I have genmar risers but I'm not sure if they sell them for the kat...

checked the genmar site and they have none for the Kat.

Always check The CyberPoets site. He has a page for "Hyper Cool Shite" for motorcycles which includes adjustable handlebars. Look here: www.motorcycleanchor.com/motorcycle/HCS.html

...which will lead you to here: www.convertibars.com

although they are about $390

pricey, but nice...

Re: risers

The easy way:
Get the upper arrangement from a 600 Kat. Grab longer bolts. Have one of the CNC people here mill you up some riser blocks to match what changes you want & stick them under the stock risers using the longer bolts. Or do the same thing using a hard wood instead.

The fancy way:
The converti-bars mentioned above. Note that only some of the positions are useful because of clearance during turns smacking your hands into the fairing at the instrument surround.

The sneaky way:
Order a spare set of bar extensions. Cut them and weld in a flat plate to set them as far up/back/angled as you prefer. Grind to clean and have them powdercoated (to prevent rust at the welds). Replace yours.

The far-way-round way:
Change your seat so you change your seating position. This changes the positioning of the rest of your body instead, and may be a better solution in the long run (this is what I did -- the Corbin is about 1/2" - 1" lower because of design differences that uses a denser foam spread over a larger support area). You can order it with a specific distance to the rear of the front passenger seat, if you want to be permanently forward a bit more as well (they'll also tailor it to your inseam measurement if you ask). At $220 or so new, it's cheaper than a set of ConvertiBars and a better value in general.

PS - any changes aside from the seating change will require longer brake lines, clutch and throttle cables.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Its a definate difference..riding charlies Kat then getting back on mine its fairly significant.. I prefer the 750 bars and seating position myself.

thanks for the ideas, I'll look into the Speigler and Converibars first.

Next topic - hard bags - Is Givi the best choice?

David

IHMO: Yes.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Re: risers

I have been working on this recently I have reverse enginered a set of 600 bar mounts. I am in the process of getting quotes on them.

The easy way:
The problem with this method is that you will have to lower the front end for a simple flat spacer to work. The bar mount wraps around the fork tube. There is a single bolt that holds the mount against the triple tree and keep the mount from rotating around the fork tube.


The fancy way:
This is also a little pricy. Here is another less expensive option http://www.cliponrisers.com/ My buddy has these on his SV and he is happy with them. I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me pics of a Kat installation for these.

The sneaky way:
My problen with this idea is that the mounts are aluminum castings. Welding to a casting always makes me a little nervous, but then again you can get a spare set of mounts pretty cheap so it could be worth the shot.

And remember if you change the fasteners to use a high quality replacement.

Re: risers

I didn't say change the riser casting -- cut and weld the handlebar extension itself (the one the grips mount to), so that the portion inside the triple tree remains in the same place, but it gets cut & relocated just past that point.



Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Re: risers

Opps I missed that. That would work. You just need to make sure that you size the plate correctly. The clip on riser site that I posted before pretty much does that, but it is a clamp on application.

Am I to guess that if I were to begin making risers that there would be a small market for them? I may have to look at doing this............

If you cover a number of models of bikes and price them competitively (say under $120), you should get quite a bit of business as word spreads. I would think the secret would be to see what the competition offers and then focus on the bikes they don't cover.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet