riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

General Bike chat
User avatar
AMCQ46
Posts: 16535
Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 4:54 pm
Location: Worcestershire / Warwickshire border

riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by AMCQ46 »

Now I have the KTM adventure beast for everyday use, I am thinking that perhaps the Firestorm can go more towards sporty riding / trackdays. so contemplating taking the flat bars off and putting clipons back on.

with teh RSV4 forks and yokes, I will need to get clipons that go under the top yoke, so will need a riser section so they fit inside the fairing.

2 questions:
1) for those who have different forks that need the clipon fitted under the yoke, what rize did you need? and do you have a flat top yoke or a gulwing?

2) what options are there for riser clip ons, and what is the best?


I have seen various types, what have you got?

APEX
Image

Woodcraft
Image

Gilles Vario
Image

ABM
Image

Driven Racing
Image
AMcQ
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

On the Ex Jones Storm with the EX Mons front end on it...I have Woodcraft ones fitted...Without looking I don't know if they are up or under the yoke...

Sure Tony will fill in the details...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

CJ Storm.
CJ Storm 101.jpg
CJ Storm 103.jpg
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

Red 633 has a 916 front end on it I think the bars are TBR...Deff under...
633 6.jpg
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
User avatar
AMCQ46
Posts: 16535
Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 4:54 pm
Location: Worcestershire / Warwickshire border

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by AMCQ46 »

thanks Mac,

the Jonsey bike looks to have woodcraft bars. what height riser?

dont recognize the other ones on 633, but same question, what height rise?
AMcQ
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

AMCQ46 wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:06 pm thanks Mac,

the Jonsey bike looks to have woodcraft bars. what height riser?

dont recognize the other ones on 633, but same question, what height rise?

I will give them a measure for you when I pull my measuring stick out, which will only be when I pull my finger out from somewhere else.

Prob be tomorrow...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
tony.mon
Posts: 15943
Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:46 pm
Location: Norf Kent

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by tony.mon »

From memory the Woodcrafts were 2" or 2 1/2" rise.
Well made piece of kit, recommended.
They bolt onto the fork below the top yoke, and I set them slightly above the top yoke, but they're adjustable, maybe Jonesy or Mac moved them to fit their ergonomic preferences.

One of the reasons I fitted them was that I used a Blade gull-wing top yoke, and the rise helped to put the clipon back in roughly the right place.
Blade USD forks are shorter than firestorm ones, and although I like weight on the front end it leaves your hands quite low for road use.
Probably fine for track, though.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
User avatar
AMCQ46
Posts: 16535
Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 4:54 pm
Location: Worcestershire / Warwickshire border

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by AMCQ46 »

tony.mon wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:31 pm From memory the Woodcrafts were 2" or 2 1/2" rise.
Well made piece of kit, recommended.
They bolt onto the fork below the top yoke, and I set them slightly above the top yoke, but they're adjustable, maybe Jonesy or Mac moved them to fit their ergonomic preferences.

One of the reasons I fitted them was that I used a Blade gull-wing top yoke, and the rise helped to put the clipon back in roughly the right place.
Blade USD forks are shorter than firestorm ones, and although I like weight on the front end it leaves your hands quite low for road use.
Probably fine for track, though.
thans tony, so if you had a gullwing yoke, that could be taken off my calculation for what I need to use. can you remember how much offset the top yoke had?
AMcQ
User avatar
Kev L
Posts: 11209
Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:57 pm
Location: Hertford, England

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by Kev L »

The 954 forks with gullwing top yoke I used SV parts bars with 3.5” rise. :thumbup:
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
User avatar
AMCQ46
Posts: 16535
Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 4:54 pm
Location: Worcestershire / Warwickshire border

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by AMCQ46 »

Kev L wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:51 pm The 954 forks with gullwing top yoke I used SV parts bars with 3.5” rise. :thumbup:
Not heard of Sv parts Kev. Are you happy with the quality? Also what do you estimate the gullwing offset to be?
AMcQ
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

AMCQ46 wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:02 am
Kev L wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:51 pm The 954 forks with gullwing top yoke I used SV parts bars with 3.5” rise. :thumbup:
Not heard of Sv parts Kev. Are you happy with the quality? Also what do you estimate the gullwing offset to be?
These SV parts Kev/Al ?

https://www.svracingparts.com/store/Clip-Ons-c467271
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
User avatar
Stephan
Posts: 983
Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:58 pm
Location: Prague, Czech

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by Stephan »

I have these aggro looking ones with 96 blade forks. Medium height and fits perfectly. Cannot manage to show the picture ...

https://www.discovolantemoto.co.uk/Taro ... -semi-high

Image

https://imgshare.io/images/2021/01/26/cocpit.jpg
Last edited by Stephan on Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:23 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Kev L
Posts: 11209
Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:57 pm
Location: Hertford, England

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by Kev L »

Thanks Mac, yep they’re the bars. They’ve gone up in price since I got mine. But that was in 2011 (bloody hell where does the time go!!!)
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

So I pulled my measuring stick out, after I pulled my finger out & pulled 4 bikes out to get to said stick...

CJ Storm has Woodcraft bars with a gull wing yoke. Top of Yoke to tip of bar is 2".
CJ Bar 3.jpg
CJ Bar 1.jpg
CJ Bar 2.jpg
These are USD forks BTW.

The width on these bar end to bar end is 29"
Last edited by MacV2 on Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
User avatar
MacV2
Posts: 17418
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Location: Grain

Re: riser clipons, what height needed? - what's recommended?

Post by MacV2 »

On the other wrist...

Red 633 has TBR bars but on 916 forks n yokes...

There is a rise of about an inch with these...
633 Bar 3.jpg
633 Bar 1.jpg
633 Bar 2.jpg
The width on these bar end to bar end is 26" but they are set funny the angles are all wrong & need adjusting for me.
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Post Reply