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Rizoma Handle Bars

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PJA0916

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For those that have fitted Rizoma conical bars to their Griso's I am curious as to which ones people have used, the MA010 with the 15mm rise, the MA005 with the 30mm rise or the MA 008 with the 50mm rise. Also if you have used the MA010 bars, was there a problem mounting them since the thick portion of the bar is 110 mm and the center to center distance on the bar mounts is about 100mm.

Thanks
 
I used the MA005 and am very happy with them. Straight forward swap and much improved ergonomics for me.
Plus they look great.
 
Thanks. How tall are you? I'm 6'1" and was thinking the 15mm rise bars, but a quick glance and it looks like the switch gear might hit the tank, so it's good to hear you had no problem with yours.
 
kmac33 said:
I used the MA005 and am very happy with them. Straight forward swap and much improved ergonomics for me.
Plus they look great.
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Does it affect the handling in any way? I'm asking because i took my Griso to track for the first time a few days back and although I had a fantastic time, my arms weren't too happy..
 
I'm 5' 7", but for my height, have a longer torso/arms (short legs) - classic Italian cars fit me perfectly :D .
For me, the stock bars were too wide, too much rise and too much back sweep. The last few bikes I owned prior to the Griso were all hard core sport bikes, and I got used to being "tucked in" when riding. I was shooting for a more "tucked"aggressive riding position. That being said, I'm now in my mid 40's so the full on sport bike tuck was not an option if I was going to be on the bike for more than 30 minutes :lol: .
I have also added fully adjustable pegs - moving my pegs back about an inch and up about a half inch (see short legs comment above :roll: ).
This set up for me provides good comfort on extended rides, but an aggressive enough riding position that I am very comfortable grinding off my kick stand during more spirited rides :woohoo: .
As for handling: the combination of the bars, adjustable pegs and fully dialing in the suspension has resulted in a bike that feels at least a hundred pounds lighter than it actually is when at speed.
When changing the bars over, you do need to test fit everything before drilling the "pin" holes in the new bars as you can have the switch gear contact the tank depending on the angle you have the bars plus the angle you mount your switch gear. Hope that made sense!
 
Thanks for the feedback, makes a lot of sense ! Guess I'll add the bars to my wishlist
 
Thanks for the information. I finally found the time to mount the new bars and bar end mirrors. The looks are great, and I do prefer the body/bar relationship. One last question. There is a little tab on the front brake assembly that prevents rotating the brake hose to offer a bit more clearance between the line and the top of the right fork. Did you cut it off? As it is in the bar location/brake lever position I feel comfortable, the line makes a pretty sharp 90deg bend coming out of the reservoir. Oh, the 15mm rise bars I originally wanted never would have worked, thanks for suggesting the 30mm rise.
 
I must have gotten lucky as the angle/location I have my bars and brake lever, the line seems fine coming out of the reservoir - but did "tighten up" - very little slack now.
I'll have to look at it when I get home to see exactly what angle it is at.
 
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