Bar risers for V11 Sport (Ballabio)

[BallabioJoj]

Dear all, after 20 years am still owning and riding a 2004 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio. All running great. Just wondering if the cables and brake hydraulic pipes etc would be long enough to install some 20 mm 'risers' between the bars and triple clamp?

Was considering these, even if they are a bit pricey compared to some standard stock models:

 https://voigt-mt.de/Lenkererhoehung-Riser-20mm-fuer-Lenker-mit-O-28mm-mit-ABE

thanks for any help/advice! Cheers, Jonathan

[motortouring]

They have a bit for compensating the distance for the brake line.

https://voigt-mt.de/3-cm-Verlaengerung-fuer-Bremsleitung-oder-Kupplungsleitung-universal

But for a little more you have a new brake line. Also nice after 20 years :-)

[Joe]

After installing MPH risers on my 01 Rosso Mandello, I was able to buy a hydraulic clutch line for a 1997 MG Centauro, which is longer than my original stock line, It works great.

[audiomick]

10 hours ago, BallabioJoj said:

...Was considering these, ...

voigt-mt.de/Lenkererhoehung-Riser...fuer-Lenker-mit-O-28mm...

 

I'm just wondering, why do you want clamps for a 28mm handlebar? Do you have a particular handlebar in mind? As far as I know, most handlebars are 22mm, not 28mm.

 

And my personal opinion, this claim from the text sounds like bullshit to me:

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Durch die höhere Lenkerposition ...(wird)... ein direkteres Fahrgefühl erreicht.

For the other inmates here: that claims that the higher handlebar provides a more direct "steering feel".

In my experience, the further away from the upper triple-clamp (obere Gabelbrücke) the handlebar is, the more indirect the steering feels.

Edited 7 hours ago by audiomick