in an adjacent SUV .... you can drop your brand-new 2015 FJR and tweak the left handlebar out of position.

Whoever that was, he torqued "the living ****" out of the nut after he got the handlebar repositioned.

He also said you probably have to ask the aforementioned pretty woman in the SUV to help you pick up your bike because it's too heavy.

Jeez, like, glad that wasn't me, or anything.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

I had a young woman almost kill me (she) barreling down a turn lane at 60mph, as I was entering the turn lane. Though my Heli's were torqued to proper specs, in my yanking the bike around to reverse course and dispense counsel, I easily pushed a bar out of position. They don't get torqued merely to mfr specs any more....