I'm All Shook Up...

Aluminium Risers

In June of 26 I had convinced myself that my KLR Windshield was not quite true center anymore.

In January of this year, I purchased some plastic risers made on a 3D printer from one of the KLR specialty sites (3D Cycle Works). They were quite difficult to fit properly.

I started noticing left hand side sag and suspected "summit were amiss" as Wallace would say to Gromit.

The only problem with these was that I didn't get the adjustable ones.

Then, last week, while perusing the interwebs for assorted KLR tat, I saw the CNC site had adjustable ones for sale for $ 11.99 plus postage, reduced from $29.99, so I grabbed me a set.

What could go wrong for twelve clams I asked myself?

As I was taking off the old 3D Cycle Works Printed ones, I observed that the right one was fine but the left one was split at the top and the bottom, revealing the potential horrors I avoided as this coulda flown right orf eventually, (while I were riding it).

Cracked 3D Riser

This probably resulted in the slight sag misalignment my optical sensors picked up on.

I was expecting the new ones to also be plastic 3D printed junk but I did a 4 minute jig for joy when examining them revealed they iz made from top quality Aluminium!

New CNC Windshield risers right side view

Only bitch here is not all the screws in the kit are the same length, said instructions had photos but not clear enough for that detail and the adjustable one does not have a wing nut adjuster arrangement which woulda been rather nice....

I will go see what the Ace store has 3mm wing nut wise...

For $11.99 I ain't crying about it though...

Port side view from seat

So I set em where I thought it would be fairly neutral for my specific dimensions and I will cross the Antioch Bridge and go check the effect.

Said Bridge is a windy affair so I found out fairly quick and set them back on the high setting as a consequence of the wind buffetings.

As you can in this photo, I put them in the lower setting on the OEM bike frame initially.

Seat Centre view...

I feel they be jolly spiffy what, what, Tally Ho Chasps!?

The screen sat better at my custom adjusted swag setting, but as I said I did bring it up a step and set it lower from the higher step as I got helmet buffeting whut wuz fairly irksome!

At least now I have a wide range of angles to set it for!

Me in my dreams after setting it all straight...