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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: backoutonthehighway on January 08, 2012, 02:04:01 PM
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Added Phil's Wedges and Murph's Risers yesterday...
The first photo is stock, the second with risers and wedges.
Photo three is a shot with Phil's Wedges on the left hand side only. It seemed like I would like the revised angle, but I knew I still needed more height, so I added the wedges and risers to both sides. See Photo four.
I took it on a brief 60 mile loop with a few twisties and couldn't tell a lot of difference in the handling. But remember, I'm coming from an exclusively cruiser background, so I probably wouldn't know a handling issue if I had one.
I do like the more upright seating and almost all of the pressure is off my wrists. I also like the fact that I no longer see handlebar ends in my mirrors. I need to ride it a bit more to see if I really like the wedges and I'll probably pull the whole assembly and try the Heli Risers as well. Stay Tuned...
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I have Murph's risers and they help, I use the Ram Mount every time I ride for my iPhone. I had Murph's risers and Phil's Wedges and while the hand position FELT the best, the wedges brought my hands too close together making turn in's feel too uncomfortable for ME. I should have removed the risers and tried the wedges only before I sold the wedges but I did not want to lose the Ram ball. I later found another option for the Ram ball which I use on the RT.
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I have Murph's risers and they help, I use the Ram Mount every time I ride for my iPhone. I had Murph's risers and Phil's Wedges and while the hand position FELT the best, the wedges brought my hands too close together making turn in's feel too uncomfortable for ME. I should have removed the risers and tried the wedges only before I sold the wedges but I did not want to lose the Ram ball. I later found another option for the Ram ball which I use on the RT.
I have a 120 mile round trip commute to a client office tomorrow, so I should have a better idea of how well they fit me.
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After a couple of weeks with the risers and wedges, I am completely sold on the risers. Not quite so sure on the wedges yet. I'm going to switch over to the Heli-risers next week before I come to any conclusions.
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Update: Switched the Murph's risers/Phils Wedges out for the Heli risers last week and went for a brief ride with Big Poppa. Quite happy with the new hand positioning (wider/flatter than with the wedges). Plus these are 2" wedges, so I'm just slightly more upright. If I still feel the same way at the end of this week with another 3-400 miles on it, I'll sell the Murph's Risers and Phil's Wedges.
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I installed Murph's risers/Phils Wedges on my 09 last year and love the set up. Has taken the pain out of my right wrist. Needless to say I am very pleased :)
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I bought Heli risers from the get go, they work pretty good for me, i never used any other risers, the only problem i see is my wrist just needs a little more of a turn outwards, not much but a little more would be just perfect, ha ha sound like an old man here .
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I bought Heli risers from the get go, they work pretty good for me, i never used any other risers, the only problem i see is my wrist just needs a little more of a turn outwards, not much but a little more would be just perfect, ha ha sound like an old man here .
Try Phil's Wedges. I have Heli risers too, but it just wasn't quite enough. I was skeptical about how something so small (the wedges) could make any difference. WOW was it different. *ALL* my pain and numbness went totally away. May not be the solution for everyone, but it certainly worked for me (and many others too).
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Qua in ((( Italia))) i GTRisti viaggiono con la mia idea e realtà delle cose, con un solo numero di scarpa non può andare bene a tutti ..quindi ho inventato gli alza manubri sezionati ..vedere filmato.
Here in (((Italy))) i GTRisti traveling with my idea and reality of things, with only one shoe size can not fit at all .. so I invented the dumbbell cut up .. see movie.
http://youtu.be/gCngsraEuCg (http://youtu.be/gCngsraEuCg)
15mm.20mm.30mm.52mm.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/15x2qu.jpg) (http://i43.tinypic.com/2zocdpl.jpg)
MGvalerio. 8)
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Adjustable footpegs in the background? Have we seen these yet?
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Wow, one size doesn't fit all. :o
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Wow, one size doesn't fit all. :o
It would be like saying that a shoe is not in need of various sizes, a number only and not fit all,
it seems very strange thing, however, I inform.
Sarebbe come dire che un scarpa non abbia bisogno di svariate misure,un numero solo e va bene a tutti,
mi sembra molto strana la cosa,comunque io informo.
MGvalerio. 8)
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MGvalerio, clearly, you have too much free time. I say that with envy though ;)
BTW, I have Murphs risers and Phil's wedges, and they do help A LOT!
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MGvalerio, clearly, you have too much free time. I say that with envy though ;)
BTW, I have Murphs risers and Phil's wedges, and they do help A LOT!
C1xRider ;D ... sono in pensionato da 4 anni e mi diletto a costruirmi KIT per la mia GTR avendo ancora la possibilità di poter osufruire a macchinari CMC ;)
MGvalerio. 8)
C1xRider ;D ... I am retired for 4 years and I am delighted to build my kit for my GTR still having the possibility to use machinery to CMC