get a 3" riser and you'll find your way more comfortable and controlled in the deep.

 

Very hard to ride right when you are bent over like that. I'm 6'4" and have 5" on my king and it so much easier to throw around. Ole's makes a verg good riser that keeps you the same distance front to rear. They are cut at an angle so as they come up they don't keep moving the bars back. The pivot risers are nice and adjustible, but hard to keep tight enough. You will probably need to extend cables and lines if you go that much. I'm not sure how much you can go on a M8 before you have to start add extentions.

 

Another vote for Oles risers. I love mine.

 

awesome thanks for the tips...is there a good place to order the risers from? or are they commonly found?

 

http://www.olesmachine.com/

You won't find any negative feedback from this guys stuff. Your right about needing a riser though, i have a 2" riser from Ole and im 5'7, so you definitly need some more hight. Good luck
Brian

 

5'-11" and have two M8s. One with a 3" IsoVibe and the second stock. Riding them back to back, the low bars SUCK. Blessed is the day AC wakes up and makes a sled out of the box that works w/o spending more money.

The 3" is none to tall for stand up riding at my height but is pushing it for ape hanger trail cruising. At 6'-6" my recommendation is to get throttle cable and brake line extensions and go with at least a 5 or 6" riser.

After thinking about "What is the perfect riser height?" now for many years - Here's what I came up with. Stand on your sled. Place your hands like you're going to make yellow snow. That's minimum centerline height where the bars need to be.

:thumbsup:

 

I like mine about 6" above that, if it was down by my kok, I'd be pretty frustrated. (and asking for an injury)

Another vote for ole's, he's a sponsor, second from the bottom on the sponsor banner on the right of this page.

sinister, you must be way taller than me bro! I'm 5'8" & run a 3" riser.

also, fyi, if you have a big riser on it makes the bulkhead much more likely to fracture on a hard roll, this happened to my wife's M8.

crack right in front of post starting at rivet. definately a weak spot on the M's.

but it got my wife a new M1000 with about 3k worth of mods, so we can't complain.

 

Thanks so much for all the response...so nice having all this input cause im still new to all of it....Im going to try the 3 inch at first I think, see how I like it, this being my first season in the mountains...im sure i will be changing more and more once I get better at it

thanks agian guys

 

At 5'-11" with 3", an even taller riser would be better when standing but is borderline ape-hanger when sitting down with the 3".

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sitting down??

what, you mean at lunch?

oh that's right you live in the midwest, muhuhaahaaa!!!


(I'm from WI, so I love hassling folks that are still stuck pretending that winter still exists in the midwest!)
I hope you get a chance to run that black beauty out west where winter still includes SNOW!!!!

 

Less than two weeks we'll be in the Snowies. Cat happy

Midwest riding - Ooo, a road ditch! Ooo, a driveway to hop over. Ooo, a plowed field to pound across.

I'm too old (and out of shape) to be a ditchbanger or a elite mountain rider.

 

6' 6" huh? ever thought of basketball instead? hahaha

 

it must be because of my monkey physique (short legs and long arms), but I'm 5'9" and the stock height on my crossfire allows me to ride comfortably when standing, and I wouldn't want it any higher when seated.

 

i'm 6'2 and have 6 inch fly billet risers and fly sled freeride bars that have a 6 inch rise. combined with the mounting post for the pivor risers, i have 13.5" of rise on my CF 700. perfect for me, i extended the throttle but the brake was ok... hands sit just above the belly button line when i'm standing. I never sit, so i don't care about how high they are while on the couch.

 

i made a 3" riser for our 580 powder special, and i havent had to raise up my 01 m6 yet, im thinking about making a lil 2" riser for it, im 6' and it works pretty well, but i cant stand up all they way, but being that im a rollerblader in the summer my legs are strong enough i can hunker down and be just fine for hours