[Ducati] 748 / superbike bar risers

[Brez998]

John,
  I just recently installed the Cycle Cat risers.  A couple of things to 
note.  Cycle Cat clip ons come in three heights and the tubes are longer 
than stock.  I first received the kit with the 1.5 inch risers and couldn't 
imagine putting those on my Duc.  I think my first thought "these things are 
like ape hangers".  I immediately returned them and got the .5 inch risers. 
Which I only mounted .25 on an inch higher than stock.  I don't know about 
the rest of the guys but any more than that slight difference and I believe 
I would run into clearance issues.  Even their product support will tell you 
that you can't mount the 1.5's at full height.  As I have it now my hands 
just about clears the mirrors at full lock.  This normally would be a 
problem but I'm an MSF instr. sometimes use my bike to demonstrate.
  I can't tell you how much difference that quarter of an inch and the less 
aggressive bar angle made!  I do not regret buying them for one moment. 
They have an awesome finished billet look, and look 10 times better than any 
of the Heli bars I have seen.  I actually think the angle makes more of a 
difference than the height, but that maybe cause I only changed the height 
slightly.  I swear by them now.  Hope this helps.

Brez 02 998
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Sheerin" <jsheerin at hughes.net>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:23 PM
Subject: [Ducati] 748 / superbike bar risers


> I'm thinking about adding some bar risers to my 748.  My back, shoulders,
> wrists, and neck all get a bit sore when I try to ride longer distances, 
> so
> I'm wanting to sit a bit more upright.  When I bought it, it came with
> Ferracci bar risers.  Reading their website, these raise the bar angle 8
> degrees from stock.  I'm looking at the Cycle Cat DBR1 or the Helibars. 
> The
> DBR1 moves the bars up up to 1.25" and can adjust the bar angle up to 8
> degrees (from the same angle as stock, I assume) while the Helibars go up
> 2.5" and 2" back (this is all from the various websites).  The Cycle Cat's
> look nicer since they're more adjustable, but they don't go up as high.
> Does anyone here have any experience with any of these options?  Any
> comparisons would be especially helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> John
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