Raising the Bars on a '13 XM

[vodoo103]

Waiting patiently for my '13 to arrive.

Anyone that has their sled already - how much slack is there in the brake cable, throttle and electrics. Wondering how much bars can be raised without needing extensions.

Thanks everyone.

 

[SidewaysInto3rd]

bars are pretty high, a little too high IMO
There should be enough room for another 2" of raise, but unless you are 6'+ I wouldn't bother

 

[Hillclimber]

I am a crazy giant so I got my dealer to put on the riser kit from brp there is one for the sp and one for the x looks the same as stock just a little high works with all the stock wiring and cables. I am 6'8" by the way.

 

[bailer]

I ordered the 175mm brp riser that is for the X model tapered bars. It is 45mm taller, which the accessory manual says is the maximum for cable length.

 

[vodoo103]

Thanks Guys. First trip is 10 days long & 1500km one way. Want to be prepared to add taller riser in trailer if needed.

Cheers.

 

[m8welder]

Don't know why anyone would want them any higher, too high does not give you more control that is a lot of guys mistake.

 

[T-team]

The XM raised the bar high enough... ;-)

 

[lewey]

Don't know why anyone would want them any higher, too high does not give you more control that is a lot of guys mistake.

the dude is 6'8!!! he's a giant. i'm LOWERING my stockers, but he's got almost a foot on me lol

 

[Hillclimber]

Don't know why anyone would want them any higher, too high does not give you more control that is a lot of guys mistake.

when your so tall your dont want to ride all hunched over and not be able to walk after riding all day. Its all a personal thing any way.

 

[Hillclimber]

the dude is 6'8!!! he's a giant. i'm LOWERING my stockers, but he's got almost a foot on me lol

Thank you lol

 

[go green]

I ordered a Rox adjustable for my 13 .. when it shows( the sled ) up I will put it on .

 

[summit1974]

Don't know why anyone would want them any higher, too high does not give you more control that is a lot of guys mistake.

I will be raising mine by 2" and I'm 6'1".maybe i have short arms for my height.

 

[thegeneral]

Last two Xp's I had 10" risers but during several showroom braaps
i dont think my XM will need it... At least for me
im only 510 though lol

 

[YFZ 450]

I have one that I picked up for my free ride that you can have for $40 call me 780 885 7361 and yes 7/8" to 1 1/8"

 

[-lenny-]

The bars on my 13 XM are higher than my 08 Cat with 2" riser. I'm happy.

 

[m8welder]

Little short guys out there with huge risers make me laugh!

 

[thegeneral]

Little short guys out there with huge risers make me laugh!

We have a guy in our group thats 5'9" but he's got these short little arms! We call him "T-REX" he needs high risers or he cant stand up strait lol

 

[yammyman]

when your so tall your dont want to ride all hunched over and not be able to walk after riding all day. Its all a personal thing any way.

Agreed...

I'm 6'5 and I raised my 07 with an 8 " riser and loved it. Couldn't stand anything lower. However, last year I rented a twelve and rolled the bars forward to get a bit more height and loved it, even though I thought I would hate it. I guess the steering geometry changes helped a lot from the 07. I think you will have better control if you stay as low as you can but still need to keep a good posture.

I'm going with an isovibe vibration damper (awesome reviews) it will get rid of any arm pump (especially in the whoops) and also give me approx. 1 1/2 - 2 inches extension!

 

[dooin800]

I'm 6'3" and the stock was a little to low. I put the taller (+45 mm) one from BRP on and now it's great!!

 

[sledhead5000]

Agreed...

I'm 6'5 and I raised my 07 with an 8 " riser and loved it. Couldn't stand anything lower. However, last year I rented a twelve and rolled the bars forward to get a bit more height and loved it, even though I thought I would hate it. I guess the steering geometry changes helped a lot from the 07. I think you will have better control if you stay as low as you can but still need to keep a good posture.

I'm going with an isovibe vibration damper (awesome reviews) it will get rid of any arm pump (especially in the whoops) and also give me approx. 1 1/2 - 2 inches extension!

Let me know how the ISOVIBE does, I'm 6'3" and was looking at getting a 10" riser for my new XM. But for similar $$ it would make sense to go with the ISOVIBE attached to the stock post if it's good.