I installed the 2 inch ROX risers on my 2009 650 Versys last night. Rode to work and love them so far. I was concerned about my clutch cable being tight at full left turn, but I realized that it was tight because I was squeezing the clutch in. Otherwise it had some free movement and was fine.

 

I can't say about the 1K but I put Rox 3 1/2" risers on my V650 and all the cables etc. "fit" but I did have to re-route the clutch cable behind the triple tree.

 

I put 2" ROX Risers on BOTH my '08 and '09 V650s, and then moved the '09's to my '15 V650 when I bought it.

I CAN'T imagine riding w/out them!

 

I put 2" ROX Risers on BOTH my '08 and '09 V650s, and then moved the '09's to my '15 V650 when I bought it.

I CAN'T imagine riding w/out them!

And absolutely NO FITMENT ISSUES!

 

be careful with the 1000, the brake hose is really short and don't allow much of a riser, i put a 1in on mine and run it for a day and took them off, i wasn't really comfortable with the way the hose was pulling and seemed like the throttle cable was also hard to twist.

 

What I Suspected...

Thank you for this validation. It is what I feared. On the Rox site, it said the 1 3/4’” risers would fit the Versys 1000, but one customer said he or she has to release the plastic cable carrier and the metal wire clip that restrains the bundles and brake lines at the right top of the fork to make it work. I am not comfortable doing that. I noticed the front brake cable was short. I am not willing to gamble safety for comfort in this case. Bummer. Oh well.

 

This goes along with this thread....So after reading I thought I would try and rotate my handlebar forward a little before spending money on risers. But after checking the manual it says to not let the punch mark go below the corner edge which would happen if I rotated the bar forward. So is this not safe to adjust the bar a little?

 

Thats the problem with reading instructions. You find out stuff you're not suppose to do :smile2: . I put MotoWerk Risers on mine and i know i changed the position of the bars also but i didn't know or care about any punch marks. 2 years later everything seem to still be working..:grin2:

 

The Moto Werk risers don't need any cable modifications. I always say better to be on the safe side
https://motowerk.com/collections/ka...ions/kawasaki-versys-1000/products/handlebar-risers-v1000lt?variant=20184554627

 

A few weeks ago I found a set of Bike Master risers for $36, brand new at Barney's in St. Pete. They're "stackable", meaning they go from 1', 1 1/4" and 1 1/2". They go straight back (no pivoting like the Rox). So far I really like them!

A plus is that they move the mirrors out so I now have no problem seeing what's behind me! :grin2:


https://bikemaster.com/motorcycle-r...eplacement-parts/control/risers-brackets-clamps/black-7-8-handlebar-risers.html